Applications are now closed.
Students'
Summer Work Opportunities 2020
The Students' Maintenance Grants’ Board (SMGB) within the Ministry for
Education and Employment, in collaboration with the Institute for the
Public Service within the People and Standards’ Division at the Office of the
Prime Minister, are inviting full-time students having finished compulsory secondary education including
those in their final year of their
studies (Form V/Year 11) to apply for the
provision of summer work opportunities for, students 2020.
Full-time students having finished compulsory secondary education
including those at the final year of their studies (Form V/Year 11).
Students following a
compulsory placement during the summer period as part of their course of
studies are not to submit an application for that compulsory placement.
Online
Application
Students interested to apply, should
submit the online application at https://edurecruitment.gov.mt/
and attach the scans of both sides of their Identity Card.
Students who will finish compulsory secondary education during this current
scholastic year are required to submit a declaration from the respective Head
of School. Failure to submit the requested information properly, including the requested
scans, may disqualify students from the scheme.
The Application for Summer Work Opportunities will re-open for late application from 4th May until 15th May 2020 midnight.
Work
Phases
Students should indicate their
preference between the first and second phase
(see table below). Students may apply for both work phases by submitting both
applications. 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 Termination Form filled in to cover the
additional period of work-phase.
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Phase 1
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13th July 2020 – 7th August 2020
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Phase 2
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17th August 2020 – 11th September 2020
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Remuneration
and Entitlement
Remuneration for this work is pegged
at an hourly rate of €6.69 in line with 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 and Income Supplement
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€19.71
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Sick Leave
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2 days on full pay
2 days on half pay
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Students are to ensure that once
assigned with an employer, their employment is registered with Jobsplus via the
Engagement Form as per Legal Notice 110/1993. The Jobsplus
Termination Form must be submitted at the end of the summer work.
Failure to register a Commencement or
a Termination of a job may result in incorrect data being shown on the Jobsplus
Employment History.
Students’
Organi
sations
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 (MEDE Circular
2020). Projects need to be approved by the Students’ Maintenance
Grants’ Board as stipulated in the MEDE Circular for
Summer Work Opportunities.
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. This application form is specifically for
the Summer Work Opportunities Campaign and will not be considered for any other
scheme.
e. Students who have just finished compulsory secondary
education must have obtained a declaration from the respective Head of School
to prove they have finished Form V and have also registered with any Social
Security Branch for NI purposes before commencement of placement.
For further details kindly contact: