Attn:  All career guidance professionals

We hope that you are all well and healthy. We surely live in strange and uncertain times with a serious impact on our private and professional lives. It is important now that we look after each other and support our loved ones, our clients and students. Work lives and careers are threatened and that is why our profession is of great meaning now and on a longer term.

Please spread the word that the Malta Career Guidance Association can also provide the career guidance support  an individual might need with the help of our dedicated volunteering Career Advisors.  Do not hesitate to contact us by sending a private message or through an email on info@mcga.org.mt.

MCGA Committee

Although economic growth is a very positive contributor to the country’s economy, it is also highlighting a deficit and shortage when it comes to skills and employees to fill in the skills required for certain jobs. The introduction of ‘My Journey’ purposely aims at targeting this shortage by introducing vocational and applied learning in the educational curriculum and offering students subjects that are closely linked to the world of work. The keynote speaker for this conference, Ing Vince Maione addresses this issue by discussing on how this new vision towards learning can help address the skills shortage. This was followed by a panel discussion from various stakeholders from the education and employment sector who engaged in a  debate on the perceived impact of ‘My Journey’ on education and employment.    

21st-century skills, future workforce and the role of education, skills for the future, these are the main topics of debate that are being discussed at International and local levels. The Keynote speech for this conference addressed by Professor Vincent Cassar, who sought to reflect on these changes. Different stakeholders from the education and employment sector added further value to this conference by providing their input on what is their role when it comes to preparing the future workforce in such a dynamic and complex labour market. The workshops added further insight to the discussion by looking at the perspective of the front liners which involved educators and representatives from the public employment sector.