The Directorate for
Research, Lifelong Learning and Employability (DRLLE) within the Ministry for
Education (MFED) comprises three Units: the Research Unit, the Unit for
the Prevention of Early Leaving from Education and Training and the Lifelong
Learning Unit.
The Lifelong
Learning Unit is responsible for policy and provision
initiatives in the field of adult education, including the implementation of
the Recommendation of Upskilling Pathways New Opportunities for Adults in Malta
and the National Lifelong Learning Strategy.
The Unit for the Prevention of Early Leaving
from Education and Training is responsible the
development, implementation and the monitoring of the ELET national strategy by
liaising with national and international stakeholders and by developing
projects that target students at risk of ELET within early childhood education,
compulsory education, post-compulsory education and lifelong learning
provision.
The Research Unit is
responsible for research and information activities that are an essential
pre-requisite to formulate coherent policies and improve provision in
Education. The functions of the Research Unit are to initiate research
proposals, on its own or in collaboration with other Departments or entities,
with a view to inform MFED policy-making or provision; manage MFED’s Research
and Policy Documentation Centre; guide researchers wishing to collect data from
State Schools, entities or employees working within MFED; and process requests
for data or information on matters relating to MFED for the scope of research.
The Research Unit also hosts the Malta
Eurydice Unit, that is part of the Eurydice
Network, which comprises 42 national units, based in all 38 countries of
the Erasmus+ programme, and aims at facilitating European cooperation in
the field of education.