MATEFL AGM JUNE 2009 EFL MONITORING BOARD CHANGES TO LEGAL NOTICE 60 OF 1996 Introducing Some Proposed Changes AS IS AS PROPOSED FRANCIS STIVALA EFL SCHOOLS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE

WHAT IS THE EFL MONITORING BOARD? –OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY ON EFL WITHIN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION –ADVISES MINISTER ON EFL POLICY –SETS AND MAINTAINS OPERATING STANDARDS (QUALIFICATIONS AND SERVICES) –REGULATES EFL SCHOOLS –LICENCES EFL SCHOOLS –ISSUES EFL TEACHER PERMITS

IS IT DISTINCT FROM FELTOM ? ASSOCIATION OF EFL SCHOOLS OPEN TO ANY SCHOOL MEETING THE MEMBERSHIP ACCREDITATION CRITERIA SETS OPERATING STANDARDS (QUALIFICATIONS AND SERVICES - FOR MEMBERS ONLY) RESEARCHES, LEADS, ADVISES NEGOTIATES WITH AUTHORITIES IS THE VOICE OF EFL IN MALTA AND INTERNATIONALLY

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF EFL IN MALTA 1963 INITIATIVE OF UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPT AND STUDENT TRAVEL OFFICE 1989 FELTOM IS FOUNDED TO CONSTITUTE NATIONAL VOICE FOR ALL EFL SCHOOLS SET STANDARDS IN ALL ASPECTS OF EFL STAY LOBBIED FOR NATIONAL STATUS & STANDARDS 1996 GOVERNMENT ENACTS FIRST EFL LEGISLATION WORLD-WIDE & SETS UP M.B GOVERNMENT ENACTS HOST FAMILY ACCOMMODATION LEGISLATION 2008 GOVERNMENT DIRECTS NEW 2015 STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND EFL

TOWARDS 2015 INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE ACCREDITATION OF ELT SCHOOLS QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ELT TEACHING CREATE SECTORAL FRAMEWORK OF ELT QUALIFICATIONS REFERENCED TO MALTA QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK (MQF) AND TO EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK TUITION LEVELS ADDRESS ELT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS UPGRADE ELT TO REGULATED PROFESSION REVIVE SPOKEN ENGLISH NATIONWIDE CREATE: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING COUNCIL ADDRESS TOURISM PERSPECTIVE OF ELT

DIRECTOR OF STUDIES MUST HAVE : FIRST DEGREE IN ENGLISH OR DIPLOMA IN TEFL PLUS MINIMUM 1,000 ELT HOURS INTERNATIONAL POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA (DELTA or Dip.TESOL) OR HIGHER QUALIFICATION IN TEFL PLUS MINIMUM 1,000 ELT HOURS OR FIRST DEGREE IN ENGLISH (MAIN) PLUS INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN TEFL (CELTA or Cert.TESOL) PLUS MINIMUM 1,000 ELT HOURS

TEACHERS MUST HAVE: A LEVEL ENGLISH OR MONITORING BOARD EXAM MATRICULATION STANDARD OF EDUCATION SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION INDUCTION COURSE TEACHERS & PRIVATE / HOME TUITION PROVIDERS: MONITORING BOARD ENGLISH LANGUAGE OR HIGHER RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION PLUS SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF RECOGNISED COURSE IN METHODOLOGY OR INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN TEFL (CELTA or Cert.TESOL) PLUS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION POLICE CERTIFICATE OF GOOD CONDUCT

TEACHERS MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE TEACHERS & PRIVATE / HOME TUITION PROVIDERS MUST BE AT LEAST: 18 YEARS OF AGE IN YEARS OF AGE IN 2010 AND YEARS OF AGE IN 2012 AND LATER

EFL PERMIT VALID FOR 1 YEAR RENEWABLE ANNUALLY ON APPLICATION TEACHERS & PRIVATE / HOME TUITION PROVIDERS MUST POSSESS: EFL PERMIT VALID FOR NOT MORE THAN 5 YEARS EFL PERMIT RENEWABLE UPON HOLDER: HAVING CARRIED OUT PROGRAMME OF CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ELT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE MONITORING BOARD POSSESSING POLICE GOOD CONDUCT CERTIFICATE

TEACHER TRAINERS TEACHER TRAINER MUST POSSESS: INTERNATIONAL POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA (DELTA or Dip.TESOL) OR HIGHER RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION IN TEFL PLUS MINIMUM 1000 ELT HOURS OR INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN TEFL (CELTA or Cert.TESOL) PLUS CERTIFICATE IN TRAINING UPON SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS FOLLOWING A TEACHER TRAINING COURSE RECOGNISED BY MONITORING BOARD PLUS MINIMUM 2,000 ELT HOURS

ACCREDITATION AND ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION ACCREDITATION (BASE LEVEL) SCHOOLS SHALL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEME AT ALL TIMES TO BE LICENCED ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION SCHOOLS SATISFYING FURTHER REQUIREMENTS MAY HAVE THEIR COURSES RECOGNISED AT A SECTORAL QUALIFICATION LEVEL OF MALTA QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK WITH TUITION LEVELS CONFORMING WITH THE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK TUITION LEVEL