STO & TVET Authority Partners Up For This Year’s STO Apprenticeship Program

Today, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between State Trading Organization Plc (STO) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVET Authority) to jointly conduct this year’s STO Apprenticeship Program.

Under the program, 50 placements will be offered in the trades – 36 in Retail Services; 10 in Automotive Maintenance; 2 Electricians & 2 IT Technicians. Apprentices will be offered on-the-job training on a full-time basis, which will enable them to obtain a wide range of necessary skills required to succeed in a professional working environment. Upon full completion of the program, participants will be awarded a certification equivalent to Level 3 per Maldives Qualification Authority (MQA).

STO having numerous subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates engages in businesses in the areas; petroleum, cooking gas, construction materials (including cement and roofing material), medical supplies and pharmaceuticals, home appliances, electronics, supermarket products, and insurance.

TVET Authority is responsible for the development and management of a comprehensive demand-oriented system for vocational education of the Maldives.

(Photos: TVET Authority)