Succession can make or break your business. Who Will Carry Your Business Forward?

Faye Mallia — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:40:00 +0000

You’ve built a business — perhaps even an empire. You’ve poured your life into it. But what happens when you step away?

For many family businesses, the answer is a slow and painful decline. Succession isn’t just a business problem; it’s a family problem. Founders hold on too tightly. Siblings clash. Heirs inherit responsibility without preparation or passion.

The business world is filled with cautionary tales:

Reliance Industries – a legendary split caused by a lack of a will.
Hermès – internal family discord left it vulnerable to a hostile takeover.
Viacom & Ford – patriarchs refusing to let go created years of conflict and court battles.
Even Cargill had to hand control to professional managers to keep family tensions from destroying the company.

No amount of prestige, wealth, or market dominance can shield a company from its own internal dysfunction.

Your legacy is more than a balance sheet — it’s a testament to your hard work, vision, and sacrifice. Protect it. Invest not just in buildings, products, or marketing, but in the people who will lead after you.

That’s where the Award in Leading a Family Business by EMCS Academy comes in. This program equips the next generation with the skills to:

Lead with confidence
Manage family dynamics and conflict
Build governance structures that safeguard your business for the future

The next intake starts on 25 September, 2025.

Secure your legacy. Invest in your next leaders.

About the Trainers

The Award in Leading a Family Business is delivered by two of EMCS’s most experienced directors:

Silvan Mifsud – Director at EMCS Advisory, with extensive expertise in strategy, governance, and family business advisory. Silvan has guided numerous family-owned enterprises in structuring their governance frameworks, aligning next-generation leadership, and navigating complex succession challenges.

Ramon Muscat – Director at EMCS Advisory, with a strong passion for helping individuals and organisations unlock their true potential through training, coaching, and advisory work. Ramon regularly delivers training in leadership, productivity, customer experience, and communication. He has served as lead trainer for both the private and public sectors, including large-scale projects in healthcare and government. His experience ranges from developing management training for medical professionals to executive coaching for senior leaders within ministries and organisations.

Together, they combine decades of practical advisory experience with deep insights into the unique challenges of family businesses — making them ideally placed to equip future leaders with the tools to succeed.

Register for this course today.

Apply here

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Award in European and Maltese Public Procurement: Rules, Policy and Practice

Faye Mallia — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:13:02 +0000

MQF/EQF Level 5 – 2 ECTS

EMCS Academy has designed the Award in Public Procurement (a higher education programme) to assist participants in gaining a solid foundation in European and Maltese Public Procurement Rules, Policy and Practice.

Individuals following this course will be provided with up to date knowledge, skills and proficiencies dealing with public procurement practices.

The overall objective of this training programme is to enhance awareness and knowledge in dealing with public procurement rules and principles.

Accreditation and MQF/EQF level

A CPD Award accredited with MQF/EQF Level 5-2 ECTS Credits by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (MFHEA). The Award in European and Maltese Public Procurement: Rules, Policy and Practice will be awarded to delegates who successfully attend all modules and obtain a minimum pass in the relative assessment.

Total Learning Hours

Whole course: 50 Hours (including contact hours, supervised practice hours, self-study hours, assessment hours)

Module 1: 25 Hours (including contact hours, supervised practice hours, self-study hours, assessment hours)

Module 2: 25 Hours (including contact hours, supervised practice hours, self-study hours, assessment hours)

Learning & Assessment Procedures

A mix of learning methodologies will be used to ensure that that participants are engaged in the learning process throughout the training programme. Various training methods will be adopted throughout the training sessions, including Presentations, Case studies, Group discussions and Workshops.

A summative assessment procedure will be used and this will be applied at the end of each module when the students would have covered all the material covering all learning outcomes.

At the end of each module, participants will be asked to work on a multiple-choice test, whilst at the end of the course participants will be asked to work on a Case study focusing on the preparation of the Tender Dossier using the appropriate templates provided.

These exercises will assess what the trainees have learned and its application, as a result of the information provided during the training programme.

