People wishing to retire to be given chance to teach their craft to younger generations, Abela says
Prime Minister Robert Abela said that people who wish to retire will be given the opportunity to continue teaching their craft to younger generations, receiving compensation alongside their pension for doing so.Abela was addressing the opening of the
Prime Minister Robert Abela said that people who wish to retire will be given the opportunity to continue teaching their craft to younger generations, receiving compensation alongside their pension for doing so.
Abela was addressing the opening of the national Property Malta conference, during which the eighth edition of the report on the construction industry and property market was also presented.
"To enable our country to successfully achieve a leap in quality, we need a construction industry with more advanced skills,” Abela said, highlighting how the report focuses on three themes which align with government’s priorities.
These are the quality in the construction sector, a strategic vision, reducing the burden on people as well as the negative effects that development can bring.
Abela reiterated the importance of an economy that leads to quality, emphasizing the reforms the government has started implementing in the construction sector.
He stressed that economic growth should not just be about expansion but should also lead to an improved quality of life for people.
Abela said that before the reform of the introduction of licenses for contractors, “anyone could simply enter the development business," and pointed out the introduction of skill cards for workers in the industry.
He emphasized government's priority of giving importance to trades and announced a measure enabling more people to contribute by teaching trades to younger generations while being compensated for their efforts.
"As a government, we also believe that the construction sector should be a catalyst for environmental change," he added.
Abela said that the government already provides assistance in this regard, but stressed the need for more incentives to increase demand for certain types of properties.
He said that properties of higher quality require changes in how the construction industry operates.
“We want the sector’s activity to focus more on renovating properties to move closer to our environmental goals. Instead of building more apartments, we want the demand to shift toward existing properties or those with traditional aesthetics,” Abela said.
Abela reiterated that for Malta to successfully achieve a leap in quality, it needs a construction industry that is different from the one today, equipped with more advanced skills, among others things.
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