The Ministry of Education, through TSLS, is offering fully funded Micro Qualification grants for Fijians to gain quick, practical skills for jobs and entrepreneurship.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
A short, competency-based training (150–160 hours) designed to meet urgent labour market needs and provide pathways for employment or self-employment.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗧𝗩𝗘𝗧 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱?
• $500–$600 per person (depending on course)
• Training is free for successful applicants
• On completion, learners will receive nationally recognised certification
𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲
($500 Grants)
• Tourism & Hospitality (Housekeeping, Restaurant Service, Front Office) – 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀
• Traditional Handicraft (Wood Carving, Tapa/Masi, Weaving) – 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀
• Performing Arts (Dance & Song) – 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀
• Women in Small Business (Bookkeeping & Marketing) – 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀
$𝟲𝟬𝟬 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Construction (Tile Laying, Painting, Plumbing, Joinery, etc.) – 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀
• Automotive (Panel Beating, Painting) – 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀
• Community Tailoring (Sewing) – 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀
• Vocational Literacy & Numeracy (for early school leavers) – 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀
𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆?
• Fiji citizens (resident in Fiji 3+ years)
• 17 years and above
• Unemployed at the time of training
• Must apply through TSLS via a recognised TVET provider
• First come, first served – limited spaces!
𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱
• Birth Certificate
• TIN Letter
• Passport Photo
• Statutory Declaration
• Offer Letter from TVET/TSLS training provider
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
• Applications open: 𝟭 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 – 𝟭𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
• Certification: On completion of 150–160 hours
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿
Students must register for the Micro Qualification Grants at a TVET school in their area.
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼:
• Build skills for priority sectors
• Create employment pathways for youth and women
• Support rural, remote, and maritime schools
• Provide practical skills that contribute to school and community development
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝘆
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 :
𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: 𝗠𝗿. 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗮 – 𝟵𝟵𝟴𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟳
𝗠𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝟵𝟰𝟬𝟳𝟲𝟱𝟭
𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: 𝗠𝗿. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗼𝗸𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗾𝗮 -𝟵𝟬𝟴𝟱𝟴𝟳𝟱
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: 𝗠𝗿.𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗮-𝟵𝟵𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟰𝟭
