At a press conference the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg presented a study on the demand for work in the aviation industry in Malta.
Minister Ian Borg said, “Aviation is crucial because it is an important economic sector and niche that contributes well to our economy and is also crucial in our connectivity. Malta is an island country, isolated and so by sea or by air are the ways to be united with the rest of the world. We are therefore putting a lot of emphasis on increasing opportunities in the field of aviation, especially in the context of a pandemic. Therefore the fact that the committee chaired by the architect Karmenu Vella, was working so that we have, through an expert report also an analysis of the sector, the workers who work in it, what kind of workers, the skills and qualifications needed to enter new aviation opportunities and to safeguard what we already have. So this was the first step through which we are now seeing how we need to work with educational and other institutions to ensure that human resources are there and continue to offer careers that pay well for young people and for all Maltese and Gozitans. . ”
Karmenu Vella, Chair of the Aviation Advisory Committee, said that from several meetings that this committee had with stakeholders, it became clear that a detailed study was needed on the employment situation in the aviation sector. aviation and it was precisely this that spurred this initiative. He added that on the basis of this report, the Aviation Advisory Committee will continue to work in full collaboration with all stakeholders in order to establish work programs that encourage more people to enter the aviation sector.
One of the members of the Aviation Advisory Committee Joseph Galea said the report reflects the industry. He said that what was clear shows that at the end of last year, this sector had already started to recover from the pandemic but there was a shortage of manpower and human resources to keep the sector afloat. in front. He said that as a Ministry and a committee they have seen that they continue to encourage people to enter this sector.
This report confirms that the aviation sector by 2019 directly supported more than 5,000 jobs, with full-time jobs accounting for 97.5% of all jobs in the sector with a higher level of employment. education compared to the average Maltese workforce.
Finally, this report recommends developing and extending apprenticeship schemes to encourage more people to start careers in the aviation sector.
th stakeholders, it became clear that a detailed study was needed on the employment situation in the aviation sector. aviation and it was precisely this that spurred this initiative.
One of the members of the Aviation Advisory Committee Joseph Galea said the report reflects the industry. He said that what was clear shows that at the end of last year, this sector had already started to recover from the pandemic but there was a shortage of manpower and human resources to keep the sector afloat. in front. He said that as a Ministry and a committee they have seen that they continue to encourage people to enter this sector.
This report confirms that the aviation sector by 2019 directly supported more than 5,000 jobs, with full-time jobs accounting for 97.5% of all jobs in the sector with a higher level of employment. education compared to the average Maltese workforce.
Finally, this report recommends developing and extending apprenticeship schemes to encourage more people to start careers in the aviation sector.
He added that on the basis of this report, the Aviation Advisory Committee will continue to work in full collaboration with all stakeholders in order to establish work programs that encourage more people to enter the aviation sector.
One of the members of the Aviation Advisory Committee Joseph Galea said the report reflects the industry. He said that what was clear shows that at the end of last year, this sector had already started to recover from the pandemic but there was a shortage of manpower and human resources to keep the sector afloat. in front. He said that as a Ministry and a committee they have seen that they continue to encourage people to enter this sector.
This report confirms that the aviation sector by 2019 directly supported more than 5,000 jobs, with full-time jobs accounting for 97.5% of all jobs in the sector with a higher level of employment. education compared to the average Maltese workforce.
Finally, this report recommends developing and extending apprenticeship schemes to encourage more people to start careers in the aviation sector.
