The National Statistics Office has today published the – Malta Skills Survey 2022 (Final Report).

Some of the salient points from the report are shown below.

• The three top languages persons aged 15-64 were proficient in at the time of the survey were English (96.0%), Maltese (90.4%) and Italian (62.0%). Other languages, such as French, Spanish, German and Arabic joined the top ranks of Malta’s lingual landscape.

• Working with computers was the most common broad skill category identified (78.6%), followed by skills related to Assisting and caring (78.0%) and Communication, collaboration, and creativity (75.8%).

• Females were more likely to possess assistance and caring skills, indicating a stronger gender predilection for care- giving roles. In contrast, males dominated constructing skills and those related to operating machinery.

• Younger individuals tended to be more proficient in technological skills and abilities in the Communication, collaboration and creativity category, reflecting an age-related trend in favour of digital activities.

• Persons with higher education attainment were more likely to be proficient in Communication, collaboration and creativity, Computer skills, and Management skills.

• The most prevalent licence type in Malta is the Driving licence, held by 82.1% of persons aged 15 to 64. The second and third most popular types were those authorising use of Nautical equipment/procedures and Firearms.

The NSO noted that these were a far second and third at 8.4% and 5.4% of the target population respectively.

• It emerged from the survey that close on 40% of the 15-64 population had the desire to improve their skills sets or to acquire new skills. A majority were willing to do this by attending training programmes. For persons in employment, the overriding desire was to upgrade those skills linked to their current jobs or careers.

Photo: NSO

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