Mātua, E amata ia oe Faata'ita'iga Lelei. . .
However, it was an exceptional opportunity for this partnership when the Samoa National Teachers Association sought the assistance of the Ministry through its youth development programs to provide awareness programs and trainings specifically for young teachers of Sagaga and Faleata Districts.
The two days program was conducted at Afega Primary School Hall, from the 10th to the 11th of July, 2023 for Sagaga and Faleata Districts young teachers, including District School Inspectors and Primary and College School Principals.
The Opening Prayer was conducted by Rev. Fiu Faauma Ualesi of Olafou Full Gospel Church of Vaitele-Fou. He spoke on the Theme “Develop and Build your Calling” to empower young teachers of Sagaga and Faleata District through the programs planned for the two days. He further quoted from the Bible verse in Psalm 23: “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runnest over” which reflected on young teachers calling and the importance of performing their roles and responsibilities in teaching children and students for all aspect on education development.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development: Dr Mema Motusaga delivered the Keynote Address to officially open this program, highlighting the objectives and historical background of unifying two Ministries, through strengthening partnership and collaboration with the Ministry of Education Sports and Culture and Samoa National Teachers Association. She also highlighted within her message “Teachers, stay strong and be patient” and to remind the importance of Malu Apele Ola for the inclusion of children, people with disabilities and vulnerable families.
The first day of the awareness program, which was Monday 10th July, 2023, presentations from Samoa National Teachers Association and Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development was conducted to raise awareness on arising issues targeting youth. As part of the initiative, it was also an opportunity to reflect on the experiences from teachers on all sensitive issues that impacted their work. Along the program, shared stories were told, sharing information and presentation from each group were conducted and was facilitated by the Ministry in order to bring out knowledge, understanding through the mainstream of existing awareness programs for the set objectives of the training. It was also an opportunity for young teachers to be consulted on the proposed National Youth Policy priority issues.
The second day of the program, Tuesday 11th July, 2023 was for capacity and skills building training of young teacher through trainings of weaving the Ie Samoa, Siapo making, elei printing and floral arrangements. This aims to share and pass on not only the traditional knowledge and strengthening the importance of cultural significance of weaving Ie Sae and producing Siapo, but to increase understanding and initiating these activities as a coping mechanism towards economic impact. This is also an opportunity to increase awareness of existing programs targeting social and economic issues face by youth and to raise capacity knowledge an understanding to solutions and policies in order to cope to those challenges. As part of the initiative, social protection system to be strengthened and sustained, economic activities were promoted to break cycle of poverty by ensuring that children, youth, people with disabilities and vulnerable families have access to services provided by the Ministry.
In summary of the participants reflections for day one and day two were: increased knowledge and understanding on Gender Based Violence issues, healthy relationships, data and information on youth development issues, understanding clearly of the vision, mission and objectives of the Samoa’s Teachers Association and MWCSD, group discussion were effective through related topics initiated from activities conducted by presenters to bring out ideas and experiences. Increased skills and abilities of young teachers in floral arrangements, elei printing, siapo making and weaving of finest mats (ie sae). According to participants, this was a rare opportunity for young teachers to learn the language and art (vaogagana & faatufugaga) of producing ie Samoa and Siapo.
The program ended with a Closing Remarks by Gatoloai Tili Afamasaga: the Samoa National Teachers Association Advisor in saying that the two Ministries should continue this partnership and collaborative work in ensuring that the young teachers are well equipped with the knowledge and skills for their professional development. Dr. Mema Motusaga further articulated the importance of youth development by saying “the tree that is planted today will prosper tomorrow”. In the end, certificates of participation for the two days training were handed out to all participants as part of their great involvement and the success of 2 days training.
O le galulue faatasi o Matagaluega a le Malo e atinae tagata nuu o Samoa e le o se faiga fou. O le faapaaga a le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, Atinae o Afioaga ma Aga Fesootai ma le Matagaluega o Aoga, Taaloga ma Aganuu ua loa tausaga.
