Student Scholarships and Loan Schemes
Tertiary Scholarships and Loan Services (TSLS) is responsible for ensuring transparent and accountable management of Fijian government funding provided for tertiary scholarships and loans. The TSLS manages the following scholarships and loan schemes for Fijians to access technical and vocational education and training and higher education: Scholarships Loan Schemes Ministry of Civil ServiceThe Ministry of […]
Assessment of Foreign Qualifications
The Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC) conducts assessment of foreign qualifications in accordance with Regulation 23 (1) and (2) of the Higher Education (Qualifications) Regulations 2010. The HEC’s policy on Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications provides more information on this. The purpose of the assessment of foreign qualifications is to ensure that the foreign […]
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Work plan for a sustainable National Information Centre – Fiji
Activities Timeline Launch of the National Information Centre – Fiji (NIC-Fiji) Mid May 2022 Submit country profile and work plan for sustainable NIC-Fiji to UNESCO 30th April 2022 Develop agreements with relevant national organisations and agencies to facilitate the analysis of cross-border mobility flows. To be confirmed Develop qualification recognition arrangements with other countries starting […]
National Information Centre – Fiji
Fiji ratified the Asia-Pacific Regional Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education (2011) on Wednesday 27 August 2020. As a signatory of the regional convention, the main goal of Fiji’s NIC is to be a one-stop-shop for higher education information in Fiji. The Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC) oversees it. The National Information […]
Criteria and Status for Recognising and Registering Higher Education Institutions
Recognition is status awarded to an institution that possesses features of a higher education institution and meets the minimum criteria prescribed in the Higher Education Act 2008 and in Part 3 of the Higher Education Regulations 2009. Further details on the recognition criteria and process are available here. Registration refers to issuing a certificate of registration to […]
List of HEIs
Guest UserAre there any recognized TVET institutions under FHEC (or other recognized programs) to include in the list? As long as the institutions fall under the Tokyo Convention’s mandate in Fiji, it could be helpful to list them. Saved YusufSuggest to keep this as List of HEIs. The link to the NIC-Fiji page will list […]
The Fiji National Qualifications Framework (FQF)
The Fiji National Qualifications Framework (FQF) is a way to ensure that education reforms at all levels can be strategically linked. The framework establishes a platform for setting the direction of education and training in Fiji for the foreseeable future. It clarifies how competencies and qualifications relate to each other at different levels, and it […]
Quality Assurance and Accreditation Fiji
This section provides an overview of the quality assurance mechanisms in place and the national education bodies that are involved with higher education along with a brief statement about the role of the national education body. Fiji Higher Education Commission The Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC) is the government-mandated regulatory and quality assurance body for […]
Fiji’s Higher Education System
In accordance with the Higher Education Act 2008, the Higher Education Regulations 2009, and the Higher Education (Qualifications) Regulations 2010, the Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC) is established as a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal with eleven mandated functions as stipulated in section 7 of the Act and reports directly to […]
