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Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,478 of 25 September 2015

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EXAMINATIONS DEPARTMENT

Final Result forthe Post of Executive Officer in the Malta Public Service  - 2012
The revised resultin accordance with paragraphs 13 and 14.6 of the call for applicationspublished in Government Gazette No 18,986 of the 9th November, 2012 has beenfixed on the notice boards of the Examinations Department, the Mall, Triq Sarria, Floriana and at theExaminations Centre, Triq Fortunato Mizzi,Victoria, Gozo.

EXAMINATIONS DEPARTMENT

Final ResitResult for the Post of Executive Officer in the Malta Public Service – 2012
The revised resitresult in accordance with paragraphs 13 and 14.6 of the call for applicationspublished in Government Gazette 18,986 of the 9th November, 2012 and call forapplications, Government Gazette 19,092 of the 24th May, 2013 has been fixed onthe notice boards of the Department of Examinations, the Mall, Triq Sarria, Floriana and at theExaminations Centre, Triq Fortunato Mizzi,Victoria, Gozo.

Authority for Transport in Malta

Examination forthe issue of a licence of a Maritime Pilot on probation
The Authority for Transport inMalta, notifies that a competitive examination for the issue of a licence toserve as a Pilot on probation will be held in terms of the Maritime PilotageRegulations (S.L.499.26), published under the Authority for Transport in MaltaAct (Cap. 499).
No person shall belicensed to serve as a Pilot unless such person:
1. Candidates must:
(i) is not lessthan twenty-three years of age and not over forty years of age on the closingdate of the submission of applications;
(ii) producessatisfactory evidence of good character and sobriety of conduct. (Certificateof Conduct from Commissioner of Police);
(iii) has beendeclared to be physically and mentally fit to serve as a Pilot by a medicalboard appointed by the Authority and in accordance with appropriate standardsof medical fitness established by the Authority to ensure that a Pilot does nothave a condition that could jeopardize or hinder the safe conduct of pilotageoperations;
(iv) producessatisfactory evidence that he has served as an officer for not less than threeyears on ships of 2,000 gross tons and over;
(v) is able toread, write and speak Maltese and English fluently;
(vi) is inpossession of a valid driving licence. 
2. Candidates mustpossess one of the following qualifications in the following order of priority:
(i) a certificateof competency of a Master of  a ship of3,000 GT or more without limitations (STCW Regulation II/2) issued by theAuthority in terms of the Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification)Regulations, as amended;
(ii) an equivalentcertificate to (i) issued by the relevant Authority of a flag state that isparty to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certificationand Watchkeeping for Services, 1978 as amended;
(iii) a certificateof competency of Chief Mate of a ship of 3,000 GT or more without limitations(STCW Regulation II/2) issued by the Authority in terms of the MerchantShipping (Training and Certification) Regulations, as amended;
(iv) an equivalentcertificate to (iii) issued by the relevant Authority of a flag state that isparty to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certificationand Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 as amended;
3. Before a licenceis granted to a candidate to serve as a trainee Pilot the Authority shall besatisfied that such candidate:
(i) satisfies theprovisions of 1 and 2 as stated above;
(ii) has passed, tothe satisfaction of the panel of examiners appointed by the Board from theTechnical Committee, a written and, or oral examination based on a syllabuswhich is published from time to time by the Authority;
(iii) When acandidate satisfies the requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3(a) and (b), theAuthority, on the advice of the Technical Committee, may issue to suchcandidate a licence to serve as a trainee pilot subject to such conditions asthe Authority, on the advice of the Technical Committee, may deem fit;
(iv) A licenceissued in terms of provision 3 above, shall, unless previously revoked, remainvalid for a period of six months from date of issue, during which time thelicencee shall be deemed to be a trainee Pilot;
4. The traineePilot shall be trained and renumerated during his traineeship by the serviceprovider.  At the end of the traineeship,the service provider shall submit a report of the trainee pilot’s result oftraining to the Authority.
5. The traineePilot who fails to satisfy the provisions prescribed in the Regulations may beallowed to undergo further training for a period not exceeding six months.
6. The traineePilot who satisfies the requirements prescribed in the Regulations shall beissued a licence to serve as a pilot by the Authority and shall be deemed to bea regular member of the Malta Maritime Pilots Cooperative.
7. Applications fornomination to sit for the competitive examination will be received by theSecretary to the Chief Officer, Ports and Yachting Directorate, TransportMalta, Malta Transport Centre, Xatt l-Għassara tal-Għeneb, Marsa   MRS 1917 by not later than Friday, 16thOctober, 2015.  Late applications shallnot be considered.
8. Candidates whocall personally at the office of the Secretary to submit their applicationshall be given a receipt. Applications, which arrive by post, should be sent byRegistered Post in order to ensure safe receipt.  These applications shall be acknowledgedaccordingly.
9. The result ofthe examination shall be published on the Authority’s notice-board.

