{"id":230713,"date":"2016-06-24T06:06:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T20:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=230713"},"modified":"2016-06-24T06:06:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T20:06:50","slug":"aptc-alumni-benefit-coaching-skills-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/aptc-alumni-benefit-coaching-skills-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"APTC alumni benefit from Coaching Skills workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_230717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230717\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/APTC-pix.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-230717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/APTC-pix-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"APTC alumni who attended the Suva Training in Workplace-Coaching Skills workshop last May 25. (Contributed Photo)\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-230717\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">APTC alumni who attended the Suva Training in Workplace-Coaching Skills workshop last May 25. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Employees must continuously upgrade their skills and knowledge to remain on par with industry needs and perform efficiently in the workplace. <\/p>\n<p>Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) is offering opportunities for this type of professional development to its alumni in the form of Coaching Skills workshops.<\/p>\n<p>The workshops train alumni to be better mentors in the workplace and to provide constructive feedback to improve productivity.<\/p>\n<p>APTC, which is supported by the Australian Government, has over 9500 graduates who have graduated with Australian qualifications in a wide range of vocational careers across the Pacific. <\/p>\n<p>APTC specialist adviser-professional development, Bridget Gray, said that APTC graduates are well-positioned to share their skills with others in the workplace. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cInteractive workshops, such as these, will allow them to confidently share the skills they have learned over the years at APTC, and coach others in the workplace,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Whitson Sogori attended the first workshop held in Port Moresby last May 10. He is a graduate with Certificate III in Engineering-Heavy Fabrication. <\/p>\n<p>Sogori often trains and mentors new recruits and apprentices, and said that the information and practical skills he acquired at the workshop will help him be a better coach.<\/p>\n<p>Similar views were expressed by another alumnus, Suliasi Sarosaro, who attended the second workshop in Suva last May 25.<\/p>\n<p>Sarosaro is a project officer with Save the Children Fiji, and said, the workshop has helped him develop a two-way communication approach, bringing out the best in workmates and helping everyone function as a team. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt showed me the importance of learning how to receive and provide feedback. I also learned that sharing knowledge amongst colleagues often closes the gap,\u201d he mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>A similar workshop was held last June 2 in Nadi. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employees must continuously upgrade their skills and knowledge to remain on par with industry needs&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":230717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10923,12201,12202,12203],"class_list":["post-230713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-aptc","tag-bridget-gray","tag-suliasi-sarosaro","tag-whitson-sogori"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}