Services
MEFF
Malta Education Foresight Forum
The Malta Education Foresight Forum (MEFF) was launched on 14th October 2024 as part of Malta’s National Education Strategy 2024–2030. Emerging from Malta’s involvement in the EU-funded LIMinal Project alongside Lithuania, Italy, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), MEFF aims to enhance strategic foresight in education, ensuring Malta's system remains innovative, adaptable, and future-ready. It anticipates and addresses present and future educational challenges by engaging educators, policymakers, and stakeholders.
MEFF operates through three key components: the Steering Committee, the Network of Experts, and the Transformation Hub. The Steering Committee oversees strategic foresight, identifies trends in technology and demographics, and ensures stakeholder participation in policymaking. It emphasises capacity building and continuous monitoring. The Network of Experts, including the OECD and the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), provides expert knowledge, conducts research, and supports policy development through trend analysis and risk assessment. Their work enhances innovation and stakeholder collaboration. The Transformation Hub is an experimental space where educators and students test new educational concepts and technologies in a controlled environment, fostering hands-on learning and adaptability.
A key outcome of MEFF is the establishment of policies like the Homework Policy. Through the integration of research, feedback, and innovation, MEFF ensures Malta's education system remains progressive, inclusive, and equipped to tackle future challenges.
Malta Education Foresight Forum
Closing Date:
05.08.2025
The Malta Education Foresight Forum (MEFF) was launched on 14th October 2024 as part of Malta’s National Education Strategy 2024–2030. Emerging from Malta’s involvement in the EU-funded LIMinal Project alongside Lithuania, Italy, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), MEFF aims to enhance strategic foresight in education, ensuring Malta's system remains innovative, adaptable, and future-ready. It anticipates and addresses present and future educational challenges by engaging educators, policymakers, and stakeholders.
MEFF operates through three key components: the Steering Committee, the Network of Experts, and the Transformation Hub. The Steering Committee oversees strategic foresight, identifies trends in technology and demographics, and ensures stakeholder participation in policymaking. It emphasises capacity building and continuous monitoring. The Network of Experts, including the OECD and the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), provides expert knowledge, conducts research, and supports policy development through trend analysis and risk assessment. Their work enhances innovation and stakeholder collaboration. The Transformation Hub is an experimental space where educators and students test new educational concepts and technologies in a controlled environment, fostering hands-on learning and adaptability.
A key outcome of MEFF is the establishment of policies like the Homework Policy. Through the integration of research, feedback, and innovation, MEFF ensures Malta's education system remains progressive, inclusive, and equipped to tackle future challenges.
ELET
Early Leaving from Education and Training
Malta's Early Leaving from Education and Training (ELET) Strategy, launched in July
2023 by the Ministry for Education and Sport, aims to reduce the ELET rate to the European Union’s target of 9% by 2030.
ELET refers to individuals aged 18 to 24 who have attained, at most, a lower secondary education
and are not engaged in further education or training. This strategy aligns with
Sustainable Development Goal 4, promoting inclusive and equitable quality
education.
The strategy adopts a two-fold comprehensive approach: an Early Warning System
to monitor and address ELET risk indicators and a whole-school approach to combat
early leaving from education and training. In line with the EU model, the strategy’s
objectives revolve around three main pillars - prevention, intervention, and
compensation - which include 15 strategic measures and 88 deliverables, designed
to improve educational opportunities from early childhood through postcompulsory education.
Key initiatives include the Family-Community-School Link
programme, which encourages parental engagement, the provision of free
childcare for all children, an increased focus on language and reading instruction in
primary education, enhanced career guidance, and reduced barriers to accessing
post-compulsory education. These initiatives aim to foster a more inclusive and
supportive educational environment, thus ensuring that every student has ample
opportunities to thrive.
Early Leaving from Education and Training
Closing Date:
05.08.2025
Malta's Early Leaving from Education and Training (ELET) Strategy, launched in July
2023 by the Ministry for Education and Sport, aims to reduce the ELET rate to the European Union’s target of 9% by 2030.
ELET refers to individuals aged 18 to 24 who have attained, at most, a lower secondary education
and are not engaged in further education or training. This strategy aligns with
Sustainable Development Goal 4, promoting inclusive and equitable quality
education.
The strategy adopts a two-fold comprehensive approach: an Early Warning System
to monitor and address ELET risk indicators and a whole-school approach to combat
early leaving from education and training. In line with the EU model, the strategy’s
objectives revolve around three main pillars - prevention, intervention, and
compensation - which include 15 strategic measures and 88 deliverables, designed
to improve educational opportunities from early childhood through postcompulsory education.
Key initiatives include the Family-Community-School Link
programme, which encourages parental engagement, the provision of free
childcare for all children, an increased focus on language and reading instruction in
primary education, enhanced career guidance, and reduced barriers to accessing
post-compulsory education. These initiatives aim to foster a more inclusive and
supportive educational environment, thus ensuring that every student has ample
opportunities to thrive.
FCSL
Family Community School Link
The Family-Community-School Link (FCSL) is an initiative designed to strengthen the connection between schools, families, and local communities. The National Education Strategy aims to create a unified student support system by engaging families, supporting educators, and fostering partnerships with community organisations.
The FCSL was introduced as a pilot initiative in the Maltese state schools during the 2024-2025 scholastic year and serves as a crucial component of the Early Leaving from Education and Training Strategy (ELET), which was launched in July 2023. This strategy is aligned with the European Union’s objective of reducing the early school leaving rate to under 9% by 2030.
The primary aim of this initiative is to enhance educators' support by creating opportunities for parents and guardians to participate and actively work collaboratively in their children's education. Through the support of the National and European Union (EU) Funds, the service was initially launched in October 2024 in four schools, with plans to extend the initiative to 10 schools in 2025. Since January 2025, the programme has conducted 713 interventions and addressed 191 cases.
Family Community School Link
Closing Date:
05.08.2025
The Family-Community-School Link (FCSL) is an initiative designed to strengthen the connection between schools, families, and local communities. The National Education Strategy aims to create a unified student support system by engaging families, supporting educators, and fostering partnerships with community organisations.
The FCSL was introduced as a pilot initiative in the Maltese state schools during the 2024-2025 scholastic year and serves as a crucial component of the Early Leaving from Education and Training Strategy (ELET), which was launched in July 2023. This strategy is aligned with the European Union’s objective of reducing the early school leaving rate to under 9% by 2030.
The primary aim of this initiative is to enhance educators' support by creating opportunities for parents and guardians to participate and actively work collaboratively in their children's education. Through the support of the National and European Union (EU) Funds, the service was initially launched in October 2024 in four schools, with plans to extend the initiative to 10 schools in 2025. Since January 2025, the programme has conducted 713 interventions and addressed 191 cases.