52% of past, present students say education system failed to prepare them for work

52% of current and post-secondary students believe that the education system does not adequately prepare them for life the workplace, according to survey findings.

Speaking to the MaltaToday before the official launch of a 24-page report, titled "Change the System," the organisation's junior college coordinator Owen Grech gave an overview of the report's findings.

The report draws inspiration from education systems in the UK, Japan and Finland, amongst others, were the culmination of seven months of surveys, polls and listening to feedback. Its suggestions include job shadowing, allowing students to obtain grades above "D" in the September resit session and allowing students to apply to resit any subject- not just those in which a passmark has not been obtained.

Student organisation Pulse revealed the survey findings - obtained from a sample of 4,500 people - during a press conference outside Parliament, in which they launched a 24-page report of proposals to improve the education system.

Notably, they have proposed to allow students to resit O and A level exams that they have passed, so as to give them a second chance at obtaining a better pass mark. They also said that the grade ‘D’ ceiling for resit exams should be abolished, which would allow A-level students to enroll for university courses that demand high grades on the basis of their September results.

Moreover, Pulse called for a raise in teachers’ salaries.