BY INDY MAEALASIA
THE 2025 Solomon Islands Government (SIG) Scholarship results are expected to be released next week, according to the Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Authority (SITESA).
Director of the National Scholarship Division of SITESA, John Iromea told Island Sun that the selection committee is finalizing candidates.
“…the selection committee is finalizing the results with the help of other government agencies, assisting in the verification and confirmation of the shortlisted applicants.,” he said.
“As soon as the verification and confirmation processes are done, the Minister (MEHRD) will endorse the final listings and release of the results,” Iromea added.
Initially planned to be released by the end of December 2024, the director said the delay was due to technical issues.
“The key reason for the slight delay was technical issues, including dysfunctional PCs that affected some assessors during the assessment process,” Iromea explained.
“It took almost two weeks to fix and replace those dysfunctional PCs and hard drives. These unexpected circumstances led to a slight delay in the assessment and selection processes,” he added.
In a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sitting last year, PAC Chair Gordon Darcy Lilo voiced the committee’s frustration over the persistent delays and suggested improvements to the administrative workforce
He also called for an efficient system that aligns scholarship announcements with the academic calendar.
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