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POLICY
VOCATONAL EDUCATION &
TRAINING
QUALITY ASSURANCE
COMMUNITY LEARNING
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PATHWAYS
ADULT COURSES
FUNDING
LIFELONG LEARNING
Deconstructing Lifelong Learning
Key Challenges in Malta
Conflicting needs of Stakeholders
Stretched Resources & Fragmented Structures
Rapidly Changing Lifelong Learning
Landscape
Striking a Balance between Economic &
Social Responsibilities
MCAST
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
LOCAL COUNCILSNGOSVOs
EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING
CORPORATION (ETC)
LLL DIRECTORATE
Public Structures & Third Party Players in Adult Learning in Malta
PRIVATE LEARNING PROVIDERS
TRADE UNIONS
THE CHURCH
SPORTS ORGS.
MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES
CORRECTION INSTITUTIONS
MALTA ENTERPRISE
Lifelong Learning
Directorate
LLL Policy
Scholarships
Adult Learning Courses
Community Learning
Quality Assurance
Alternative Pathways
ETC
LLL Policy
Alternative Pathways leading to employment
Local Councils
LLL Policy
Community Learning Courses
MCAST
LLL Policy
Adult Learning Courses
Quality Assurance
Overlap of Roles
There are others
“Lifelong learning will facilitate Personalised &
Supportive Learning Systems for all adults in
Malta.
In the process, this strategy will ensure that adult
education delivers Economic Development,
Social and Civic participation, Personal Fulfilment
PRIMARY STRATEGIC BENCHMARKS FOR 2020
Early leavers from education and
training
10%
Level of participation of
adults aged 25-64 in lifelong learning
15%
30-35 year olds completing tertiary or equivalent education
(MQF Level 6)
33%
Women in employment aged 20-64
70%
Strategy 1 Coordinate Delivery of Lifelong Learning by Public Organisations
Supports:Objectives1, 4 and 5
Strategy 2Promote Adult Skills and VET as optimum route to Employability,
Professional Development and Economic Well-being
Supports:Objectives3, 4 and 5
Strategy 5 Embrace Open Education Resources for Connected Learning
Supports:Objectives
1, 2, 3 and 4
Strategy 6Facilitate Women’s Participation in Workplace through Lifelong Learning
Supports:Objectives
1 and 4
Strategy 8Improve the Quality of Life of Older People through Lifelong
Learning
Supports:Objectives1, 2, 3 & 4
Strategy 10Raise awareness of Greener Living as component of Lifelong
Learning
Supports:Objectives1, 2 and 3
40 INIDICATIVE PROGRAMMES
3 POLICY
9 STRUCTURE
6 VET
3OPEN
EDUCATION RESOURCES
8QUALITY
ASSURANCE
11 COMMUNITY
Indicative Programmes : POLICY
1. Set up a National Lifelong Learning Task Force
2. Develop a coherent communications plan for Lifelong Learning across all media
3. Direct and coordinate funding towards adult education
Indicative Programmes : STRUCTURE
4. Identify and resource public entity charged with coordination of policy for
Lifelong Learning
5. Set up National Skills Council
6. Direct and coordinate funding towards adult
education
7. Set up formal partnerships between educators,
enterprise and trade unions to develop work-based learning environments.
8. Set up a working group with social partners to
develop fiscal, operational, administrative and social incentives to encourage
women to re-enter workplace
9. Facilitate partnerships & synergies between public
and private teaching institutions to improve and
extend adult education offer
10. Investigate feasibility of setting up a lifelong learning
village
11. Set up working group to identify tangible measures
to help people with disability engage in lifelong learning
12. Set up the Department of Adult Education at University of Malta
Indicative Programmes : VET
13. Invest in short term courses to improve skills
for work
14. Invest in blended learning at University of
Malta and MCAST
15. Introduce adult digital literacy courses at UOM
and MCAST and encourage introduction in other teaching institutions
16. Explore opportunities with institutions such as
UOM and MCAST to develop modular, multidisciplinary,
accredited LLL courses.
17. Incentivise learning-friendly work
environments and promote work-based
learning
18. Set up the Personal Learning Profile(PLP)
Concept
Indicative Programmes : OER
19. Work in conjunction with public and private partners to introduce Open Education Resources
(OER) within adult course framework
20. Set up a portal to curate information on and raise awareness of Open Education Resource (OER)
to adult learners
21. Participate in international research networks and fora that focus on developing more personal
learning systems for adult learners
Indicative Programmes : QUALITY ASSURANCE
22. Improve quality of Adult Training programmes
23. Set up a lifelong learning guidance &
counselling system in conjunction with target
users
24. Develop up an independent lifelong
learning certification & audit System
25. Commission study to align Government
Scholarships Schemes with skills required for lifelong
learning journey
26. Explore accreditation framework for
organisations primarily using OER and blended learning for delivery of
adult education
27. Develop accreditation framework for creative
industries
28. Participate in PIAAC data collection round
29. Improve processes to collect accurate data on
lifelong learning practices
Indicative Programmes : COMMUNITY
30. Coordinate delivery of sustainable community-
based programmes
by public stakeholders
31. Expand network of childcare centres in Malta and
Gozo
32. Develop community-
based courses to
address issues of
inclusivity and
empower marginalised communities
33. Make lifelong learning
accessible to vulnerable groups and
marginalised citizens
34. Develop adult
learning programmes to facilitate integration of migrants in Maltese
society
35. Partner up with
Museums, Heritage
NGOs and Libraries for
adult learning
programmes
36. Consolidate and sustain
the University of
Third Age
37. Refocus on lifelong
learning activities for older people
in the community
38. Develop adult
programmes within
correction and
rehabilitation institutions
39. Develop adult
programmes within closed
and open centres
40. Develop greener
living adult education
programmes at national
and community
level
INDICATIVE PROGRAMMES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
STRATEGIES1
Coordination2
Promote VET3
Accreditation4
Quality
5OER
6Women
Participation
7Inclusivity
8Older
People
9Community
Learning
10Greener
Living
OBJECTIVES1
Stimulate Participation2
Learner at the Centre3
Improve Skills4
Support Structures5
Improve Governance
VISIONFacilitate personalised and supportive learning systems for all adults in Malta.
Ensure that adult education delivers economic development, social and civic participation, personal fulfilment and well-being.
Lifelong Learning Strategy Snapshot