Ongoing independent specialist linguistic assistance is needed throughout candidature. Language normally spoken at home by Madang Teachers College trainees. 6 students were unable to name the tok ples commonly used in their home Relevance Relevance for the student will ease their way back into their home culture at the end of their Australian stay. If their studies have been relevant they may be able to implement ideas and practices into their work on return. Thus, knowledge, skills and attitudes learned need to be compatible with the students' home cultures.
Students can see overseas study as a break from reality.
One Papua New Guinean ex-AusAID agriculture student studied dairy, wheat and sheep farming. Supervisors need to be aware of the conditions their trainees will return to. Dependence on sophisticated, interdependent technologies is usually unsustainable. One ex-AusAID student returned to Papua New Guinea enthusiastic about implementing a computer education into local schools without electricity and unable to afford calculators. The students' need skills in technologies that can sustained in their home countries.