bank of maldives signs partnership with higher education institutions

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3rd May 2017

BANK OF MALDIVES SIGNS PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ‘BML Prospect - Connecting Talent with Opportunity’ will help colleges produce job-ready graduates

Bank of Maldives has today signed an agreement with five leading higher education institutions to collaborate in a program to provide students with practical knowledge of the workplace. The program, “BML Prospect – Connecting Talent with Opportunity”, was launched at a ceremony held at the Bank this afternoon. Under the agreement, BML will provide work experience to final year students to help prepare them for the job market, while high-performing students interested in a career in Banking will be considered for job opportunities at the Bank. BML will also make contributions to course modules and career guidance programs in the five colleges. The institutions participating are Maldives National University, Avid College, Clique College, MAPS College and Villa College. Representatives from each of these institutions participated in today’s ceremony. BML CEO and Managing Director, Andrew Healy, commented, “We are delighted to enter this partnership with the country’s leading higher education institutions. We want to play our part in nurturing talented students and ‘BML Prospect’ will provide valuable experience to help ensure they are ready for the job market when they graduate.” As part of its ‘Aharenge Bank’ campaign, the Bank recently committed to invest MVR 300 million to expand its reach and services, creating 150 new jobs in the process.

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