Selecting Course Preferences
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Tips in selecting a course and institution
Applicants must visit the websites of their preferred courses and institutions, read on each course description and institutional specialisation, and find time to consider the following:
- relevance of the course to their current work, employment sector, study and development plans
- entry requirements for the course, including required English language proficiency (eg does the applicant have the appropriate academic and professional background for the course?)
- course content and any course specialisation that may respond to capacity gap in the applicant’s employment sector
- reputation of the institution within the applicant’s sector. For example, if the applicant works in agriculture, consider if the university has a strong reputation in the agriculture sector.
For applicants based in Port Moresby, course and institution information packs are available at the AAPNG Resource Center, Ground Floor, Ground Floor, Stage 2, Westpac Building, Waigani Drive, Port Moresby.
Recommendations
AAPNG recommends that applicants visit the relevant university websites and undertake thorough research on the courses they are interested in studying. AAPNG suggests that applicants consider:
- duration of the course
- entry requirements stated on the university website
- course structure and any course specialisations
- click on the individual subjects to see what is included in each aspect of the course
- relevance of the content of the individual subjects to applicant’s work in PNG
- impact of this course on applicant’s knowledge and skills
- academic staff that teach the course – consider the key people and their specialisations
- reputation of the institution within the applicant’s sector. For example, if the applicant works in agriculture, consider if the university has a strong reputation in the agriculture sector.