Peitai o se mitamitaga ona ua maua le avanoa e galulue vavalalata ai ma le Sosaiete o Faiaoga Samoa (SFS), ae patino lava i le itupaepae o Faiaoga Talavou. O le talosaga a le lala o Faiaoga Talavou ia galulue ma le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai e faasoa tomai ma agavaa e fesoasoani ai i le galuega faa faiaoga Talavou.
Sa faatinoina la se polokalame faaleaoaoga mo alii ma tamaitai faiaoga talavou o Itumalo o Sagaga ma Faleata mai le Aso Gafua 10 – Aso Lua11 Iulai, 2023. Sa faatinoina lenei polokalame i le Hall a le Aoga Tulaga Lua o Afega ma e silia ma le 60 sui auai e aofia ai asiasi aoga o Itumalo e lua, puleaoga ma faiaoga talavou ua fitoitonu iai lenei faamoemoe.
O le sauniga lotu na tatala aloaia ai le polokalame, na saunoa ai le Susuga ile Faafeagaiga o le Ekalesia Olafou Full Gospel Church i Vaitele Fou, le Susuga ia Fiu Faauma Ualesi. Sa ia faamamafa ile Sini Autu o le faamoemoe ia “Atia’e ma Fausia lou Valaauina” i le sootaga ma le Manatu Autu e ‘au’au ai le feau momoli faaleagaga mo le aofia “Ua e foai mai meaai ile la’oai ma a’u i luma o e ita mai ia te au, Ua e faauuina lo’u ulu ile suauu, ua taumasuasua la’u ipu”. O upu faamanatu a le faafeagaiga i faiaoga talavou i o latou tiute ma valaauina ia taumasuasua i aso e lua o lenei polokalame i Folasaga ma Aoaoga faatino o le a faasoaina e tootoo tofia, ma ia saga faalautele ai lo latou ola tautua ile aoaoina o alo ma fanau o le atunuu. Ua ia faamalosia’u o le galuega faale-faiaoga e itagia, ae ia ola atia’e ma fausia le ola valaauina e ala ile onosai ma le faapalepale aemaise o le tumatila o le ola tatalo ma mafuta ile Atua.
O le saunoaga e tatala aloaia ai le Polokalame na saunia e le Ofisa Sili o Pulega o le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, Atinae o Afioaga ma Agafesootai: Dr. Mema Motusaga. Sa faapupula i le saunoaga sini autu ma le afuaga o le faamoemoe lenei, faatasi ai ma se talaaga o galuega fai faatasi a le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, Atinae o Afioaga ma Aga Fesootai ma le Matagaluega o Aoga, Taaloga ma Aganuu.
Na saunoa foi le Tamaitai fomai e faamalosia’u i le vasega o faiaoga talavou ma saga faamausali lana saunoaga i upu o le pese masani ai faiaoga “Faiaoga e, lototele tumau o lou tiute lea o le fanau, faiaoga e, lototele, ia tumau ile faamaoni”.
Na saunoa le Ofisa Sili e faafetaia le faamaite a le lala o Tupulaga Talavou o le Sosaiete a Faiaoga Samoa ona o se avanoa e fesoasoani ai faiaoga i le unaia o le Malu Apele Ola o alo ma fanau a Samoa faapea foi Tamaitai ma i latou e iai aafiaga tumau o le soifua.
