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"OTHER PROGRAMS AT THE COLLEGE"

The OMIP Training Program was established at PCC with the express goal of establishing a permanent short-term training program for government employees in the area of infrastructure operation and maintenance. The overall program calls for training assessment on infrastructure related government and utility employees, training programs to up-grade employee competencies, up-grading PCC facilities related to O&M training, and training for PCC instructors in the required O&M areas.

PSBDC

The Palau Small Business Development Center's mission is to support the growth and economic development of the Republic of Palau by providing high quality one-on-one confidential counseling and training as well as innovative workshops to existing and prospective small businesses.

The Palau Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is made possible through the strategic partnership of the Republic of Palau Government (Ministry of Commerce & Trade), Palau Community College, with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the University of Guam, and other regional and international economic development organizations which link sources in a network of service to assist in the development of the local economy.

WIA

The WIA Office overall goal is designed to build on and implement innovative and comprehensive workforce investment activities tailored to meet the particular needs of the local and regional labor markets, that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants to improve the quality of the workforce, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of Palau as a nation.

PAHEC

The Palau Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is a joint program between Palau Community College (PCC), the Palau Ministry of Health, the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) of the University of Hawaii, and the University of Auckland Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). The primary mission of this US federally funded program is to improve regional health care through formal postgraduate medical training of Micronesian physicians. Its mission is to train Family Practitioners and provide a Diploma in Medical Sciences (General Practice). PCC is under contract to the University of Hawaii JABSOM to provide the academic venue for the training and administrative support; the University of Auckland FMHS provides the curriculum and credentialing, the University of Hawaii JSBSOM provides administrative support and clinical training; and the Ministry of Health contributes by providing the venue for clinical training and training support. Currently, there are 13 physicians matriculating in the Palau AHEC program (Palau 8, Yap 4, Marshall Island 1). A virtual campus has also been established in Yap State to support the 4 physicians from Yap.

CHILD CARE CENTER

The Belau Child Care Center and Child Skills Training Facility exists to provide high quality child care services to anybody within the community. These services include support for breast feeding mothers, day care for preschool children and after school activities for older children.

The Center will endeavor to train people who provide child-oriented services or are in the field of early childhood education and to assist anyone who wishes to develop child care skills. It can also serve as a model facility that other child care providers may use for resource purpose.