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REPORTS OF THE NATIONAL MEMBERS 47

REPORT OF THE MALTESE FEANI
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Maltese Chamber of Engineers and Kamra tal- Periti (Chamber of Architects) have
joined to form “Inginiera Malta”
Year of Adhesion: 1978 (Chamber of Engineers), 1920 (Kamra tal- Periti (Chamber of
Architects). These Chambers joined forces in 2018/2019 to form Inginiera Malta
Declared engineers: 529 members of the Chamber of Engineers
Number of EUR INGs: 158
Adresss:
Professional Centre - Sliema Road - GZIRA GZR 1633, Malta
Tel: +356 2133 4858 - Fax: +356 2134 7118
info@coe.org.mt
www.coe.org.mt

Engineers Malta professionals to undertake continuous training within their
The formation of EEAG (Engineers Europe Advisory Group) field. The Chamber of Engineers felt that the best approach
acted as the catalyst for the Chamber of Engineers (CoE) to tackle this was to create a voluntary CPD programme. The
to set up a joint committee with the Chamber of Architects Chamber of Engineers CPD Committee has drafted a CPD
and Civil Engineers (Kamra tal-Periti – KTP) to represent guideline document.
the interest of all engineers in Malta. The name of this
committee, and hence the new FEANI National Member for Further activities of the Chamber of Engineers
Malta, is called “Engineers Malta”. in 2019 included:
• discussions with Government and the Planning Authority
Chamber of Engineers over the role of mechanical and electrical engineers in
STEM Education and Engineering: The European Centre for the building industry
the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) expects
that by 2025 around 26 per cent of all employment in • analyses of the downward trend of students entering
Europe will be in professions related to science, engineering, university to study engineering
healthcare, business and teaching. To address this challenge,
the Education subcommittee within the Chamber of • setting up of a new strategy, to be implemented by the
Engineers carried out study on the current situation in Malta Council formed in February 2020. The strategy included
particularly as regards to the education of youngsters in improvement on the public relationships, communication
related STEM fields. methods (including new website) and local educational
issues:
Continuous Professional Development: The Engineering
Profession Act (Chapter 321) currently does not include a ° continuation of the discussion initiated in 2019 with
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme Government and the Engineering Profession Board
for warranted professionals. Locally, the Malta Federation over a proposed revision of the law regulating the
of Professional Associations identified the need for profes- profession of engineering in Malta
sions to employ CPD programmes in order to encourage