O le Aso muamua o le Polokalame, Aso Gafua 10 Iulai, 2023 na faatulagaina ai Folasaga mai le Sosaiete o Faiaoga Samoa i matafaioi ma tiuite tauave o le Sosaiete, aemaise o faamoemoega ma miti e ao ona ausia e le Sosaiete o Faiaoga Samoa. Sa maua foi le avanoa mo le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, Atinae o Afioaga ma Agafesootai e faasoa ai i mataupu tau sauaga ma le faa’oaina i auala e taulimaina ai mataupu tau sauaga pe a aafia ai faiaoga aemaise o tamaiti aoga i totonu o aoga. Sa faasoa foi le Matagaluega i Sootaga lelei ma vavalalata e tapena ai faiaoga talavou i o latou faaiuga fai. O le folasaga mulimuli o le avanoa e fofola ai le fala ma talatala faamaumauga o mataupu patino i tupulaga talavou ma maua ai le avanoa e fefaasoa’ai ai faiaoga talavou i mataupu faamuamua o le Faiga Faavae mo Tupulaga Talavou.
O le Aso lona lua o le polokalame, Aso Lua 11 Iulai, 2023 sa faatino ai aoaoga mo le siitia o tomai ma agavaa aua atinaega tau tamaoaiga. E aofia ai aoaoga mo le lalagaina o le ie Samoa poo le ie Sae, o le aoaoga tau elei, o le faatinoina o le gaosiaina o le siapo, faatasi ai ma le tuiina o teu.
Faasoa sui auai i so latou finagalo mai le aso muamua ole polokalame ile matagofie o folasaga ua malamalama ai i sootaga o mataupu tau sauaga ma mafuataga lelei ma la latou pitolaau i potuaoga ile aoaoina o fanau o Samoa. Ua malamalama i tiute ma matafaioi a le Sosaiete a Faiaoga Samoa ma le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, siitia lo latou malamalamaaga e ala i punaoa, folasaga ma faamaumauga, aemaise ai o le taua o faaiuga fai.
O le aso lona lua, na tele se oa ma le tamaoaiga o le vaogagana, o tomai ma agavaa na aoaoina e faiaoga talavou, aemaise lava i vaogagana faaaogaina ile lalagaina o le ie Samoa ma le Gaosiina o le Siapo. O se avanoa foi ua maua ai mafutaga ma sootaga ile va faaletagata o faiaoga talavou ma le tatou Matagaluega ma faiaoga filifilia mo le aoaoga.
I le maea ai o le polokalame na saunoa ai le Faufautua o le Sosaiete a Faiaoga Samoa: Afioga Gatoloai Tili Afamasaga e faafetaia le avanoa ua maua e faiaoga talavou e auai ai i lenei polokalame taua mo le faaopopopoina o nisi tomai ma agavaa ma ia faaauau pea lenei faapaaga mo le maua ai e faiaoga talavou o nei avanoa mo le siitia o latou tomai ma agavaa. Na toe saunoa foi le tamaitai Fomai o le Tofa manino ia Dr. Mema Motusaga, o le Ofisa Sili o Pulega o le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai e toe faamanatu i faiaoga talavou “o le laau e toto nei, e manuia ai taeao”, faatusaina i le faaaupegaina o tupulaga talavou i tomai ma agavaa e fesoasoani ai ile aputiptiina ma le faafaileleina o olaga o fanau o Samoa o loo aoaoina, ma e mautinoa o le a manuia ai Samoa nei, taeao ma iēlua. O le ta’uiina o le polokalame sa tufatufaina o tusipasi mo sui auai uma na auai ile polokalame e le Afioga ia Gatoloai Tili au ua taoto i paga le faamoemoe o Matagaluega na lua.
O lenei aoaoga ua faamauina ai le sao taua o taumafaiga a Samoa e o gatasi ma le faamuamua ua faapitoa ai le tausaga e 2023 e atunuu uma o Malo o le Taupulega, o le “Tausaga o Tupulaga Talavou 2023”. Ina ia amanaia ai le atinaeina o tupulaga talavou i soo se mataupu patino i lo latou soifua.
| Position Title | Salary | Location | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Senior ICT Officer |
$35000 | Apia | 30 July 2025 |
Senior AV Officer |
$35000 | Savaii | 30 July 2025 |
Eseta Aperaamo - eaperaamo@mwcsd.gov.ws
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