Centre for Labour Studies : biennial report : 2021-2022

Abstract

It is a pleasure to submit to the reader this Biennial Report of the Centre for Labour Studies (CLS), the oldest centre at the University of Malta. This collection covers the two-year period from 2021 to 2022. It highlights the Centre’s activities and encourages policymakers to reflect on the current labour market’s challenges and opportunities. As Malta’s main learning, research and monitoring agency for industrial and employment relations with the European Union context, CLS diligently provides training and reports on significant events in the labour market. The sections below provide a brief overview of the Centre’s activities during the past two years. Learning Programmes. CLS has been offering learning programs since 1983, providing a workforce for Malta of CLS alumni working labour policy, human resource development and occupational health and safety. CLS serves the national requirements for education and training in the labour sector through the Diploma in Gender, Work and Society in collaboration with the Faculty for Social Wellbeing, Bachelor in Work and Human Resources in collaboration with the Faculty for Economics, Management and Accountancy, Bachelor in Occupational Health and Safety, and the Master in Lifelong Career Guidance and Development together with the Faculty of Education. The programmes aim to provide knowledge for officers, policymakers and employers and to promote social dialogue. The design of the curriculum seeks to develop working partnerships and promote synergies between academics, government, trade unions, employers and other actors from civil society involved in the field of labour relations. The programmes aim to sensitise people actively involved or interested in labour issues to current trends, relevant concepts and analytical tools pertinent to this area. [Introduction by Prof. Tanya Sammut Bonnici]