Pacific Programmes

Pacific Diplomatic Training Programme

Delivery: In New Zealand and the Pacific

Course date:17 November – 5 December 2025 (in New Zealand). March 2026 (in Pacific)

Applications close: 24 August 2025 11.59pm NZT

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Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, PIF Secretariat
  • You should be early in your career in a Pacific Foreign Ministry or other international-facing Ministry or Department
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Good Governance

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:9 March – 20 March 2026

Applications open 13 October 2025

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna
  • You should be a mid or senior-level professional in a management position (with at least five years’ relevant work experience)
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Public Sector Leadership – Senior Level

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:4 May – 15 May 2026

Applications open 24 November 2025

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
  • You should be a senior-level public service official
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Public Sector Leadership – Mid Level (Financial Management theme)

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:25 May – 12 June 2026

Applications open 26 January 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
  • You should be a mid-level public service official (with at least five years’ relevant work experience)
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Public Sector Leadership – Mid Level (Public Health theme)

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:15 June – 3 July 2025

Applications open 16 February 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
  • You should be a mid-level public service official (with at least five years’ relevant work experience)
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency