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STUDENTS FROM STATE, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS RECEIVE TOP AWARDS
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25/07/2001
25/07/2001
| A number of Gold medals of excellence have been | awarded to Maltese students from state vocational education institutions for their outstanding achievement in the 1999 series of City and Guilds examinations. The awardees and their respective areas of specialization are: |
| Edward Caruana | Technician Diploma in Applied Mechanical Engineering -Manufacturing |
| Raniero Farrugia | Technician Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Theory - Plant Technology |
| Rolan Camilleri | Technician Diploma in Applied Mechanical and Electrical Engineering - Plant Technology |
| Daniel Zammit | Technician Diploma in Applied Mechanical and Electrical Engineering - Mechatronics |
| Philip Mario Agius | Technician Diploma in Motor Vehicle Systems |
| Daniel Bonnici | System Design and Fault Finding |
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| The first six students attended the Mikelang Sapiano | Technical Institute while the seventh was a student at the Carmen Carbonaro School of Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy. |
| City and Guilds medals are only awarded to candidates | who distinguish themselves through their exceptional performance in examinations. International standards are used as performance benchmarks. |
| Mr Michael Swan, Chief Executive of City and Guilds | International is currently in Malta specifically for the presentation ceremony. Mr. Swan explained that out of the 50,000 candidates who have sat for the City and Guilds exam from 120 countries around the world, only 84 medals of excellence have been awarded. Mr. Swan said that it gives him great pleasure that out of the 84 medals, 11 (13%) were being awarded to Malta, which puts Malta as the country that received most medals internationally. Mr. Swan emphasised that Maltese candidates have consistently received medals of excellence, demonstrating a high standard of teaching. "This is an impressive achievement" said Mr. Swan in conclusion. |
| During the presentation ceremony, the Minister of | Education Dr. Louis Galea said that both the Education authorities and himself are very proud of the outstanding achievement of these Maltese students. It is indeed to the credit of these students and their tutors that such high international standards are reached. The Minister added that Maltese students have, over the years, proven that they have the capacity for achieving the highest grades internationally. |
| Government is committed to giving the vocational | sector a boost. with the opening, this October, of over 30 courses under six new institutes at the Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST), as well as the ongoing reform in the technology education field which is targeting students at both primary and secondary levels. Teachers of technology education can now follow a course leading to a Certificate in Technology Education which is being offered for the first time by the University of Malta as from next October. |
| The Minister said that Government is investing | heavily in this sector so as to develop a human resource pool which will allow our country to remain competitive in the international markets as well as open new horizons for development. The Minister said that the Malta College for Art, Science and Technology has all the ingredients necessary to become a centre for excellence in this field, and is testimony to government's commitment in this sector. The Minister encouraged both male and female, young students as well as adults who already hold a job, to take advantage of the new learning opportunities being offered by the College. Dr. Galea concluded by congratulating all the students for their outstanding performance. |
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