Malta as a top quality ELT destination highlighted at a major international
workshop
Malta as a top quality ELT destination in the English Language Teaching sector was
highlighted by Dr Odette Vassallo, an English as a Foreign Language Monitoring
Board member, in a presentation delivered at the ICEF Workshop in Berlin on 3
November 2013. This workshop is the world’s largest and most comprehensive
education-focused networking event of its kind.
Renowned as the most important event for international educators, premium
agents, work and travel professionals, as well as leading industry service
providers, the ICEF Berlin Workshop attracts around 2,000 participants
representing more than 1,200 organisations from 94 countries and 6 continents.
The EFL Monitoring Board is a regulatory body that is primarily responsible for
checking the academic services offered by all EFL schools in Malta. It actively
participated in the workshop in line with its mission to promote Malta as a quality
ELT destination overseas. FELTOM and MTA are members of the EFL Monitoring
Board and both organisations participated in the ICEF Workshop.
In her presentation to agents and educators attending the ICEF Workshop, Dr
Vassallo emphasised the fact that Malta was the first country to enact legislation to
regulate the EFL industry and is nowadays considered a top quality destination by
students wishing to improve their English language proficiency.
Dr Vassallo spoke about the various policies implemented by the EFL Monitoring
Board to guarantee quality English language teaching in the 42 licensed EFL Schools
in Malta. These measures ensure that students who choose to study English in Malta
benefit from a superlative learning experience combined with the unique culture and
heritage the country has to offer.
Issued by the English as a Foreign Language Monitoring Board,
Ministry for Education and Employment
13 November 2013