A Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Water Services Corporation (WSC) and the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) will ensure more collaboration for the next three years in order to give students the opportunity to start a career in the water sector.
Through this agreement, which was renewed for the next three years, MCAST students will have the opportunity to use of the corporation’s facilities and get hands-on experience.
This collaboration has been ongoing for the last five years, and has continued to thrive in the last few months. This was possible due to a pilot project that the Water Services Corporation undertook through the Erasmus+ programme. Through this initiative, Maltese and Gozitan students had the opportunity to go abroad to see first-hand how the water sector is managed in Netherlands.
During this pilot project students from Europe, including Maltese students, had the opportunity to grow their knowledge and vocational skills. With this pilot project, technology and innovation will continue to strengthen this sector and therefore this will offer mores solutions to what is required in the water sector.
Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli explained that this agreement is identifying the current needs within the labour market whilst promoting synergy and cooperation.
“This project sustains a very important source for our country. And with this project professionals will assist students who aspire to take up a career in this field, as this experience can lead students to an employment in this sector. This agreement will contribute to enhance knowledge amongst students and will get onboard innovative ideas to strengthen the sustainability in this sector”, said Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli.
Minister for Education Justyne Caruana praised these ongoing initiatives and collaboration, which have been ongoing for years, by the Water Services Corporation and MCAST.
“It is important to encourage these initiatives, as well as more collaboration and synergy between ministries and their entities, and more agreements with the private sector, to keep ensuring that students are applying their knowledge at the workplace. We have to ensure that students are being given all the opportunities available to have the best possible educational journey”, stated Minister Caruana.
