PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PRIDE IN THE PACIFIC With the introduction of an exciting new facility a key industry player delivers a vital new educational resource to Papua New Guinea.
The Australian Pacific Technical College (APTC) plays an integral part in the development of Pacific food service and hospitality industries. They are the largest and leading tertiary level education provider in the region, a development initiative funded by the Australian Government to deliver training to targeted sectors in the Pacific region. With campuses now in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands the approach of APTC is to empower through education, providing local residents with the tools to succeed to global standards of excellence. Now, with the opening of the Hospitality Training Centre and Commercial Kitchen in the Port Moresby Technical College, Papua New Guinea can take pride of place in these standards.
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There are many challenges that come with a full design and build such as this – where expertise in certain areas may not be local. Arranging the right equipment and the right people in the right places (often from overseas) at the same time can be challenging. However this project was carefully planned and meticulously executed. Despite some expected delays the installation and commissioning of all the equipment, fixed chattels and infrastructure, including the bar, extraction, kitchen utilities and bar/restaurant systems was all professionally delivered. A great team helped make certain of a great result. From Moffat Craig Hider and Rob Smillie helped to assist in any and every way to Bob Taylor and Leigh Newman of in-country dealer TE and the APTC engineers and head of the faculty during the design,