The Malta Skills Survey conducted in the last quarter of 2022 was the first survey carried out at a national level with the intent of producing a skills profile of persons living in Malta, the National Statistics Office said.

The survey found that Gozo emerged with the largest share of firearms licences, as well as the largest proportion of nautical licences in relation to the population residing in Gozo and Comino.

The survey revealed that when looking at the distribution of licences by geographical location, Gozo and Comino appeared to be the district with the highest share of licences among the population.

In this regard, 89.6% of Gozo residents were estimated to have a type of licence.

On a national basis, over three-fourths of the population had skills related to Computing, Communication and collaboration.

Those aged between 45 and 64 years tended to have skills associated with assistance and care, and communication and collaboration. Younger persons were more likely to be conversant in computer, and possess communication and collaboration skills.

The survey found that basic computing emerged as the most common skill, with over three-fourths of the population identifying it in their replies.

The top two soft skills identified were supervising a team or group and assisting the public and clients.

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