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Creation of Continuous Professional Development Programme for Educators
Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Malta’s National Curriculum Framework (2012) was designed to reflect the aims and goals of the EU2020 strategy. For this to be successful, the need is felt for the creation of a revised version of the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme for educators in Malta, that is consistent with the framework’s underlying EU 2020’s principles of equity, diversity, inclusivity and social justice in education. The Mediterranean basin experiences comparatively higher rates of migration thus necessitating the introduction and consolidation of these necessary skills set to deal with the exponential growth of multiculturalism within the continent. In collaboration with Forth (Greece) and the Universita’ Degli Studi di Verona (Italy), this three-year project will therefore create a CPD Programme for educators in today’s day and age built on shared European experiences and collaboration, and to share the lessons and knowledge gained with the European partners as well as other educational systems wishing to conduct similar experiments. These partners will provide workshops to over 500 educators in Malta over a period of two years. An impact assessment evaulation of the project will take place in the third year. Since the ultimate aim of the project is to bring about change through CPD initiatives, it indeed is a form of action research. Once this has been carried out, data will be collected to assess what impact this CPD initiative has had on the educators themselves as well as on the performance of a cohort of young students. This entails comparing results of students before and after the CPD intervention, as well as feedback from the educators who participated in the workshops. Ultimately, students will benefit from high-quality education and training that will allow them to adapt to globalised complex environments in which creativity, innovation, initiative, entrepreneurship and commitment to continuous learning are as important as knowledge. The impact of this CPD initiative will also positively affect student retention and reduce early school leaving while promoting lifelong learning amongst students and educators.
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