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LINA VISINIA

Postal Address: PO Box 1493, APIA

Phone Numbers: 77-85742 (mobile); 29-220 (home); 20-831 (work)

Date of Birth: April 19th, 1970

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Arts – Language & Literature and Education, University of the South Pacific, 2001

• Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language, University of the South Pacific, 1994

• Secondary Trained Teachers’ Certificate, Department of Education, 1993

• Diploma in Education – English, Business Studies and Science, Western Samoa Teachers’ College, 1992

TRAINING

• Completed a course on Basics in Kaizen Approach, NUS/JICA, June 2008

• Training of Samoa School Certificate (SSC) Examiners and Moderators, Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MESC) & South Pacific Board for Educational Assessments (SPBEA), 2006-2007

• Training of Samoa School Certificate (SSC) Examiners and Moderators, Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MESC) & South Pacific Board for Educational Assessments (SPBEA), 2006-2007

• Training of Trainers for SSC Accounting teachers for Upolu and Savaii, MESC, 2004-2006

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Communication Department, Institute of Technology, NUS: 2007 - )

• Teach, conduct and tutor Communication courses for Diploma Tourism, Certificate in Computer Operating, Trades (Electrical Engineering; Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning)

• Develop course materials for appropriate courses

• Monitor and evaluate students’ academic performance

Year 12 English Tutor, USP, 2009 - Part Time basis

• Teach Year 12 SSC curriculum to students from various schools

English Department, Avele College: 1993 – 1997; (1998-2001: USP, Fiji); 2002-2007

• Assistant Head of English Department (2006-2007)

• Represented Samoa in the reviewing of PSSC English prescription, SPBEA, Fiji, 2006

• Co-ordinator for Year 12 English Programme

• Teach Years 9 – 13 English

• Develop teaching programmes for Years 12 and 13 English

• Assists in training teachers for the English Department • Organises and compiles teaching resources for the department

• Chief Editor of annual college magazine, 2002 –2005

• Chief Editor of school newsletter, Siufofoga o le Vaomatua

Commerce Department, Avele College: 1993 – 1997; 2002 –2007

• Head of Commerce Department (1996-1997)

• Assistant Head of Department (2003-2005)

• Trainer for SSC Accounting teachers (2003-2006)

• Panel member in the reviewing of MESC Accounting curriculum for Years 12 - 13

• Panel member in the reviewing of SSC Accounting prescription

• SSC Accounting Examiner, 2006

• Chief Marker for SSC Accounting, 2006

• Moderator for SSC Accounting internal assessments, 2006

• Assistant Marker in SSC Accounting, 1996-1997; 2003-2005

• Co-ordinator for Year 13 Accounting programme

REFEREES

Mrs Aiga P Esera Principal Avele College VAILIMA

Mrs Elena T Wong Chiu Principal Executive Officer Exam Unit MALIFA

Mrs Luisa Tagaloa Head of English Department Avele College VAILIMA

Ms Shirley Vaafusuaga Head of Commerce Department Avele College VAILIMA