Arts Council Malta rolls out a wide-ranging capacity-building project offering specialised local training and grants for professional development abroad or online.
Arts Council Malta is implementing a major training initiative, supported through a €1 million funding allocation, to strengthen the skills, professional capacity and long-term resilience of people working across Malta’s cultural and creative sectors.
Running from April 2025 to December 2028, ESF+.03.243, Strengthening Malta’s Cultural and Creative Sectors through Lifelong Learning, is co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus. The project is led by Arts Council Malta and is being delivered in collaboration with a broad network of cultural, educational and sectoral partners.
The initiative responds to the limited availability of structured professional-development opportunities within the sector, particularly for freelancers, self-employed practitioners and people working within micro-enterprises. Its development was informed by a Training Needs Analysis, which identified existing skills gaps and a growing need for competencies related to digitalisation, sustainability and changing professional practices.