Feltom's commitment towards the community
With reference to the letter titled Raucous English Language Students by Josette DeGabriele, the Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations in Malta (Feltom) is committed towards the community and has done its best to ensure its...
With reference to the letter titled Raucous English Language Students by Josette DeGabriele, the Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations in Malta (Feltom) is committed towards the community and has done its best to ensure its well-being.
Beyond its educational duties, Feltom is actually proactive in a number of ways in an attempt to mitigate any impact that part of the industry may have on the local community. In fact, in collaboration with the Malta Tourism Authority, Feltom was involved in developing a student guide which has specific sections on student behaviour in our country.
Feltom's commitment to the community's well-being also includes organising regular non-alcoholic activities in venues away from the Paceville/St Julians area.
Feltom is also in regular contact with the Ministry for Tourism and the MTA and actively participates in weekly discussion meetings with the key stake-holders, the Ministry for Tourism, the MTA, the Police Force, the MHRA and the GRTU. Before the beginning of the high season, Feltom has also held various meetings with the Sliema, St Julians, Swieqi and Pembroke local councils to openly discuss any issues in a joint effort to try to find any possible solution. The federation maintains this dialogue with the community through the local councils and will continue to discuss any points made through the right channels.
There are 50 licensed schools in Malta and Gozo and of these the federation represents 16. For schools to be accepted by the federation they undergo a rigorous accreditation scheme. This process ensures consistent high standards for member schools and includes, among the many measures, directives for student conduct, and standards for facilities, staff and training.
It should also be noted that more than 57 per cent of language students in Malta are over 18, but minor students have a closely-monitored curfew time, which means that they should be at their accommodation by specified times and measures are taken when they are not.