The study units aim to develop students’ critical thinking and reasoning; ability to evaluate and strategically process information; collaboration through the mediation of opposing views; self-direction through metacognitive skills; and creative problem-solving skills.
The Training School is aiming to address the perceived skill gaps that exist within the tourism and hospitality sector, thereby increasing the necessary standards that ought to exist in the industry.
The National Skills Council is committed to bringing the educational and employment sectors together to ensure that our citizens acquire the skills relevant to an increasingly dynamic economy and society.
The discussion included the need to have students equipped with the required skills as part of their holistic education and about the need to support educators in reaching these objectives.
The average score for maths in Malta was 509, which is 13 points higher than when it last took part in the study in 2011. For science, the average score was 496, compared with 446 in the last assessment.
A first of its kind, the objective of this nation-wide survey was to bring forth the array of skills among the population of working age of Malta and Gozo.