Environment Ministry and Maldives Polytechnic signed an agreement to train air conditioning and fridge servicing technicians.
The government has signed an MoU with Maldives Polytechnic to train and license people in repairing air conditions and refrigerators.
The agreement was signed today during a ceremony held at the Environment Ministry. The MoU was signed on behalf of the ministry by Minister Thoriq Ibrahim, and CEO Zooshaan Kamaluddin on behalf of Polytechnic.
A statement issued by the Environment Ministry said that as part of the three year agreement, training programmes will be carried out in refrigeration and air conditioning services, purchase of training materials, refrigerant recycling and reclamation work as well.
As per the statement, the Ministry would work to create job opportunities and issue special licenses for those working in the sector.
The Ministry also said that trainers at Polytechnic would also be trained as per the requirements of the agreement.
The purpose of this agreement is to develop people who work in the refrigeration and air condition servicing sector, expand the capacity of technicians, and further strengthen the field," the ministry's statement said.
The Ministry also said that hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are the most commonly used substances in refrigerators and air conditions in the country. However, Maldives is working to reduce the amount of HFCs released into the atmosphere as per the 'Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer'. This protocol is a global agreement to protect the Earth's ozone layer by phasing out the chemicals that deplete it, which includes HFCs.
Maldives' aim is to reduce the use of HFCs up to 80 percent by the year 2045.
However, the ministry noted that since HFC substitutes are highly flammable, proper trainings needs to be provided to technicians working with the substances.
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