Kuredu’s Education Sponsorship: This Year’s Students

21 May 2015

Growing our talent is something we all are very passionate about at Kuredu Resort & Spa, Maldives. This year, we will be sponsoring seven more team members to study at the Maldives National University and at the MAPS College in Male. . Four of our employees will do a two-year Diploma in Hospitality, and the remainder will do a six-months Certificate course.

Kuredu will sponsor the students for the course fees, accommodation in Male, meals and study materials, in addition to the monthly salary they would be earning working at the resort.

Kuredu’s General Manager Ken Flockhart, Crown & Champa Resorts Training & Development Manager, Paula Bell, and our new CCR Trainer, Terence Rodrigues, and the Heads of Departments, all attended the formal briefing about the sponsorship and what to expect in the year to come. All our students were ecstatic to learn that they will also receive a laptop from the company as a gift of appreciation, and of course to be given an opportunity to take part in numerous projects to help them grow and gain more knowledge and experience.

This year’s students, who are destined to be Kuredu’s future supervisors and managers, are:

– Hussain Abdul Rahman, Island Host: 2-year Diploma in Hospitality Management at MNU,

– Ismail Abdulla, Front Office Supervisor: 2-year Diploma in Hospitality Management at MAPS,

– Hassan Liushaan Mohamed, Head Waiter: 2-year Diploma in Hospitality Management at MNU,

– Mohamed Samih Imad, Reservations Agent: 2-year Diploma in Hospitality Management at MNU,

– Abdulla Ismail, Houskeeping Floor Supervisor: 6-month Certificate III in Housekeeping Operations at MNU,

– Ibrahim Abdulla, Assistant Head Waiter: 6-month Certificate III in Food & Beverage Operations at MNU,

– Adam Naseer, Accounts Payable Supervisor: 6-month Introductory Certificate in Financial & Management Accounting at MAPS.

And what are our current sponsored students saying about their experience?

Saneem Mohamed – Guest Transportation

Thank you Kuredu for giving me this opportunity and thank you Kuredu Human Resources Department and Guest Transport Department for helping me with my studies. I am benefitting from the different experiences, such as studying various departments in the hospitality industry and doing practical work in front office, food and beverage and culinary arts.

Mariyam Shifza – Front Office

I feel lucky to be a sponsored student because it is a major chance to study and learn new things about the industry and the work I do. The financial assistance of Kuredu is greatly appreciated.

Imran Mohamed – Front Office

I thank all my colleagues in my Kuredu family for the support. This is a great opportunity to develop our careers and with each passing day, our knowledge about the tourism and hospitality industry is broadening. As knowledge is power, this course enables us to comply with the challenges in the tourism sector and focus on developing our leadership skills. I hope I become a great leader in the near future!

Mohamed Ashal – Front Office

It feels very good to get a chance to study. It was a great experience and really fun doing dood & beverage practical service and to work in the kitchen. Just want to say thank you all for the support, especially to the Front Office Team and Human Resources Team and Management. I really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.

Asfaau Ahmed – Accounts Department

It was a great opportunity to be a sponsored student of Crown & Champa Resorts. I thank the management of Kuredu for giving me this opportunity. I have learnt a lot and gained many things that I didn’t know before.

Bibi Farnham, HR Manager

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