MINOR HOTEL GROUP LAUNCHES HOTEL TRAINING PROGRAMME
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Minor Hotel Group (MHG) has announced launch of Explorer, a new vocational hotel training programme, which the group has chosen to roll out in the Maldives. The programme is the first to be accredited with international certification. Given MHG’s long term commitment to tourism development in the Maldives, the archipelago was chosen for the launch of the ‘Explorer’, which has received endorsement from the country’s Minister of Education.
Dillip Rajakarier, CEO, Minor Hotel Group, commented, “We are thrilled to be launching our industry-leading Explorer Programme in the Maldives. A vast amount of research and work has gone into the development of this programme and we are confident it will offer our current and future associates an opportunity to develop and enhance their skills in real time, whilst also giving them an accredited certification enabling them to progress with their careers. This is our first regional launch of this programme and we are looking forward to rolling Explorer out in other regions where we operate in the coming months.”
Explorer is accredited with international certification from Australia. Successful completion is awarded with a hospitality Certificate III qualification that provides the foundation for continued learning to progress towards a Certificate IV, and ultimately a Diploma in Hospitality. The opportunity has been extended to both young internal hotel candidates and external school leaver participants who combine training with real-time remunerated work experience. MHG has also made a significant investment in high quality coaches, who have been developed internally to international accredited standards so that they can share their knowledge and leadership skills with the programme participants.
The selected Maldivian candidates include both internal hotel candidates and external candidates. The twelve month programme has a 70/20/10 format - 70 per cent on the job learning, 20 per cent social learning, and 10 per cent online formal classroom group training.
Caroline Stevens, CPO, Minor Hotel Group, commented, “The launch of Explorer in the Maldives demonstrates Minor Hotel Group’s strong commitment to developing the youth of the regions that it operates in and confirms the group’s proactive approach to addressing the needs of the Millennial generation in their vocational education. We are delighted that the Maldives team has taken on the programme with so much enthusiasm and both our Maldivian properties and the selected candidates will grow and prosper. The parents of our Explorer trainees must also be admired for their support and encouragement for our initiative to forge a career path that might not otherwise have been possible.”