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9 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 2 FEBRUARY 2020 NEWS Senior Technical Officer - ICT • A-level in ICT or a relevant recognize qualification in ICT at MQF level 4 or higher • Able to speak in both Maltese and English • One (1) year of experience in ICT systems support administration. Job Title: Qualifications: Experience: JOB VACANCY MAIN JOB PURPOSE: Responsible and oversee the day to day running of the Computers, Telephone Network Infrastructure and Network services and to ensure that they function smoothly. The job holder will be supervising the available resources (human, material and systems) in the diagnosing, maintaining and repairing, digital equipment and / or any ICT related Hardware pertaining to Lands Authority related parties and reporting status and analysis. Jobsplus permit no. 33/2020 Closing Date: 17th February 2020 https://landsauthority.org.mt/about-us/careers/ training itself and what value it gives to the migrant's daily life. The survey also indicates that although training in English is considered as a more pressing need, a substantial percentage also recognise the importance of learning Maltese. Most of those who have ac- tually received some training had done so in learning either Maltese or English, with 57% saying the training had been 'useful'. More than 75% would like training on local culture and all respondents recognised the importance of learning about local laws, saying they consid- ered job-related training im- portant or essential. But half of the respondents consider training in European values as being not important. 52% also said training in un- derstanding European laws and institutions as not important. The results show that the ma- jority of the participants (55%) do not have an opinion about what kind of training they pre- fer, but many participants (26%) answered that they prefer to have face-to-face training. The majority (74%) would be willing to travel up to 30 minutes to have training, 55% would be willing to spend from 5 to 10 hours in training per week, and 59% prefer training in the evening. The survey was based on a non-representative sample of 151 migrants in all participant countries, 27 of which hailing from Malta. The migrants in- terviewed in Malta hailed from a variety of countries including Serbia, Libya and the Philip- pines. 62% of all migrants inter- viewed in all five countries have never received training as migrants in their host country. Migrants interviewed in a fo- cus group reported that Identi- ty Malta, which deals with res- idence permits, was "especially difficult to deal with". Accord- ing to one participant, "the frustrations created by these bureaucratic hurdles de-moti- vate migrants". Migrants coming from non-English speaking back- grounds said their first priority is learning English or Maltese. "Without knowledge of either of these two languages it is not possible to access any of the other training." The participants insisted their first priority was securing their status in Malta, since without obtaining a regularised status life is extremely problematic. Obtaining such a status and maintaining it was considered complex. Another priority was getting work and working as much as possible to secure their eco- nomic position. In this context the participants stressed that not all employers were cooper- ating in allowing their workers time for training. As one par- ticipant stated, "migrants can- not focus on education when they have more basic prob- lems". Some of the participants mentioned the fact that they had very little time left for at- tending training when they had to keep up with work, family responsibilities and "chasing Maltese bureaucracy". Respondents expressed mixed views with regards to training possibilities through e-learn- ing. While some thought that the number of migrants who had the aptitude to use such methods was limited, others believe that there was a signifi- cant proportion of the migrant community, especially younger migrants, who would be more inclined to use e-learning, something which may encour- age the older migrants to learn from their younger relatives. A unanimous preference was expressed in favour of phone apps. It was, however, pointed out that language could be an issue and that it was recom- mended to have Arabic and Amharic versions available to expand the possible target au- dience. The survey indicates that although training in English is considered as a more pressing need, a substantial percentage also recognise the importance of learning Maltese