Department of Examinations

ELTCouncil
TheDirector of Examinations and the ELT Council notify candidates, who areinterested to sit for TELT (Test for English Language Teachers) which will beaccepted as an alternative to Advanced Level in English for the purpose ofissuing ELT Teaching Permits, that application forms will be received fromMonday, 5th October, 2015 to Friday, 16th October, 2015 between 8.00 a.m. andnoon and from 1.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. at the following offices:
 Malta candidates:               ExaminationsDepartment
                                                TheMall, Triq Sarria,
                                                Floriana,Malta
Gozocandidates:                  Examinations Centre
                                                TriqFortunato Mizzi,
                                                Victoria,Gozo
2.  The examination will consist of Part I –Written Session in English and Part II – Oral Session in English.
3.  Part I – Written Session in English will beheld on Saturday, 14th November, 2015.
4.    Part II – Oral Session in English will onlybe open to those candidates who successfully complete Part I of the EnglishLanguage Examination.
5.   Part II will be held in January, 2016.
6.In order to pass, candidates are expected to obtain a Pass, Pass with Merit ora Distinction in each part of the examination.
7.  Part I – Written Session in English will beadministered by the Director of Examinations while the ELT Council will beresponsible for Part II –  Oral Sessionin English and the publication of the final result.
8.The Director of Examinations and the ELT Council will have the power to dealsummarily with any candidate who, while the examination is in progress, isfound guilty of misconduct or any other breach of the instructions issued forthe guidance of candidates.  The ELTCouncil reserves the right to annul any part or the whole examination if anyirregularity is detected in the English Language Examination.
9.Together with each application, candidates must pay a fee of €46.50 and producea copy of their official I.D. Card or other means of identification.  Payment must be made either by credit card orby cheque payable to the Director of Examinations.
10.Application forms may be obtained from the Examinations Department, The Mall,Triq Sarria, Floriana, Malta, or the Examinations Centre, Triq Fortunato Mizzi,Victoria, Gozo, from Monday, 5th October, 2015. These application forms may also be downloaded from the website of theExaminations Department (www.exams.gov.mt).

DIRECTORATE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AND EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS

Results for theEngagement in the Position of Part-Time Adult Educators on a Definite Contractwithin the Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Early School Leavers
The Director,Lifelong Learning and Early School Leavers, notifies that the results of theinterviews for the Engagement in the Position of Part-time Adult Educators on aDefinite Contract within the Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Early SchoolLeavers, as published in the Government Gazette No. 19,320 of the 3rd October,2014, have been published. Results are for the following subjects:
1. English
2.  English as a Foreign Language
3. Italian
4. Maltese
5. Chemistry
6. Physics
7. Basic Techniquesin Cake Decoration
8. ElectricalInstallation
9. Pottery andCeramics
10. Clay Modellingand Moulding
11.  Health, Wellbeing and Successful Ageing
12. Psychology
13. ArtAppreciation
14. Violin
15. Saxophone
16.  Flute
17. Guitar
18. TraditionalMusical Instruments
19. Clarinet
20. Piano
A copy of theresult may be found on the main notice-board, Education Information Centre,Education Building, Triq l-Assedju l-Kbir, Floriana. In the case of applicantsfor courses which are going to be held in Gozo, the result sheets may be foundat the Education Office, Victoria, Gozo.

Malta Competition And Consumer Affairs Authority

Inexercise of the powers conferred by article 22 of the Malta Competition andConsumer Affairs Authority Act, 2011, (Act No. VI of 2011), the MaltaCompetition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) has approved and endorsedthe following Maltese Standard which now has the status of National Standard asfrom the date of this Government official publication.
Thisstandard is available from:
Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity, PalazzoFerreria, 310, Triq ir-Repubblika, Valletta VLT 2000, Malta, and
MaltaCompetition and Consumer Affairs Authority, National Road, Blata l-Bajda, Ħamrun HMR 9010, Malta.
SM/DSWS 4200:2014 - Residential Servicesfor Persons with Disabilities.

MALTA LIBRARIES

National Library
It is notified for general information that theMinistry for Education and Employment has approved that on Friday, 9th October,2015, the National Library will be closed to the public.