9 ENB SENISIM PNG PROGRAM GRADUATES SELECTED FOR PALM SCHEME

CAPTION: Senisim PNG leadership program facilitators visited Tribal Foundation office for refresher training last Thursday.

NINE youths from East New Britain will be travelling to Australia under the seasonal work program, graduated from the Senisim PNG program last week.

PNG Tribal Foundation recognised the youths from the East New Britain Mobility Unit, including students from the University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE), as the first batch certified as Transformation Table facilitators under the Maxwell Foundation program, Senisim PNG.

Senisim PNG National Coordinator Phillie Marai said the team travelled from Kokopo to Port Moresby in preparation for their departure to Brisbane this week.

While in Port Moresby, they visited the Tribal Foundation office and underwent refresher facilitation training to strengthen their skills and readiness to lead.

The group can now create their own tables and facilitate values and servant leadership programs with colleagues in Brisbane, Australia.

“They are now set to begin their Transformation Table sessions in Brisbane, Australia, where they will carry forward these life-changing principles and inspire others,” Mrs Marai said.

Team leader Olivia Glen said the group was happy and excited to be part of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme and looked forward to sharing positive values with fellow Pacific Islanders in Australia.

Nesa Kukurai, 25, a graduate of Kokopo Secondary School, said being part of the program had changed his life as a young person.

“One of the values that stood out for me is responsibility. It is an important value in our lives to take responsibility in everything we do,” he said.

He said he was ready to run the program in Australia.

From January to March, the Senisim PNG program graduated 62 participants from 12 tables facilitated over 11 weeks in East New Britain, East Sepik and Madang.

Mrs Marai said the program was free and those interested could contact the organisation for further information.