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44 Events maltatoday SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER 2017 Atlas Insurance supports Action for Breast Cancer Foundation This October, Atlas supported Action for Breast Cancer Foun- dation's awareness walks, which started from Pjazza Tigne, Sliema and Pjazza Gavino Gulia, Bormla and proceeded to the Valletta Wa- terfront. Once the participants arrived, they welcomed a group of breast cancer survivors who rowed from Birgu to the Valletta Waterfront. "I would like to thank our main sponsor Atlas for supporting Ac- tion for Breast Cancer Foundation during the event Abreast for Can- cer held on World Breast Health Day 15th October 2017," said Es- ther Sant, co-founder and chair- person. "The message behind the event was that life after breast cancer not only continues normally but can also be a celebration every day. We also wanted to promote a healthy lifestyle by walking and doing other physical exercise." Atlas Director Catherine Calle- ja, who also took part in the walk, said that the company hoped to raise awareness and encourage women to get annual check-ups. "The Foundation, and the survi- vors who took part in the rowing event have shown us that there is life after breast cancer – in fact they are ready to help others who may be suffering," she said. Action for Breast Cancer Foun- dation is a non-governmental or- ganisation whose aim is to lobby for better services and treatment for breast cancer treatment in Malta and Gozo. The Foundation also aims to raise awareness about breast cancer amongst individuals and health care professionals. Rimona Mifsud at the oars, with Steve Attard and Lorraine Vella APS launches Diversified Bond Fund APS Funds SICAV p.l.c., an open- ended Malta UCITS collective in- vestment scheme, has launched its third sub-fund, the APS Diversified Bond Fund. The Fund is aimed at investors who can tolerate moder- ate to high levels of risk and who are willing to invest in a fund for the medium to long-term. The APS Diversified Bond Fund will aim to maximise total return by investing primarily in international debt instruments rated below BBB by Standard and Poor's or equiva- lent, or if unrated, deemed by the Investment Manager to be of equiv- alent quality. The investment uni- verse of the Fund has no geographi- cal limitation, but the Fund is at all times required to maintain at least 20 percent of its total net assets de- nominated in Euro. The Fund will invest in securities issued both by governments and by corporations. Investors have the option to choose between receiving a divi- dend twice annually or to automati- cally add dividends to their invested capital. The Fund can also be ac- cessed via a monthly investment plan. Prospective investors are invited to speak to one of APS Bank's repre- sentatives and to read the Prospec- tus, relative Offering Supplement and KIIDs. These documents will be supplied upon request, or may be downloaded from www.apsfunds. com.mt. Queries can be sent via email to info@apsfunds.comt or tel- ephonically to the Customer Sup- port Centre on 21226644. Discover your Talent: Charlene Fenech chosen as Malta's ambassador for European Vocational Skills Week Charlene Fenech, an MCAST graduate who is now an aircraft engineer with Lufthansa Tech- nik, has been selected as Malta's ambassador for the 2017 Euro- pean Vocational Skills Week be- tween 20 and 24 November. Organised by the European Commission, the week will in- volve hundreds of events across the EU to highlight the benefits that vocational education and training (VET) brings to people of all ages. "Discover your Talent!" is the motto of the campaign and Fenech aims to show that VET and apprenticeships are a smart choice, leading to high-quality jobs and increased employability. Fenech is one of a group of ambassadors from different EU Member States who have volun- teered to spread the word about VET in their home countries. She was selected for the prestigious role by the Commission and the national authorities in Malta due to her inspiring profile. Fenech said it was an honour to be appointed as Malta's ambas- sador. "I am looking forward to share my personal experience in the hope of encouraging others to get involved in vocational education and training," she said. "Every single person, regardless of age or background, has talent, and vocational education and train- ing can provide them with the practical skills, knowledge and competences needed to succeed in the job market and in society at large." Marianne Thyssen, the EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, said that making voca- tional education and training a first option – not a second choice – was at the heart of the Europe- an Vocational Skills Week. Jyrki Katainen, the Commis- sion's Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Com- petitiveness, echoed this, adding: "The most competitive countries in the EU, and in the world, are those that invest most in skills." Last year, nearly 1,000 events took place across Europe dur- ing the inaugural 2016 European Vocational Skills Week, reaching close to a million stakeholders. The 2017 Week is expected to attract an even bigger turnout. The total reach of the campaign hashtags, #EUVocationalSkills and #DiscoverYourTalent last year was over 10.5 million people. OzoGroup supports ageing population conference through OzoCare and CareMark (Malta) OzoGroup, parent company of OzoCare and CareMark Malta, was one of the main sponsors of the Ageing Population - Present and Future Challenges conference, organised by the Learning Institute for HealthCare Professionals. "The care-provision sector is a challenging and dynamic one. As leaders in this sector, OzoGroup is keen to ensure our clients' quality of life and dignity. This is a critical issue since our efforts are directly related to our clients' being able to remain within their own homes, enjoying their community, envi- ronment and their social circles," Fabio Muscat, CEO of OzoGroup said. Through OzoCare and Care- Mark Malta, the Group is spon- soring this educational event as part of its focus on providing high quality care-services. "We believe that continuous professional de- velopment is crucial to our ser- vice delivery and we therefore regularly update our staff training programmes. Supporting this edu- cational conference is part of our effort in updating our skills in the field," Muscat said. OzoGroup set up its subsidiary OzoCare in 2015 to provide help and health/care services. OzoCare is now focused predominantly on outsourcing care services to hos- pitals, care homes and the Govern- ment. More recently, OzoGroup pur- chased CareMark Malta, which provides care services for individu- als of all ages and abilities. It has established a reputation for provid- ing high quality domiciliary care as well as specialised care for persons living with neuro-degenerative dis- orders (including dementia). Care- Mark (Malta) also offers intensive support, training and mentoring programmes for its staff, who un- dergo regular spot-checks to en- sure quality of service. OzoGroup was founded in 1996 and provides outsourcing services to the cleaning, hospitality, secu- rity and health care sectors. The company's growth has led to an overall staff complement of 2,000 dedicated and professionally- trained employees. Only last No- vember, the Group was the first Maltese company to sign onto the London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) Elite – an ambitious inter- national business development and support programme. The Group aims to be floated on the London Stock Exchange in November 2018. The Ageing Population – Present and Future Challenges conference was organised by the Learning In- stitute for HealthCare Profession- als and was held on the 20th Octo- ber at the Grand Hotel, Mgarr.