Certificate Awarding Ceremoney for QS Training Held

Certificates were awarded to participants who successfully completed the Quantity Surveying Training course, carried out by CHOCO from 7^th October to 30^th October 2010. A total of 17 students sat for the examination and passed and received the certificates. Quantity Surveying Training was joined by 34 students when it commenced.

The certificate ceremony was held in Zone 7 stadium, on 5 November 2010, at 9pm.

Certificates were handed by Deputy State Minister of Upper South Province, Mohamed Shareef, and G.Dh. Atoll Councilor, Mohamed Hassan Didi. The certificate ceremony was attended by nobles of G.Dh. Thinadhoo, including the Island Councilor and Assistant Director of Thinadhoo Campus of Maldives College of Higher Education. 

Speaking at the ceremony Deputy State Minister, Mohamed Shareef, highlighted the importance of the course to Thinadhoo and thanked CHOCO for organizing such a program. He emphasized on the role of NGOs in the society.

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Quanttity Surveying Training Commenced

Quantity Surveying Training was commenced on 7 October 2010 in G.Dh. Thinadhoo. The training was participated by 36 participants and it was conducted in Misbaahul Huda School premises.

CHOCO would like to thank Huvadhoo Association for National Development (HAND) for their assistance in securing the venue. 

The Course will run during the weekends. until the first week of November. An examination will be given in at the end of the course and successful participants will be awarded a certificate of completion. Weekly assignments will be submitted to be completed as home work during the weekdays.

Participants are expected to gain knowledge with regard to creation of bill of quantities and other construction related arithmetics and mathematics. CHOCO has received a huge support to join the program once the program was underway, however could not arrange extra seats due to the project capacity.

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CHOCO signed agreements for Hydroponics and Quantity Surveying Programs

CHOCO signed agreements with the Ministry of Youth, Human Resources and Sports, on behalf of the government of the Maldives, to run separate programs hydroponics and quantity surveying. The agreements were signed in 29th September 2009 in the Ministry.

Both the programs are funded by Maldives Government's TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) program. CHOCO is set to finish both the programs before March 2010.

CHOCO's "How To Hydroponics" training program will seek to train people in the field of hydroponic agriculture. At a time tourism is waving the region, it is a new market opportunity to do earn a career and money in the field.

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