MITA launches new upgraded student placement programme

The Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) has today launched the Student Placement Programme for employers seeking temporary additional ICT and ICT-related human resources.

The Student Placement Programme this year has been significantly improved and made more attractive to employers as government will be co-financing 50 per cent of the students' wage.

The programme pools together a number of students wishing to find a work-attachment for the summer in which they can apply their ICT and ICT-related business knowledge and capabilities. 

During the past five years of the programme, hundreds of employers and students alike have benefited from active participation.  This year, MITA and MITC have added a significant new incentive - government will be co-financing 50 per cent of the students' wage.

The work experience for students is intended to cover 11 weeks of meaningful ICT and ICT-related assignments, on a 30-hour week basis, within the period July-September 2012.  The rate of remuneration is of €5.31/hour - 50 per cent of which will be co-financed by Government in order to encourage more employers - from different sectors - to take advantage of and participate in the programme.  Students can fulfill a variety of roles within both ICT-intensive workplaces as well as other business-related environments.

The Student Placement Programme is considered to be an important measure alongside other MITA human capital policy actions to address the talent requirements demanded by the industry.  The programme provides an active platform where students can interact with employers from different sectors - ICT producing as well as ICT using - thus providing students with invaluable experience.

Employers participating in the programme will be boosting the employability and work-readiness of the students with this immersive work-place formation opportunity. The programme is intended to align closer the students' expectations and understanding of a workplace to the real professional world.

 Employers wishing to participate in this programme should send an e-mail to [email protected] clearly indicating any qualification preferences and the knowledge / skill level they are seeking, together with an indication of the number of placements they are willing to make available to students. 

MITA will seek to match the demand against supply on the basis of the employers' requirements and will send participating employers a list of candidates together with CVs and unofficial transcripts (where available).  Employers can then conduct interviews with the students and select the ones they wish to engage.  Employers are urged to apply before the 25th June 2012.

Students, following an ICT or ICT-related course at University, MCAST or at a private training provider, can apply for a summer placement by Monday, 18th June 2012.  Student applications are only accepted online through an electronic form available from www.mita.gov.mt/spp.

Further information regarding this programme for both the employers and students is available from www.mita.gov.mt/spp.