S.L. 605.10 Art. 7Board.

(1) The Council shall be governed by a Board composed of not less than eleven and not more than thirteen members to be nominated by the Minister and appointed by the Prime Minister for a period of three years and the members shall be eligible to be re-appointed after their term of office expires.

(2) The Prime Minister, upon recommendation of the Minister, shall appoint from among the members a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson.

(3) The members of the Board shall include the following members:

(a) a representative appointed by the University of Malta;

(b) a representative appointed by the Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology;

(c) a representative appointed by the Jobsplus Corporation;

(d) a representative appointed by the Institute for Tourism Studies;

(e) a representative appointed by the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry;

(f) a representative appointed by the Malta Enterprise;

(g) a representative of civil society;

(h) a representative from amongst lifelong learning specialists;

(i) the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry for Education;

(j) a maximum of four persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, possess leadership qualities, and have an understanding of education and the labour market within the context of an open, democratic, fair, prosperous and inclusive society.