On March 7, Marriott International Maldives, the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment, and the Maldives Institute of Technology (MIT) signed an agreement to launch the Marriott International Maldives Apprenticeship Program for Maldivian youth in the tourism industry.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort. Hussain, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment; Saudath Afeef, Director at the ministry; Adam Haleem, Director of Programs at MIT; and Emma Jones, Area Director of Human Resources, Marriott International – Singapore, Malaysia, and the Maldives were among those in attendance.
The partnership aims to develop young people’s skills and prepare them for the labor market through apprenticeship programs.
MIT will provide the theoretical portion of the program, while participants will gain work experience at Marriott International resorts in the Maldives. The first round of the program will accommodate 50 people and will begin in late April or early May. Participants will receive a level-3 certificate upon completion of the program, which will adhere to the Maldives National Skills Development Authority (MNSDA) national competency standards.
“We are both honored and thrilled to embark on these new partnerships which will greatly assist in one of our key Talent strategies, which is to hire and train local Maldivians. This National Apprenticeship Program, which we are adopting and tailoring as our Marriott Apprenticeship Program, will assist our resorts to secure talent from a young age, to home grown, nurture, train and develop them to be our future leaders.”
— Emma Jones, Area Director of Human Resources, Marriott International – Singapore, Malaysia, and the Maldives
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