SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
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Employment and Higher Education Opportunities for
School Leavers
Info Ministry of Education
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UnemploymentGender distribution
Working age population - 205,330
Info Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and
Sports
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UnemploymentDistribution by age group and gender
Working age population - 205,330
Info Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and
Sports
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Number of expatriate workers in the Maldives by
year
Info Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and
Sports
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Expatriate distribution by occupation
Info Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and
Sports
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Training Areas
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Programme components and implementation proposal
Design/develop/upgrade competency standards (CS),
curriculum, learning materials, assessment
resources
Employment Based Training (EBT) as apprenticeship
programmes 3525 students
Institutional Based Training (IBT) with
internships 3870 students
Overseas Training 1100 students
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Component 1 TRAINING
Component 2 PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PROMOTION OF
SKILLS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
Component 3 CAREER GUIDENCE, JOB MATCHING AND
JOB PLACEMENT
Component 4 LABOUR REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT
CAPACITY BUILDING.
(i)Promote public perception of skills training
and employment
(i) Conduct Career Guidance, job matching and job
placement services
(i) Support the implementation of Minimum Wage
(ii) Capacity building of Training Providers and
Institutions
Awareness campaign targeting unemployed youth,
parents and school leavers.
Technical support to establish frameworks and
monitoring mechanisms
Provide assistance and support to deliver training
Develop/Upgrade career guidance materials
Support skills upgrading/certification of
industry specialists
Information on training and employment
opportunities, and work ethics
Strengthen National Career Guidance Centre (NCGC)

Promote the benefits of introducing minimum wage
to workers and employers
Provide career counselling, job matching and job
placement through Job Centres, Youth Centres and
Training Institutions
Support up skilling and upgrading of trainers
(i) Promote the attitude of employers to local
employees
Public awareness on minimum wage
Training of trainers and assessors
Promote local employees to employers by creating
a platform where employers can meet potential
employees
(ii) Establish a workforce training fund
(i) Monitor employment status/progress of
trainees upon completion of training
Technical support on establishing and operating a
workforce training fund
Create and update a register of trained workers
Develop and conduct workplace exposure programmes
and job shadowing programmes
(iii) Improve the quality of work environment and
other provisions given to workers.
Conduct monitoring visits to sites
Set up policies to improve working conditions of
expatriate workers
Conduct tracer studies post evaluation
Promote provision of minimum standards of
accommodation, paid leaves and food allowances
for expatriates
Strengthen enforcement capacity of MHRYS
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TRAINING AREAS
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Responsibilities
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