Balimo College

Balimo College is an educational facility in Balimo, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, established as an SDP initiative and implemented by KTF with technical assistance from WSU and DWU. Its FODE operations commenced in 2019 and provide a pathway for learners studying grades 9–12. FODE combines intensive face-to-face learning with self-directed study, assignments and e-learning support. The college also lists a three-year pre-service Diploma in Primary Teaching, prioritising people from Western Province committed to teaching there after graduation. Its supplied catalog lists junior primary teaching and early childhood education as coming soon, and community health worker and nursing training as under planning; the associated projected years are 2023 and 2024 and do not establish that these courses subsequently opened. The About page states that the institution is recognised as a Higher Education Institute by the National Higher Technical Education Board of DHERST. Separately, the catalog describes the teaching diploma as undergoing accreditation. The college's stated mission centres on meeting Western Province's education and health needs through teaching, practical learning, relevant research and community engagement.