From The Director

Kia ora, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Bula Vinaka, Kia Orana, Fakalofa lahi atu, Greetings and Welcome to BEST Pacific Institute of Education.

Never before has education been so important to Pacific peoples. Education is the most important key to our future. Our social and economic future depends on the development of our human resource, ourselves.

BEST Pacific Institute of Education is therefore committed to assisting Pacific peoples fulfil their educational, vocational and business aspirations. To do this, we provide quality educational programmes that lead to industry recognised qualifications and employment.

We are dedicated to building an educational pathway leading to your employment and a career pathway for your future. Therefore we place great importance on:

Educating people for work

Educating people in work

Educating people through work

The outstanding employment outcomes for all programmes offered at BEST are evidence of this.

Furthermore we aim to be 'Lifelong Learning Partners' with you, as you plan and build your career path.

BEST Pacific Institute of Education has held accreditation with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority since February 1995. This means you can gain nationally recognised qualifications on all programmes offered at BEST.

Thank you for choosing to train at BEST. I am sure it will be both exciting and challenging. Our staff is well qualified, caring and friendly and will do their best to give you every encouragement and opportunity to reach your goals and enjoy success.

It has been said that what lies behind us and lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

BEST Pacific Institute of Education holds firmly to the belief that the potential for excellence lies within us all.

I look forward to working with you at BEST and sharing success together.

Anita Finnigan
DIRECTOR