Director Planning and Development at Education Division appointed

Mr. Joseph Sammut has been appointed Director responsible for Planning and Development in the structure of the Education Division within the Ministry of Education and Human Resources.

The functions of his Department are to co-ordinate the development of educational policies in both state and non-state schools. He will also be responsible for divisional operation plans and for the development of the strategic plan for education in Malta.

Mr. Sammut has been working in the educational sphere for these last 38 years. He headed the Guidance and Counselling Unit within the Education Division and was the mastermind behind the Careers Convention. Last June, Mr. Sammut was given the Worker of the Year Award.

Other responsibilities that fall within his department are research and statistics and the training and further development of professional staff.