1. Training Programmes offered by the
Employment and Training
Corporation
1st
February 2013

2. Identifying the need for Training
Training Programmes
 Sources of information:
• Vacancies received by the Corporation from
employers
• Skills profile of jobseekers
• Labour and skills surveys
• Feedback received from stakeholders during
formal and informal meetings

3. Training Initiatives
 Short courses
 Traineeships
 Apprenticeships
 Extended Skills Training Scheme (ESTS)
 Technician Apprenticeship Scheme (TAS)
 Training Subsidy Schemes
 Individuals
 Employers

4. Basic skills
 ETC trained 15,072 persons in 2011 of which
35% in the following basic skills courses:
 Literacy (Maltese and English)
 Numeracy
 Basic ICT
 Job seeking skills

5. Impact of VET
 From 2009 till 2011, 41% of learners following
short courses were in employment or
continuing further studies.
 Most effective training programmes:
 Traineeships - in 2011, all persons completing
traineeship were in employment (125 persons)
 Apprenticeship - over the past four years, 75% of
those completing apprenticeship remained in
employment either with the same employer or
with a different employer

6. Reasons
 % for short courses is low as 35% of these
were following basic skills courses
 Why? 80% of jobseekers have education level
below SEC standard
 But these skills on their own do not lead to
employment
 Need to be supplemented by vocational
training to lead to employment

7. Challenges
 Problem should be solved at source and by
competent teachers
 This enables ETC to:
 focus on skills delivery that lead to level 2 and
3 MQF qualifications which have validity in the
labour market
 Obtain NCFHE accreditation of all courses
 Focus on quality assurance

8. Thank you
Felix Borg
felix.l.borg@gov.mt