Meeting the challenges of the construction industry
EURES Malta recently organised a business breakfast for employers and HR managers from the local construction industry with a view to assisting it with recruitment issues. Felix Borg, general manager of operations at the Employment and Training...
EURES Malta recently organised a business breakfast for employers and HR managers from the local construction industry with a view to assisting it with recruitment issues.
Felix Borg, general manager of operations at the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC), explained the several services and schemes offered by ETC and from which several local companies and workers are benefitting.
Mr Borg also spoke of the need for a comprehensive approach to tackling recruitment problems, which include raising skill levels, improving conditions of work and ensuring full health and safety measures.
EURES manager Raphael Scerri explained that the European Employment Services is a co-operation network of public employment services to facilitate the free movement of workers within the EU 27, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.
During the business breakfast, an emphasis was made on the EURES portal, a popular tool among foreign and local employers. Over a million vacancies and 100,000 CVs are available on the portal. A number of local employers from various sectors have already successfully recruited European employees through this portal.
Robert Suban, manager at the Employment Licences Unit at the ETC, spoke about work permit procedures and obligations of employers when recruiting foreigners.
Joe Cutajar, senior manager at the ETC Training Services Division, gave an overview of the training services offered by the corporation, namely apprenticeships, traineeships and several training programmes related to the construction industry.
At the end of the meeting, guests met several EURES advisers from Bulgaria and Hungary.
Employers and HR managers wishing to learn more about EURES and how it can help with recruitment, should contact a EURES adviser at the ETC on freephone 8007 6505 or by e-mail at eures.etc@gov.mt.
More information on ETC employment schemes and services, training programmes, financial aid for training employees and EURES can be obtained by visiting the website www.etc.gov.mt.