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• the Implementation of an on-going training in IT pedagogy programme for all teachers which has been initiated in 2008; • the provision of a range of additional ICT courses all teachers during the scholastic year and during the summer holidays. • an on-going evaluation of web-based teaching and learning resources will be initiated in 2009 , in order to make available appropriate resources for primary and secondary schools. This strategy is aimed at improving pedagogies in schools; develop ICT and lifelong learning skills and widening access to educational experiences. In addition to the above, the University of Malta has been encouraging lecturing staff to transpose their teaching materials onto an open source eLearning platform and is currently working on a number of case-studies to accrue the necessary in-house experience. In 2007 a unit was set up within the IT Services Centre which is earmarked to grow to provide support and training to academics who wish to develop on-line courseware and distance learning teaching programmes. The IT Services Centre also provides the necessary videoconferencing infrastructure to support interactive classes between the University of Malta and its Gozo Centre, and through the GÉANT network. It supports collaboration between the University of Malta and international counterparts. Furthermore, the Institute of Tourism Studies has also invested heavily in the use and dissemination of adult education through e-learning, and is entrenching an e-learning culture within its students. ITS provides e-learning within an ICT environment for most of its postsecondary courses and a number of opportunities of collaborating with international partners in a number of EU projects. ICT has also been upgraded as one of the Institute’s entry requirements and the Diploma courses are designed within an e-learning framework. Malta National Reform Programme 2008-2010 - 80 -
Conclusion In conclusion it must be said that Malta faces a number of challenges whilst also seeking to maintain and build on the progress it has achieved in a number of areas. The challenges that the world is facing in terms of the threats to competitiveness as a result of turbulent economic conditions has its repercussions on the Maltese Islands. Whilst fostering local manufacturing industry and moving towards an increased range of service provision, one cannot ignore the pressures that are being exerted on such sectors cannot be ignored. We need to respond and to do so in such a way that maintains, and improves, Malta’s attractiveness for foreign investors. Our competitiveness is inherently linked to local skills and abilities which in turn characterise the employability of individuals. Malta will ensure that it becomes a centre of excellence in the educational sector through wholesome investments at all levels – early years, the primary, secondary, further and higher education sectors. This is not enough however. Malta will foster lifelong learning with a view to strengthening the opportunities of those who may have fallen behind and to enable them to improve their re-integration prospects into the labour market. At the same time, there is strong commitment towards constant re-skilling and retraining with a view towards ensuring that the Maltese workforce will remain in synch with the developments of the labour market and economic opportunities that present themselves. Malta National Reform Programme 2008-2010 - 81 -
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Contents List of Acronyms..........
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Conclusion.........................
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IT Information Technology SCM Stand
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Introduction The renewed Lisbon Str
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Malta’s NRP 2005-2008 Closure Rep
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Measure 1.5 Redeploy Government emp
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Measure 1.12 Promote public service
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Measure 2.1.3 Develop SME loan guar
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Measure 2.4 Enhancement of existing
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In July 2008 Malta experienced a 1.
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Moreover, Government has set its vi
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The first phase of this initiative
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Between 2005 and 2006, 37 22 partic
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A consultation paper on the introdu
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Measure 4.7 Establish a forum betwe
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Within this context, an MPA Steerin
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The main plant of Sant Antnin is be
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Political Summary The re-launch of
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Page 52 and 53: Raising educational attainment and
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Page 66 and 67: Microeconomic Pillar The turbulent
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Page 72 and 73: The results of this investment have
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