Grading: A (80-100%); B (65-79%); C (50 – 64%); F (0-49%)

Testimonials

"Excellent course content, focused and well organised. I felt at ease within the group, the tutors were very knowledgeable, managing to fully interact with participants. I would definitely recommend it to others."
D. Camilleri

“An intensive course that equips you with the necessary tools to effectively deal with public procurement rules both within the public and private sector.“
F. Spearing

"A professionally delivered course, interactive and at the right pace. The tutors are well skilled. they created a positive, stimulative environment. It is well organised and very informative."
I. Micallef

“The modules are very helpful to develop and strengthen your knowledge in Public Procurement. The course content is engaging, and the examples given are contemporary and relevant to daily work. I would highly recommend this training programme.”
L. Farrugia

Learning Outcomes

Critically evaluate the various stages of the procurement cycle
Undertake a procurement process, including the preparation of a tender dossier for different types of tenders and manage the tender evaluation process
Manage contract implementation
Detect procurement errors

Course Modules

Module 1

Public Procurement: Legal Framework & Tendering Processes

MQF/EQF Level 5 – 1 ECTS

Tender Evaluation
Post Contract Award
Irregularities and financial corrections
Contract Closure

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the module the learner will:

Be aware of the requirements of public procurement regulations;
Understand the roles & responsibilities of the various stakeholders involved in the procurement process;
Be in a position to distinguish between the different procurement processes;
Understand and manage the whole procurement process
Have a good understanding of EU and National public procurement regulations;
Be knowledgeable on the preparatory requirements for the drafting of a tender document;
Have an understanding of how to successfully undertake a tendering process;
Be more aware of potential procurement errors which need to be avoided
Differentiate between different types of tenders;
Complete a tender dossier , using the relevant templates;
Manage a tender evaluation process;
Develop a plan of action
Distinguish the essential elements needed when drafting a tender;
Distinguish the requirements of the different tendering forms and procedures, and the relevant templates;
Draft and critically evaluate a tender dossier;
Identify the stages of the procurement cycle
Explain and critically review the EU and National Public Procurement Legal Frameworks with a view to implement and apply on a national level;
Communicate the day to day intricacies of applying different tendering processes;
Communicate the procedures related to the preparation of a tender dossier.
Access and work with all online documentation and forms required for the preparation of a tender dossier;
Make use of the ePPS platform for uploading and publishing a tender;
Publish a tender dossier on the Official Journal

Module 2

Public Procurement: Legal Framework & Tendering Processes

MQF/EQF Level 5 – 1 ECTS

Public Procurement: Evaluation and Implementation
Tender Evaluation
Post Contract Award
Irregularities and financial corrections
Contract Closure

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the module the learner will:

Be aware of the potential of irregularities thus attempt to ensure that such irregularities are avoided.
Be familiar with the contractual requirements following award of the contract;
Have the necessary guidance on the preparatory work required for audits and how to approach such audits;
Be attentive to the Do’s and Don’ts throughout the procurement process;
Be able to distinguish the role of the various stakeholders involved in the control management structure of EU funded projects and those entities with the authority to undertake audits on such projects;
Undertake a successful procurement process;
Manage a tender evaluation process, including the drawing up of a tender evaluation report;
Measure possible modifications to a contract;
Distinguish the key factors in tender bid;
Identify and implement contractual obligations;
Recognise audit requirements;
Assess procurement documents;
Aptly communicate the processes required for a tender evaluation;
Explain the intricacies of the post-award process and contract closure;
Identify and communicate information regarding any irregularities which might occur
Successfully carry out contract management, taking all the necessary aspects of this task into consideration and implementing the required processes;
Prevent, detect and report any irregularities in the processes followed;
Successfully access all required documentation online for the evaluation of bids (received online)
Communicate with bidders via specifically designated online channels and platforms
Publish results online
Navigate online platforms for invoicing and payment procedures

Who is eligible to participate?

Public Administration officers undertaking public procurement in relation to initiatives that are nationally funded and/or EU funded;

Officials from Voluntary Organization implementing projects that are funded from National and/or EU Funds;

Public Administration officers working in Funding Authorities who need to undertake procurement checks;

Public Administration officers wishing to better understand European and Maltese public procurement rules, policy and practices;

Professional advisors in the field.

Entry Requirements

2 A Levels or equivalent qualifications or minimum of 2 years working within a public procurement environment.
Basic level of digital competence is required
Good working knowledge of the English language.

Course Duration & Delivery

The course will run over a 6-month period (part-time), with sessions to be delivered over an 8-week period.

The training will be delivered in a blended format. The first session, scheduled to take place on 12 October 2022 will be held in person, while all other sessions will be held online, which allows the necessary flexibility for interaction and presentation of the training material, facilitate direct queries and the ability of easily holding group work / discussions in separate online breakout rooms.

The course will be delivered in English.

Start date

To be announced

Price

€1,250 ex VAT - Up to 70% can be refunded through the Get Qualified Scheme.

We offer assistance to individuals in applying for Funding Schemes currently available through Get Qualified and Training Pays scheme.

We also provide assistance to companies investing in their employees' professional development by accessing funding through the Investing in Skills Scheme.

VISA requirement for third country nationals: https://www.identitymalta.com/unit/central-visa-unit

Our Trainers

EMCS Academy is a Higher Education Institution, Licence Number 2016-19.

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