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31.10.19 6 NEWS THE ĠEMMA-HSBC poster competition has been launched to encourage primary school chil- dren in Years 5, 6, 7, and 8, to bet- ter understand the concept of fi- nancial capability, which includes budgeting, saving, spending and prioritisation. e winner will receive a €200 book voucher, while the runner up and the contestant who places third will receive a book voucher of €150 and €100 respectively. Organised by the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Pro- grammes within the Ministry of Education and Employment, with the support of the HSBC Mal- ta Foundation and the Ministry for the Family, Children's Rights and Social Solidarity, the ĠEM- MA-HSBC poster competition is part of the ongoing ĠEMMA campaign. Run by the ĠEMMA team with- in the Ministry for the Family, Chidren's Rights and Social Sol- idarity (MFCS), this campaign aims to improve the financial ca- pability of Maltese citizens to ena- ble them to reach better informed financial decisions which fit their circumstances. As part of this campaign, an in- teractive play called Ġemma Ftit was also developed by the ĠEM- MA team and presented to chil- dren during SkolaSajf over the past summer. During the current scholatic year, the play together with the ĠEMMA direct audience inter- action, remains available to those Heads of Primary schools and or teachers who wish to run the activity in their school or class. Performances, which last a school lesson period, can be booked by contacting the HSBC Malta Foun- dation at glenn.bugeja@hsbc. com or astridsaliba@hsbc.com. A video of the Ġemma Ftit play is also available on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=H- N52cDT8RoI To enter the poster competition, children need to create an A4 or A3 sized graphic, either drawn by hand or computer-generated. is needs to be accompanied by a 50 word description of the work. Entries can be submitted either by email to gemma@gov.mt or by post or in person to ĠEMMA, My Poster Competition, Room 331A, Ministry for Education and Em- ployment, Great Siege Road, Flo- riana. e closing date for entries is Friday, 15 November 2019. All posters entered into the competition will be displayed at St. Benedict College Secondary school in Kirkop on 22 November, when the winners will also be an- nounced during an Entrepreneur- ship and Financial Literacy event that will be organised by the De- partment of Accounting and Busi- ness Studies at the College. More information on the ĠEM- MA-HSBC poster competition is available at www.gemma.gov.mt HSBC Malta Foundation supports financial capability initiatives for primary children PANTA Lesco Limited has sent a team of eight staff members, includ- ing electrical engineers, technicians and esti- mators for a week-long KNX Basic Certification and Partner course in the United Kingdom at the Home of Technologies Training Centre in Lon- don. e aim of the course was to acquire enough knowledge to be able to design, install, test, commission and trou- ble-shoot a KNX system making Panta the partner of choice for commercial or domestic building au- tomation. Following the success- ful completion of this course, Panta Lesco Lim- ited has now become a KNX partner, with Panta Contracting COO Adri- an Borg saying that this was just one of the nu- merous steps being taken to ensure Panta remained at the forefront of build- ing engineering in Malta. "is additional certifi- cation continues to give weight to our core cor- porate values of integri- ty, smart application and excellence at the heart of everything we do," he said. Panta Lesco Limited becomes a KNX partner STUDENTS studying creativity and innova- tion at the University of Malta's Edward de Bono Institute recently had the opportunity to put their knowledge to the test thanks to Melita Limited. The students were, in fact, given a market- ing campaign brief by the company, and asked to pitch their ideas directly to the marketing team. The best ideas will now be taken forward and integrated into Melita's ongoing market- ing and communications plans. Mireille Muscat, Head of Marketing at Mel- ita Limited, said the partnership with the Edward de Bono Institute had been of great benefit for Melita, helping to inject new and creative ideas into its marketing strategy. "This will help us to better communicate the benefits of using Melita's infrastructure and products," she said. "We also hope that the experience will have given a useful practical insight to the students about what awaits them once their studies are completed." Dr Margaret Mangion, Senior Lecturer at the Edward de Bono Institute, said the initi- ative was a great experience for the students, giving them an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to a practical scenario. "The Edward de Bono Institute is commit- ted to building partnerships like this with the private sector as we firmly believe that these initiatives help both students and potential future employers to understand each other's skills and requirements," she said. Melita brief for Edward de Bono Institute students

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