Entrepreneurship through Education Project
The Malta Chamber Foundation is participating in a project funded through the Government “Entrepreneurship through Education Scheme – 2012” that is led by San Gwann Primary School B, which forms part of St. Clare College. The project, entitled “Mill-Gnien ta’ San Gwann”, will provide six educational sessions to teachers as well as learning support assistants in the area of entrepreneurship.
Through these sessions, to be delivered by Malta Chamber Director General, Ing. Ray Muscat, concepts related to entrepreneurship such as critical thinking, sustainability, creativity, risk-taking and responsible action, are being conveyed. This 12 hour course will support teachers in exploring methods of teaching which help children develop creative and critical thinking, as well as attitudes, skills and competencies needed to develop an entrepreneurial mind-set. In turn, it is expected that teachers will pass on important messages to students, enabling them to develop an entrepreneurial mind-frame and thus becoming more active citizens in tomorrow’s world. The teacher training should make a difference in the teaching methods used in all areas of the curriculum. Parents will also be invited to attend particular sessions.
The project aims to reach the following objectives:
- Teachers appreciate the concepts of creativity, innovation, sustainability, social responsibility and are able to impart these to their students;
- Teachers become aware of the European Union's aims as regards Entrepreneurship Education and be able to transmit these to the students through their teaching;
- Teachers explore ways of integrating education for entrepreneurship into other areas of the curriculum;
- Teachers are aware of skills that children will require to become entrepreneurial, such as, team-work, negotiation, risk-taking, forward planning, pro-activity, resourcefulness;
- Teachers explore ways of collaborating with local businesses so as to identify learning needs and thus collaboratively plan ways ahead for entrepreneurial education.
As a consequence, students would be encouraged to consider themselves as young entrepreneurs and develop the important attitudes for their future careers.
For further information about this project, kindly contact Ms Jeanelle Catania via
e-mail address: jeanelle.catania@maltachamber.org.mt
Quality Austria International Qualification Programme: Quality Management Representative
Course Overview
This training course gives a comprehensive knowledge base necessary for maintaining and improving a management system. It outlines the content of the ISO 9001 standard and its correct interpretation as well as methods of process and project management. The goal is to put participants in the position to understand their organization as a system and to recognise the functions and potentials of management systems.
Target groups
Individuals responsible for the interpretation and/or the maintenance of quality management systems are encouraged to attend this course. No prerequisite qualifications are required.
Contents
- basic quality management concepts
- process management
- methods and tools of system management
- quality management systems based on ISO 9001
- documentation of quality management systems
Course Tutor
Ing. Patrick Camilleri Mercieca, Quality Austria certified trainer
Course fees:
Members fee - 20% Discount: €680 (Inc. VAT)
Non-members fee: €850 (Inc. VAT)
* Course fee covers all course expenses, including course handbooks and final assessment fee.
Qualification examination
Written examination based on multiple-choice questions. The duration of the examination is 40 minutes.
Course dates
TBC
Malta Chamber Foundation and Quality Austria hold successful Train-the-Trainer Course
Last week, the Malta Chamber Foundation, in collaboration with Quality Austria organised a train-the-trainer course for Quality Management Representatives. This course was organised following the signing of a collaboration agreement in November last year, aiming to provide educational courses in various areas.
The course was delivered by Ing. Joseph Garscha, a Quality Austria certified tutor and author of the well-known publications:
- Organisation Development by doing Process Management
- Systematic Auditing
- Strategic Concept for ‘Expats/Inpats/Repats’
This training course, held between the 6th and the 9th of February, gave the comprehensive knowledge base necessary for maintaining and improving a management system. During the 30 hours of training, Ing. Garscha outlined the content of the ISO 9001 standard and its correct interpretation as well as methods of process and project management. The goal of the course was to put participants in the position to understand their organisation as a system and to recognise the functions and potentials of management systems.
The course covered a number of topics, including:
- basic quality management concepts
- process management
- methods and tools of system management
- quality management systems based on ISO 9001
- documentation of quality management systems
Following an assessment, the 17 participants were awarded a certificate that acknowledged their successful participation in the course. This augurs well for forthcoming courses organised by the Malta Chamber Foundation, in collaboration with Quality Austria.
Quality Austria is the market leader in the provision of accredited training courses, mainly in the area of quality management. Quality Austria is a member of the most important international quality organizations, such as IQNet, EOQ, EFQM, VDA-QMC, IATF. The organisation is represented in more than 50 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, South America, North Africa. Over the past years, the organisation has trained more than 135,000 participants during its courses, seminars and workshops.
Malta Chamber Foundation and CSB Group hold Course in Corporate Law
This week, the first course organised by the Malta Chamber Foundation and CSB Group was successfully completed. The course was targeted at managers, accountants, auditors, lawyers, corporate services officers and directors. The course tutor was Dr. Doran Magri Demajo – Advocate at CSB Group, who covered a number of subjects that fall under the Companies Act, including:
Partnerships & Limited Liability Companies
- Formation procedures
- Memorandum & Articles of Association
- Liability of partners
- Meaning and effect of limited liability
- Meaning and effect of separate legal personality
- Meetings and Resolutions
- Call on shares
- Transfer of shares
Company Officers
- Appointment/removal, duties and powers of Company Secretary
- Appointment/removal, duties and powers of Directors
Insolvency
- Voluntary liquidation
- Compulsory liquidation
- Company recovery procedure
Alongside the course content, participants were also provided with practical examples as well as the opportunity for discussion and feedback. At the end of the course, participants were presented with two certificates, a Certificate of Attendance and another for Continuing Professional Development (CPE). The course was accredited with 10 hours of Structured CPE by the Malta Institute of Accountants.
