ABSTRACT
Academic interest in the study of small island states has gained in importance over the past three decades. In small states public services tend to play a vital and central role in the socio-economic life of their communities, a fect which is also true of Malta. But, as this account has demonstrated, in Malta there was neither a systematic nor a consistent approach to Public Administration education and training. Malta's system of government and administration resembles that commonly known as the Westminster/Whitehall model. Public Administration education once again found itself on the curriculum of the University of Malta in the late 1970s, although under somewhat unusual circumstances. This chapter focuses on the recruitment of Public Administration graduates to public bodies outside the public service. The career path from the general service to top management positions depends on the organisation.
