Maldives Polytechnic is a Maldivian government training institute established to offer technical and vocational education and training throughout the country. It was previously known as VTC, MITE, and then became a Faculty of MCHE (now Maldives National University) and now Maldives Polytechnic under the Ministry of Higher Education.
The decision to establish the institution was made on 9 February 2010 after discussing a paper submitted by Ministry of Education. The polytechnic was established on 12 April 2010 under the authority stated in Article 116 of the Constitution of Republic of Maldives.