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Students'
Summer Work Opportunities’ Scheme 2022
The Students' Maintenance Grants’ Board
(SMGB), within the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and
Innovation, in collaboration with
the Institute for the Public Service within the People and Standards’
Division at the Office of the Prime Minister, is inviting full-time students to apply for the Students’ Summer Work
Opportunities’ Scheme for 2022.
Who
may apply
Full-time students having finished their compulsory
secondary education, including those
in the final year of their studies (Form V/Year 11), and those currently studying at Post-Secondary and Tertiary Level.
Students
following a compulsory placement during the summer period as part of their
course of studies are not to submit an application for this scheme.
Online
Application
Students
interested to apply, should submit the online application at https://edurecruitment.gov.mt/ and upload the scans of both
sides of their Identity Card.
Students who will finish compulsory secondary
education during this current scholastic year (2021-2022) are required to
submit a declaration from the respective Head of School to prove that they
have finished Form 5/Year 11. Failure to submit the requested information
properly, including the requested scans, may disqualify students from this
scheme.
Applications opened on Friday 22nd April 2022 at noon and closed on Friday 27th May at noon.
Eligible
students will be requested to do an online test following the acceptance of
their application.
Work
Phases
Following
the vetting of their applications, eligible students will be asked to
indicate their preference between the first and second phase (see table below) before taking up the online test.
Students may apply for both work phases. Students who may have
their work phase
extended upon request from the employer and after approval of the SMGB need
to have another Jobsplus Engagement and another Termination Form filled in
to cover the additional period of work phase.
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Phase
1
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11th
July 2022 – 5th August 2022
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Phase
2
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16th August 2022 – 12th September
2022
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Remuneration
and Entitlement
Remuneration
for this work is pegged at an hourly rate of €7.07 in line with basic pay Salary Scale 16 of the Public Service.
Students participating in this scheme are entitled for each
phase as follows:
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Vacation
Leave
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7
hours
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Bonus
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€19.24
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Income
Supplement
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€17.26
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Sick
Leave
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2
days on full pay
2
days on half pay
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Jobsplus
Students
are to ensure with their employer that once assigned a job,
their employment is registered with Jobsplus via the Engagement Form as per
Cap. 594 (Employment and Training Services Act). The Jobsplus Termination Form must be
submitted by the employer at the end of each work phase.
Failure
to register a Commencement or a Termination of a job may result in
incorrect data being shown on the students’ Jobsplus Employment History.
Students’
Organisations
The
Students’ Maintenance Grants’ Board welcomes applications from students who
wish to work for recognised Students’ Organisations in
Educational Institutions during Summer.
Students’
Organisations have to be registered with the Students’ Maintenance Grants’
Board as per Registration of Work Provision by Employers (MEYR 5/2022 Circular). Projects need to be approved by
the Students’ Maintenance Grants’ Board as stipulated in
the MEYR 5/2022 Circular
for Students’ Summer Work Opportunities’ Scheme 2022.
Other
Notes:
a. Please
note that students receive the bonus and any other benefits such as
vacation leave, sick leave
(against presentation of medical certificate) and income supplement on
a pro rata basis.
b.
Vacation leave which is not availed of till the end of each work phase is
non-refundable.
c. Non-EU
students must check with Jobsplus whether they require a valid permit
enabling them to work in Malta.
d. The
application form referred to in this circular is specifically for the
Summer Work Opportunities’ Scheme and will not be considered
for any other scheme.
e. Students who have just finished compulsory
secondary education must obtain a declaration from the respective Head of
School to prove that they have finished Form V/Year 11, and to upload it to
the online application.
f. Full-time
students studying at Post-Secondary and Tertiary Level and who are not- stipend eligible are required to upload proof that
they are still studying, including a scanned copy of their Acceptance Letter/Enrolment
letter for academic year 2021-2022 and a recent Jobsplus Employment History.
For
further details kindly contact: E-mail: administration.meyr@gov.mt
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