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Design PLANNING AUTHORITY AWARDED €1.4 MILLION TO FUND SCHOLARSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES The Planning Authority has been awarded €1.4 million in EU Funds for two projects which will provide training and scholarship opportunities both at an organisational and national level. T he projects, SpatialTrain Scholarship Scheme and PA+, which were inaugu- rated by the Parliamen- tary Secretary for EU Funds and Social Dialogue Hon. Mr. Aaron Farrugia and the Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and the Property Market Hon. Mr. Chris Agius, are both in line with the Government’s objec- tive of having a public administra- tion which has the skills and knowl- edge which can meet the current and future socio-economic demands of the country. The projects will both be financed by the European Social Fund (ESF). WWW.DESIGNANDBUILD.COM.MT The SpatialTrain Scholarship Scheme project aims at offering scholarships in the field of geospatial technology. A total of 175 scholarships will be of- fered at MQF levels 4 (certificates), level 5 (diploma), level 6 (degree) and level 7 (Masters). The project will ensure the enhancement of hu- man capacity in the spatial themes across all governmental entities. The courses should commence by Octo- ber 2018. The SpatialTrain Scholarship Scheme stems from another much larger EU funded project which was awarded to the Planning Authority last year. The project will ensure the en- hancement of human capaci- ty in the spatial themes across all governmen- tal entities ISSUE 06 19