As border settings remained unchanged in 2021, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade, through its Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships Programme, undertook
to establish in-country scholarship options. As a result, the New Zealand High
Commission is pleased to announce short term training scholarships to Samoa for select
Post School Education and training courses. These will be run by the National University
of Samoa’s Oloamanu Centre.
The New Zealand High Commission, signed a Grant Funding Arrangement with the
National University of Samoa and Oloamanu Centre on Friday, 8 July 2022.
The Oloamanu Centre is one of two service providers in Samoa that have been approved
to run select courses in-country. The courses will be funded through the Manaaki New
Zealand Scholarships Programme, which has traditionally focused on New Zealand-based
study.
Participants of the selected Oloamanu Centre courses will have their course fees covered,
and will receive a modest allowance to assist with living/logistics costs while studying.
Courses will include computing, communication, Kaizen, applied training and workplace
assessment for apprenticeships. On the successful completion of their courses, scholars
will become alumni of the Manaaki Scholarships Programme, just as those who have
studied in New Zealand.