Local Government (Human Resources)

L.N. 358 of 2022

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

(CAP. 363)

Local Government (Human Resources)

(Amendment) Regulations, 2022

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 72 of the Local

Government Act, the Minister responsible for local government has

made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Local Government

(Human Resources) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 and these

regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Local

Government (Human Resources) Regulations, hereinafter referred to

as "the principal regulations".

Sub-regulation (3)(b) of regulation 14 of the principal

regulations shall be substituted by the following new sub-regulation

"(b) The minimum requirements for the filling of

posts as indicated in sub-regulation 3(a) shall be as

follows

(i) Clerk (Scale 15)

Eligible in one of the following

categories (a, b or c)

(a) in

possession

of

a

qualification which shows a pass (in

Grade 1-5, Grade C or comparable level)

in five (5) subjects in MQF Level 3,

which shall include Maltese, English,

Mathematics and IT Office Applications

Skills;

(b) in possession of a full VET

qualification in MQF Level 3 or a

Secondary School Certificate and

Profiling qualification at MQF Level 3

in five (5) subjects which shall include

Maltese, English, Mathematics and IT

Office Applications Skills as separate

study-units within the course pursued; or

(c) public officers in the Maltese

Public Service in the grade of Clerk, the

appointment of whom was confirmed

and having a minimum of two (2) years

satisfactory service in the grade.

(ii) Executive Officer (Scale 13)

Eligible in one of the following

categories (a, b, c, d or e)

(a) in possession of a recognised

(two (2) years full-time or equivalent)

qualification in MQF Level 4 (subject to

a minimum of 120 credits ECTS/

ECVET or equivalent) in subjects were

the main or secondary study area is in

one of the following: Public Policy,

Management, Business or Office

Administration, Human Resources,

Training and Development, Finance,

Accounts,

Economics,

Public

Administration, Business Studies, Social

Policy,

European

Union

and

International Relations, Information

Technology and ICT, Environmental

Studies u studies related to Agricultural

Management/Energy

Management,

Statistics, Built Environment, Project

Management, Quality Management,

Communications,

Sociology,

Procurement, Secretarial Studies or

other subjects in related study areas; or

(b) in

possession

of

a

qualification in ‘A’ Level in MQF Level

4 (in Grade 1-5, Grade C or comparable

level) in related subjects.

In cases (a) and (b) above-

mentioned, applicants shall also be in

possession of

(i) a

qualification

showing that they have a pass (at

least in Grade 1-5, Grade C or

comparable level) at MQF Level 3

in Maltese, English, Mathematics

and IT Office Application Skills,

unless these subjects are not

included as separate study-units

within the course of studies and, or

subjects at ‘A’ Level pursued at

MQF Level 4; or

(ii) a VET qualification at

MQF Level 3 or a Secondary

School Certificate and Profiling

qualification at MQF Level 3 in

Maltese, English, Mathematics

and IT Office Application Skills as

separate study-units within the

course pursued, unless these

subjects are not included as

separate study-units within the

course of studies and, or subjects

at ‘A’ Level pursued at MQF Level

4;

(c) public officers in the Maltese

Public Service in the grade of Senior

Clerk whose appointment has been

confirmed and having a minimum of

two (2) years satisfactory service in the

grade;

(d) public officers in the Maltese

Public Service in the grade of Clerk

whose appointment has been confirmed

and having a minimum of three (3) years

satisfactory service in the grade; or

(e) two (2) years experience in

the grade of Clerk (Scale 15) with a

Local Council and subject to satisfactory

performance

and

minimum

qualifications of Scale 15.

(iii) Assistant Principal Officer (Scale

11)

Eligible in one

of

the

following

categories (a, b, c or d)

(a) in possession of a recognised

qualification in MQF Level 5 or higher

(subject to a minimum of 60 credits

ECTS/ECVET or equivalent) in one of

these

subjects

Public

Policy,

Management; Business or Office

Administration, Human Resources,

Training and Development, Finance,

Accounts,

Economics,

Public

Administration, Business Studies, Social

Policy,

European

Union

and

International Relations Information

Technology and ICT, Environmental

Studies and studies relating to

Agricultural

Management/

Energy

Management,

Statistics,

Built

Environment, Project Management,

Quality Management, Communications,

Sociology, Procurement, Secretarial

Studies or other subjects in a field of

related study;

(b) in possession of two (2) ‘A’

Level qualifications in MQF Level 4 (in

Grade 1-5, Grade C or comparable level)

in related subjects;

In cases (a) and (b) above-

mentioned, applicants shall also be in

possession of

(i) a

qualification

showing that they have a pass (at

least in Grade 1-5, Grade C or

comparable level) in MQF Level 3

in Maltese, English, Mathematics

and IT Office Application Skills,

unless these subjects are not

included as separate study-units in

the course of studies and, or

subjects at ‘A’ Level followed at

MQF Level 4; or

(ii) A VET qualification in

MQF Level 3 or a Secondary

School Certificate and Profiling

qualification at MQF Level 3 in

Maltese, English, Mathematics

and IT Office Application Skills as

separate study-units within the

course pursued, unless these

subjects are not included as

separate study-units in the course

of studies and, or subjects at ‘A’

Level pursued at MQF Level 4;

(c) three (3) years experience in

the Maltese Public Service in the grade

of Executive Officer in salary scale 13

whose appointment has been confirmed;

or

(d) two (2) years experience in

the grade of Executive Officer (Scale

13) with a Local Council, and subject to

a

satisfactory

performance

and

minimum qualification of Scale 13.".

Sub-regulation (1) of regulation 15 of the principal

regulations shall be substituted by the following new sub-regulation

"(1) Full-time employees shall be employed in any one

of the scales from Scale 11 to Scale 18 and the remuneration

shall be according to equivalent grades in the public service

Provided that the Director may give a concession

with regard to other equivalent scales in the public service,

including those in managerial grades, by means of directives in

accordance with article 80 of the Act after consultation with the

Association.".

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