SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME PROGRAMME

Employment and Higher Education Employment and Higher Education Opportunities for School LeaversOpportunities for School Leavers

2,028

893406

5,189

1,868

779390

5,134

1,785

786357

4,566

1,787

745373

4,913

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2007 2008 2009 2010

Unoccupied

Possible Employment

Other Courses

Higher Secondary

Info: Ministry of Education

UnemploymentUnemploymentGender distributionGender distribution

Unemployed population (ILO definition + either seeking OR willing)

14,208 , 37% 23,940 ,

63%Female

Male

Working age population Working age population - - 205,330205,330

Info: Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and Sports

UnemploymentUnemploymentDistribution by age group and genderDistribution by age group and gender

3,273

4,472

4,707

3,987

4,176

1,594

2,874

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2,299

654

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Unemployed population (ILOdefinition + either seeking ORwilling) Male

Unemployed population (ILOdefinition + either seeking ORwilling) Female

Working age population Working age population - - 205,330205,330

Info: Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and Sports

Number of expatriate workers in Number of expatriate workers in the Maldives by yearthe Maldives by year

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number of expatriates 27,716 29,201 30,664 33,765 38,413 44,845 53,901 70,075 80,839 70,259 73,840

year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Info: Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and Sports

Expatriate distribution by Expatriate distribution by occupationoccupation

Skilled, 21,694

Semi-skilled, 7,604

Unskilled, 33,348

Unskilled

Semi-skilled

Skilled

Info: Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and Sports

Training AreasTraining Areas

995400

0860

969450

560700

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Cross Cutting Sectors

Fisheries and AgriculutralSector

Social Sector

Transport Sector

Tourism Sector

Construction SectorLocal Training Target

Number of Expatriatescurrently employed

Employability Skills

Programme components and Programme components and implementation proposalimplementation 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

(ii) Capacity building of Training Providers and Institutions

Provide assistance and support to deliver training

Support skills upgrading/certification of industry specialists

Support up skilling and upgrading of trainers

Training of trainers and assessors

Component 1: TRAININGComponent 1: TRAINING

(i)Promote public perception of skills training and employment

Awareness campaign targeting unemployed youth, parents and school leavers.

Information on training and employment opportunities, and work ethics

(i) Promote the attitude of employers to local employees

Promote local employees to employers by creating a platform where employers can meet potential employees

Component 2: PUBLIC Component 2: PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PROMOTION AWARENESS AND PROMOTION OF SKILLS TRAINING AND OF SKILLS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.OPPORTUNITIES.

Develop and conduct workplace exposure programmes and job shadowing programmes

(i) Conduct Career Guidance, job matching and job placement services

Component 3: CAREER Component 3: CAREER GUIDENCE, JOB MATCHING GUIDENCE, JOB MATCHING AND JOB PLACEMENTAND JOB PLACEMENT

Develop/Upgrade career guidance materials

Strengthen National Career Guidance Centre (NCGC)

Provide career counselling, job matching and job placement through Job Centres, Youth Centres and Training Institutions

(i) Monitor employment status/progress of trainees upon completion of training

Create and update a register of trained workers

Conduct monitoring visits to sites

Conduct tracer studies post evaluation

(i) Support the implementation of Minimum Wage

Component 4: LABOUR Component 4: LABOUR REGULATION AND REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING.BUILDING.

Technical support to establish frameworks and monitoring mechanisms

Promote the benefits of introducing minimum wage to workers and employers

Public awareness on minimum wage

(ii) Establish a workforce training fund

Technical support on establishing and operating a workforce training fund

(iii) Improve the quality of work environment and other provisions given to workers.

Set up policies to improve working conditions of expatriate workers

Promote provision of minimum standards of accommodation, paid leaves and food allowances for expatriates

Strengthen enforcement capacity of MHRYS

TRAINING AREASTRAINING AREAS

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities