Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,510 of 11 December 2015

ELT Council

Expressions of Interest

TheELT Council is inviting suitably qualified individuals to submit an Expressionof Interest for examiners for the following examination:

TELT (Test for English Language Teachers)

Paper setters should:

Have aninternationally-recognised diploma-level qualification in ELT (e.g. CambridgeESOL DELTA or Trinity College Dip. TESOL), or Masters degree in TESOL/TEFL/ELT.

Currently be actively involved in theELT industry in teaching/teacher training or have a minimum of 5 yearsexperience in ELT teaching/teacher training.

Have proof reading skills and  experience in exam paper editing.

Papersetters will be coordinated and moderated by a Head Examiner, who will be oneof the paper setters.

Paper Markers and Oral Examiners should:

Have an internationally-recogniseddiploma-level qualification in ELT (e.g. Cambridge ESOL DELTA or TrinityCollege Dip. TESOL), or Master’s degree in TESOL/TEFL/ELT, or a degree inEnglish plus an internationally-recognised certificate-level qualification inELT (e.g. Cambridge ESOL CELTA or Trinity College Cert. TESOL).

Papermarkers and oral examiners will be coordinated and moderated by a HeadExaminer.

Head Examiners should:

havethe same qualifications as paper setters plus have participated in the settingof at least one past paper.

becurrently involved in the ELT industry in teaching/teacher training

Headexaminers will co-ordinate and moderate the paper setters’ and paper markers’panels.

Independent Moderators should:

Have an internationally-recogniseddiploma-level qualification in ELT (e.g. Cambridge ESOL DELTA or TrinityCollege Dip. TESOL), or Masters in TESOL/TEFL/ELT.

Be currently involved in the ELTindustry in teaching/teacher training.

Selectedapplicants will be offered a one-year contract, renewable every year for amaximum period of three years subject to satisfactory performance.

Moreover,selected applicants will not be able to act as tutors/trainers in any coursepreparing candidates for the TELT.

Ifyou are interested in submitting an expression of interest to become a TELTExaminer, please send the required information by not later than Friday, 8thJanuary, 2016. Expressions of interest can be emailed to (efl.mb.mede.gov.mt),or posted to:

ELTCouncil

Ministryfor Education and Employment

Triql-Assedju l-Kbir,

FlorianaVLT 2000.

Telephonenumber: 2598 2409

ELT Council

Expressions of Interest

TEFL Cert. Course Assessors

TheELT Council is inviting suitably qualified individuals to submit an Expressionof Interest for TEFL Cert. Course Assessors.

Course Assessors should:

Have an internationally-recogniseddiploma-level qualification in ELT (e.g. Cambridge ESOL DELTA or TrinityCollege Dip. TESOL), or Masters degree in TESOL/TEFL/ELT;

Have at least two years’ experience inplanning, designing and running pre-service teacher training courses;

Have excellent report-writing skills.

Applicantsshould write a 250-word essay explaining why they consider themselves suitablefor this post.

Selectedapplicants will have to agree to follow training before they can perform theduties of a course assessor. Selected applicants will be offered a one-yearcontract, renewable every year for a maximum period of three years subject tosatisfactory performance.

Ifyou are interested in submitting an expression of interest to become a TEFLCert. Course Assessor, please send the required information by not later thanFriday, 8th January, 2016. Expressions of interest can be emailed to(efl.mb.mede.gov.mt), or posted to:

ELTCouncil

Ministryfor Education and Employment,

Triql-Assedju l-Kbir,

FlorianaVLT 2000

TelNumber: 2598 2409

Result of Interviews for the Post ofOperations

Manager (Third Parties, Compliance andAdministration) at the Building Regulation Office within the Ministry forTransport and Infrastructure

ThePermanent Secretary notifies that the result of the interviews for theabove-mentioned post has been published and can be viewed on the main noticeboard at the People Management Directorate, Ministry for Transport andInfrastructure, Block ‘A’, Triq Francesco Buonamici, Floriana, and on thenotice board of the Office of the Public Service Commission, Level 2, PalazzoSpinola, Triq San Kristofru, Valletta.

The London Chamber of Commerce andIndustry Series 2 2016  and On DemandApril 2016

The Director of Examinations notifies candidatesintending to sit for the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Series 22016 and On Demand April 2016 Examinations that application forms will be receivedfrom Monday, 4th January, 2016 till Friday, 8th January, 2016, from 8.00 a.m.till noon and from 1.30 p.m. till 4.00 p.m. as follows:

Malta Candidates:

ExaminationsDepartment

TheMall,

TriqSarria,

Floriana

Gozo Candidates:

ExaminationsCentre

TriqFortunato Mizzi,

Victoria,Gozo

Detailsregarding fees and subjects available may be obtained from the above mentionedoffices.

Other details may be obtained from the Department’swebsite on (exams.gov.mt).

AuthorisationExamination required for the Application of Authorisation of a Service Providerfor Electrical Installations as per Legal Notice 225 of 2010 - February 2016

1.The Director of Examinations and the Board of Local Public Examinations notifythat an examination will be held between Monday, 22nd February, 2016 andThursday, 25th February, 2016 to enable successful candidates to apply to theMalta Resources Authority for the issue of authorisations ‘a’ and ‘b’ asstipulated in the Malta Resources Authority Act (Cap. 423) and Legal Notice 225of 2010.

2.The examination will be held in two sections as follows:

(A)Authorisation ‘A’ Examination – Single Phase

PaperI (Written) Electrical Theory:

Timeallowed: 3 hours

Marks:100 (Max.), 50 (Min.)

PaperII (Written) Electrical Installation Technology:

Timeallowed: 3 hours

Marks:100(Max.), 50 (Min.)

PracticalTest (written)/interview

(Max.100 marks – Min. 50 marks)

(B)Authorisation ‘B’ Examination – Three Phase

PaperI (Written) Electrical Theory:

Timeallowed: 3 hours

Marks:100 (Max.), 50 (Min.)

PaperII (Written) Electrical Installation Technology:

Timeallowed: 3 hours

Marks:100 (Max.), 50 (Min.)

Practicaltest (written)/interview

(Max.100 marks - Min. 50 marks)

3.Candidates sitting either for Authorisation A or for Authorisation B for thefirst time are to sit both for Paper I and for Paper II. Absence in eitherpaper will nullify the examination.

4.Candidates, to be able to apply for Authorisation ‘A’ or for Authorisation ‘B’,must obtain a pass mark in both Paper I and Paper II. They will also berequired to sit for the practical test/interview and obtain a pass in order tobe successful.

5.Candidates who obtained a pass in either Paper I or in Paper II are not requiredto resit the paper in which they were successful.

6.Candidates need to obtain a pass in both paper i and paper ii as well as in thepractical/interview within a period of two years from the date of publicationof the first result up to the date of publication of the result of thepractical test/interview. The period of two years will be extended to includethe first session immediately after the lapse of the two years.

7.Application forms may be obtained from the Department of Examinations, The Mall,Triq Sarria, Floriana or the Examinations Centre, Victoria, Gozo or from thewebsite of the Department of Examinations (www.exams.gov.mt) from Monday, 11thJanuary, 2016.

8.Applications will be received at the Department of Examinations, The Mall, TriqSarria, Floriana or the Examinations Centre, Victoria, Gozo from Monday, 11thJanuary, 2016 to Friday, 22nd January, 2016 from 8.00 a.m. to noon and 1.30p.m. to 4.00 p.m.

9.The application should be accompanied by:

a)a copy of the candidate’s identity card, front and back;

b)a fee of €9.30, payments are accepted only by card or cheque payable to thedirector of examinations.

10.Original documents and/or certificates are to be invariably produced forverification when submitting the application form and during the interview.

11.Late applications will not be considered.

12.A copy of the syllabus of the examination may be obtained from the Departmentof Examinations, Floriana and from the Examinations Centre, Victoria, Gozo,during office hours or from the website of the Department of Examinations(www.exams.gov.mt).

13.The board of local public examinations shall have the power to deal summarilywith any candidate who while the examination is in progress, is found to beguilty of misconduct or of any breach of the instructions issued for theguidance of candidates.

14.The board of local public examinations reserves the right to annul theexamination if any irregularity is detected. Such annulment may be in respectof the whole examination even if the detected irregularity is in respect ofonly one paper or a particular stage of the examination.

Extension ofOpening Hours on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve

Inaccordance with Subsidiary Legislation 441.07, it is approved that licensedcatering establishments, night-clubs, discotheques or other premises wheredancing is held may  remain open until4.00 a.m. on the night between Thursday, 24th and Friday, 25th December, 2015and the night between Thursday, 31st December, 2015 and Friday, 1st January,2016.

 All obligations concerning the playing ofamplified music remain unchanged and no annoyance or inconvenience toneighbours is permitted by any sound which may be heard from outside thepremises or by anything else done inside or outside the premises. In the eventof non-compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, the Police may takeany action provided under Subsidiary Legislation 441.07.

This is without prejudice to any otheraction which may be taken under the law.

Closing of theNational Commission for Further and Higher Education (NCFHE) offices

The National Commission for Furtherand Higher Education notifies that its offices shall be closed between Friday,25th December, 2015 and  Sunday, 3rd  January 2016. This also applies to theQualifications Recognition Information Centre (QRIC).

Agricultural Marketing Centres Regulations, 1975

Notice of Opening Hours

Inexercise of his duties in terms of regulation 4 of the Agricultural MarketingCentres Regulations, 1975, the Director responsible for wholesale marketshereby informs that in view of Friday, 25th December, 2015  being Christmas Day and Friday, 1st January,2014 being New Year’s Day the agricultural marketing centre (Pitkalija) will beopen on Monday, 21st December, 2015, on Wednesday, 23rd December, 2015, on Monday,28th December, 2015 and Wednesday, 30th December, 2015 as follows:

Hawkers (with vehicles)  From 7.30 a.m. onwards.

Suspensionof Traffic and Parking

ĦalQormi Local Council notifies that on Saturday, 12th December, 2015 from 4.00p.m. till Sunday, 13th December, 2015 at 3.00 p.m. Triq San Ġużepp will beclosed for traffic.

Noparking is allowed in Triq San Ġużepp, Pjazza San Pawl, part of Triqil-Kunċizzjoni and Triq il-Kbira.

Parkedcars will be towed.

Suspension of Parking

The Birkirkara Local Council notifies that on Sunday,13th December, 2015 from 6.00 a.m. till 2.00 p.m. no parking is allowed in TriqPsaila between Triq il-Vaguni and Triq G. Dimech Debono.