Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), on Friday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maldives to extend cooperation in training the staff of the island nation’s Civil Service Commission (CSC), the senior officers of the Maldives Civil Service (MCS) and the trainers of its Civil Service Training Institute (CSTI).

The Director General of ASCI, SK Rao and the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission of the Maldives, Mohamed Latheef signed the MoU at the ASCI’s Bella Vista campus in Hyderabad at a brief ceremony.

Besides training the top officials of Maldives, the ASCI will also provide consultancy and advisory for CSC, MCS and CSTI and collaborate in research needs of these institutions. "It has been decided to take up training and education programmes such as short courses, workshops, talks and symposiums in Maldives and India," Rao said

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