The trailblazing Fari Islands growth within the Maldives has welcomed the primary cohort of scholars to its Vocational Schooling & Coaching (VET) centre, delivered in partnership with one of many world’s most prestigious resort colleges, the famend EHL Hospitality Enterprise College (EHL).
The primary of their sort, the programs symbolize a ground-breaking alternative for essentially the most bold and proficient employees to develop the vocational competencies, information and mindset required to thrive as an expert within the resort and restaurant sectors of the hospitality trade. The three-year programs will yield internationally recognised diplomas signed and issued by the EHL, and recognised by the Maldives Qualification Authority, providing native expertise a practical, credible various to resort colleges in Europe.
Mr Mohamed Rasheed, Director of HR on the flagship Patina Maldives, Fari Islands, mentioned of the scheme: “We’re delighted to be spearheading this initiative, which is the primary of its sort, bringing internationally accredited resort and hospitality coaching to the Maldives. True to the spirit of Patina and the Fari Islands, the pioneering scheme goals to deliver a contemporary method to resourcing, coaching and HR, and to nurturing younger expertise on the bottom within the Maldives. Along with EHL, we’re dedicated to offering an enriching pathway to success for individuals who want to rise to their full potential in hospitality administration.”
Utilizing content material developed in Switzerland, the modular course curriculum blends ‘on the job’ coaching with classroom studying and assessments. Pathways on provide within the 2022/23 tutorial 12 months are a six-month Basis Module in Meals & Beverage Service and Resort Basis Certificates, which is adopted by an extra two six-month modules, Intermediate and Superior, earlier than college students graduate with a Skilled Diploma. Programs are taken from Could – October, which means the overall length of the Diploma programme is three years.
14 college students had been chosen on a selective foundation to undertake this inaugural course, and are absolutely sponsored by Patina Maldives, which covers tuition charges and course supplies.
The programme will probably be developed from 2023 with the addition of additional diploma programmes within the areas of Culinary, Rooms Division, F&B Service, Resort Administration and Resort Communications, with a complete consumption of 30 college students per cohort invited to participate from the Fari Islands properties. The ultimate part of the initiative will see the scheme opened to all Maldivian nationals, as soon as the programme is absolutely established.
Coaching is delivered by EHL-accredited division managers and division supervisors. The four-island archipelago of the Fari islands, developed by Pontiac Land Group, launched final 12 months with the opening of Patina Maldives, the inaugural resort of a brand new way of life model by the Capella Resort Group, and the Ritz Carlton Maldives. A 3rd resort, a Capella resort, is scheduled to open in 2025.
Notably, the event consists of an island devoted solely to the Fari Campus, a revolutionary purpose-built mixture of workers housing and services that seeks to deliver a sea-change to worker lodging and wellbeing within the Maldives. Designed by Gaurang Khemka, founding father of award-winning architectural and concrete planning agency URBNarc, the spacious Fari Campus provides beneficiant, snug residing areas and a full suite of leisure services and facilities, in addition to the advantage of ample out of doors areas, together with the whole shoreline of the island. It was designed to foster a way of belonging and kinship, with intuitive communal areas impressed by conventional Maldivian communities, crafted to satisfy the various wants of its residents.
The VET course providing and sponsorship programme additional underlines the dedication of Patina Maldives and the Fari Islands to attracting and retaining the very best native expertise, while nurturing careers and providing the chance for crew members to succeed in their full potential.
ABOUT PATINA MALDIVES, FARI ISLANDS
Patina Maldives, Fari Islands is the inaugural flagship property from refined new way of life model Patina Inns & Resorts, the most recent hospitality idea by Capella Resort Group. Designed by famend Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan, Patina Maldives provides 90 modern one- to three-bedroom Seaside and Water Pool Villas, alongside 20 Fari Studios, all of which embody a concord of sanctuary and stimulation. Set within the Fari Islands archipelago in North Malé Atoll, visitors can immerse themselves in a brand new expression of island life by way of considerate tailored wellness journeys, interactive music programmes, charming culinary experiences, and bask within the light-filled James Turrell Skyspace pavilion — all whereas embracing the colourful social scene that emanates from the vacation spot’s communal coronary heart: the Fari Marina Village and Fari Seaside Membership.
ABOUT FARI ISLANDS
Fari Islands is an elevated Maldivian resort expertise that celebrates nature, craft and connection. A Pontiac Land Group growth anchored by three world-class hospitality manufacturers, Fari Islands is situated within the North Malé Atoll inside the Maldives, a 45-minute luxurious boat switch from Malé Worldwide Airport. The archipelago additionally options the picturesque Fari Marina Village, constructed round a vibrant Seaside Membership, charming boutiques and a collection of handpicked, upscale meals and beverage choices. Areas have been masterfully designed by famend architects from Studio MK27 (by Marcio Kogan), Kengo Kuma & Associates, and Kerry Hill Architects, to deliver a few delicate stability of serene and social. One of many islands is dwelling to a considerate hospitality campus; Fari Campus is a devoted island for employees with a deal with neighborhood, schooling, and engagement, and is the primary of its sort within the Maldives.
ABOUT PONTIAC LAND GROUP
Pontiac Land is a privately-held property developer, proprietor, and operator based mostly in Singapore. The Group’s property embrace hospitality, mixed-used, industrial and residential developments. With over fifty years of expertise in luxurious property growth, Pontiac Land seeks to higher the constructed surroundings by way of considerate structure and design. Every growth is uniquely complemented with world-class artwork and maintained by the Group’s in-house property administration crew to ship a persistently excessive stage of well-being and hospitality. These developments span Singapore, New York, Sydney and the Maldives. In 2006, Pontiac Land co-launched Capella Resort Group in Asia. The Group subsequently acquired Capella Resort Group as a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2017.
ABOUT EHL HOSPITALITY BUSINESS SCHOOL
EHL is the world’s first resort college, based in 1893 as Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne. In 2022, for the fourth 12 months in a row, EHL was ranked the world’s greatest resort administration college by QS World College Rankings for Hospitality and Leisure Administration. EHL has additionally acquired the award for “greatest innovation in schooling” on the Worldwide Hospitality Awards 2019 for the bachelor’s in Worldwide Hospitality Administration program, following multi-campus examine choices and the entrepreneurial assist offered to the scholars.
