At a national level, continuing and community education courses offered by USP campuses are designed to meet local needs and resources. Subjects taught include computer skills, languages, bookkeeping, mathematics, business studies, economics, creative writing, community development skills, literature, handicrafts, floral arts, fabric arts, woodcarving, fine arts, carving, poetry, music, video production, leadership skills, health studies, public speaking, problem solving and general literacy skills.
The USP campuses advertise their courses in the local newspapers, radio or on notice-boards. The duration of courses varies from 10 to 32 hours of teaching spread over a number of weeks.
USP also offers formal regional programs through distance and flexible learning. The learning and teaching materials used by regional programs are coordinated by the Centre for Continuing and Community Education staff based at Laucala Campus in Fiji.
Admission and programme requirements for formal continuing and community education programmes:
