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- Seminar for Stakeholders in Tourism Industry
- ETC Law Compliance Unit curbs employment abuse
- Meeting the challenges of the construction industry - EURES
- Gozitan students successfully complete tourism studies course
- Employment and Training Corporation schemes and services
- Employment aid scheme for persons with difficulties in Gozo
- The ETC spent €740,930 on employment schemes last year
- MCAST and KNPD sign a Memorandum of Understanding
- Career Prospects Conference held in Gozo
- New Courses for Gozitans - With EU Funding
At present there are around 800 young people following an apprenticeship with over 400 companies in Malta and Gozo. The Employment and Training Corporation’s data shows that over 95% of apprentices who have successfully concluded their training are in full-time employment.
Twenty-one apprentices who participated in the Technician Apprenticeship Scheme (TAS) to qualify as Aircraft Maintenance Technicians have presented their projects on completion of their apprenticeship programme.
As with all apprenticeship schemes, the TAS is based on the dual system which involves both on and off-the-job training. MCAST provided the underpinning knowledge while five local employers provided the apprentices with on-the-job training. These were Lufthansa Technik Malta, Air Malta, Aeromaritime, Medavia, and the Armed Forces of Malta.
The introduction of the Aircraft Maintenance Technician calling has served as a platform to introduce changes in the apprenticeship system such as the block release system, which allows apprentices to spend longer periods of training on-the-job. The first Apprenticeship Steering Committee was set up - including employers, ETC and MCAST - to follow the apprentices’ progress in a collective and holistic manner. This proved to be so successful that more steering committees were subsequently set up for other apprenticeship callings.
The Trade Testing Board (made up of representatives from the industry, the Department of Civil Aviation and ETC, to assess trainees) worked together and developed an improved tool to record the on-the-job training. Employers released their more experienced staff to lecture at MCAST, and all the employers involved are going to further assist their apprentices to obtain the necessary licenses related to the aviation industry.
For more information on apprenticeships, the public is invited to contact the Apprenticeship Section of the Corporation on telephone numbers 22201303/11 or via email to apprentice.etc@gov.mt.
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