Archives courses at university

On behalf of the Friends of the National Archives, I would like to point out our appreciation for the decision taken by the University of Malta to start new courses on archives and records management. This was one of the Friends of the National Archives' dreams, which now came true.

The courses announced are a Diploma in Archives and Records Management and a Degree in Library, Archives and Information Studies. The courses will be available in October and applications for individuals who are interested in joining will be accepted during this month. We encourage all those who are interested and have the desire to work in archives or other administrative documents, to submit an application for these courses.

We consider that through this initiative the Maltese archives sector will in future have a number of people skilled, well-trained and certified from the University with a high level of proficiency. This could lead to an immense leap in quality.

Together with the reform in the management of the National Archives the profession has a challenging future. The law reforming the archives has already passed through Parliament two months ago. We encourage the Minister of Education to implement the law, given that each day can provide the sector with exciting opportunities.

Once again we show gratitude to everyone who was involved in the planning of the said courses, especially to the directors of the division of the librarianship at the University of Malta and those of the National Archives.