Adult Learning in Malta Directorate for Lifelong Learning Mr … · 2015. 3. 5. · Accreditation and Certificates 0 Core Competence and Certificate of Attendance 0 Malta Qualifications

Adult Learning in Malta –

Directorate for Lifelong Learning

Mr Clayton Cutajar

Directorates for Education

0 Ministry for Education & Employment

1. Directorate for Quality & Standards in Education (Regulator for compulsory schooling)

2. Directorate for Educational Services (Service Provider for compulsory schooling)

3. Directorate for Early School Leavers

4. Directorate for Lifelong Learning (Regulator and Service Provider for adult learning courses)

Service Providers

Directorate for Lifelong Learning

0 Scholarships Department:

1. Master it, STEPS and MGSS schemes

0 Lifelong Learning Department

1. Visual and Performing Arts Schools

I. Schools of Art

II. Schools of Drama

III. Schools of Music

2. Adult Learning

Coordinators

0 Centre Coordinators:

Blata l-Bajda, Mriehel, Kirkop, Gzira,

Lifelong Learning Centre Msida, Mosta,

Victoria Gozo, Floriana.

0 Other Coordinators:

1. EFL/MFL Courses 2. Literacy and Numeracy Courses 3. IT Courses 4. Quality Assurance 5. Community and Science Courses

Community Courses

0 Flexibility

0 More accessible to certain students

0 Community courses are offered in:

1. Local Councils

2. NGOs

3. Government Entities

4. Private Organisations/Companies

Local Councils

Lifelong Learning Scheme - Department for Local Government within the

Ministry for Tourism & Culture

Accreditation and Certificates

0 Core Competence and Certificate of Attendance 0 Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF), Vocational

Education and Training (VET) or Visual and Performing Arts Award (VPA)

0 Institutional Body - NCHFE

0 MQF levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 0 VET Levels 1 and 2 0 VPA Awards 0 MQF Level 5 Diploma – Adult Education 0 CPD certificates e.g. Training the Trainer - European Basic

Skills Network

Categories of Courses

0 Cultural Awareness

0 Languages

0 Mathematics, Science & Technology

0 Digital Competence

0 Sense of Initiative and Entrepreneurship

0 Social, Health and Civic and Competences

0 Vocational Education & Training

0 Family Learning

0 Visual and Performing Arts

Important Statistics: implementation challenges

European Commission - 2020 Indicators

0 Number of women actively at work – 46.9%

0 Unemployment rate – 6.4% compared to EU 10.9%

0 People at risk of poverty – 21.4% compared to EU 24.3%

Factor Malta in % EU 2020 in %

ESL 22.6 10

Illiteracy 36 15

Tertiary Education 22.4 40

Employment Rate 63.2 75

Implementing the EU Agenda for Adult Learning 2012-2014 – the way forward

euagenda.skola.edu.mt

0 Organisation of a series of conferences

0 Setting up of an inter-ministerial committee

0 Networking of stakeholders

0 Investing in capacity building

0 Developing campaign material

0 Mapping adult education providers

0 Accreditations and Validations of MQF/VET courses at levels 1 and 2

0 Participating in relevant transnational PLAs

Adult Learning www.lifelonglearning.gov.mt