Minister for Education Justyne Caruana continued to meet representatives of all social partners involved or working in the education sector and met with a delegation from the Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry.
During the meeting she emphasised that, “It is very important that the Ministry for Education works together with all the social partners, including the Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, so that our education system nurtures our young people to enable them to join the workforce with the skills necessary to address the needs of the economic sectors of our country and at the same time ensure that their employment yields an adequate salary for them to be able to live a comfortable life”.
The Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry’s delegation was led by the Chamber’s President David Xuereb and Marisa Xuereb, the deputy president, and in respect of the current social distancing protocol, members of the delegation also participated virtually. During the meeting, a presentation was given which gave an overview of the objectives of the Chamber’s Education Committee. The members of the delegation put forward various suggestions related to the education sector and educational institutions whilst proposing topics for further discussion.
Minister Caruana mentioned a study she has just commissioned with an aim to review how educational institutions can be further strengthened to continue to offer high level courses. Minister Caruana said that she will work towards having more synergies between the authorities and entities to ease accreditation processes and also to further improve the promotion of our educational institutions with the aim of achieving the government’s strategy of making our islands a learning hub not only for the Mediterranean region but also for other countries.
The minister said that this vision is highlighted through the talks and the agreement signed with Libyan officials for cooperation in the education sector. Minister Justyne Caruana agreed with Chamber’s officials to work towards more coordination focusing on the skills gap so that the economic sectors operating from these islands are able to find a trained workforce, and educational structures providing continuous training, leading to more flexibility and providing a wider choice of jobs and more opportunities for workers.
