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Aishath Thashkeel

Aishath Thashkeel is an educator with a keen interest and love for the field of Human Resource Management.

COVID-19

Get vaccinated

5 min read
There is broad agreement within the global scientific community that the most effective way to defeat the COVID‑19 pandemic is through the mass vaccination of populations around the world. While...
Policy

The viability of Indigenisation

2 min read
According to the article ‘the Expatriate Workforce: Boon or Bane?’ published on the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) website, the number of expatriate workers in the Maldives had a huge boom...
COVID-19

Lessons for recovery from COVID-19

5 min read
While some nations are still grappling with surges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, other nations are on the cusp of early recovery placing a momentous significance on the need for...
SMEs

Assisting MSMEs — lessons from recent approaches

5 min read
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are critical to promoting inclusive economic development and poverty alleviation. They constitute a vast number of businesses and employ a large number of people...
Policy

Focus on career guidance

6 min read
Career guidance is a comprehensive, developmental program designed to assist individuals in making and implementing informed educational and occupational decisions. For success, this must be an ongoing process, built upon...
Policy

Tourism needs more women

5 min read
With the establishment of Kurumba Village, the year 1972 marked the phenomenal birth of the Maldives' tourism industry. In 2022, the Maldives will celebrate the golden jubilee of the industry....
Governance

Digitalising the public sector

6 min read
The public sector is a significant part of any economy. Consequently, it is not surprising that the government is the biggest service provider in most countries, with clients and transactions...
Industry

The future of the job market

5 min read
The Ministry of Higher Education recently published the training needs for the year 2021. This list, formulated based on the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) by UNESCO, identifies gaps...
Policy

More graduates not the answer

6 min read
One of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s most anticipated campaign pledges was the free education scheme for students pursuing their first degrees in the Maldives. Speaking at the scheme launching ceremony...