Qualifications to be recognised in European Union

Mike Micallef

Jul 21st 2009, 10:14

@ Franco Frendo: So are you saying that you attended a course at Future Focus and then discovered that the course you did was not recognised? Have you been told that the course you applied for was not recognised when you applied?

Franco Frendo

Jul 20th 2009, 23:00

Further to my previous comments I only wanted to point out that nothing has happened with
the Legal notice that was suppose to be brought up in Parliament in connection with the certificate recognition and I apologise if there was a misunderstanding with regards to the institute mentioned as I have nothing against them what so ever.

lgalea

Jul 20th 2009, 22:44

Robert Scullion
I ASKED HERE AND EXPECT AN ANSWER HERE SCULLION AND I DON'T NEED YOUR ADVISE. South African as an independent reviewer form the whole wide world? Tell it to the marines Scullion.

Franco Frendo

Jul 20th 2009, 21:53

Yes, after doing a course and everyone tells you that the certificate is not recognised also going to MQRIC and find out that as well it is impossible not to comment - I am telling the truth , maybe one day the Minister will proceed with the Legal notice so the Certificate achieved will be worth something as we have been fighting for this recognition over a year and nothing has been done. I have nothing against Future Focus but at least if a course if delivered professionally its certificate after an exam was done will be worth something. I feel that once an institution is given permission to deliver courses and especially at certain level the certificates are recognised. I never had problems with Future Focus and should there be any courses that i feel are good for me i will still go . The problem is not with Future Focus but with the way certain issues are done here in Malta.

Carmel Saliba

Jul 20th 2009, 20:59

In Malta the Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre (MQRIC) considered my Postgraduate Diploma in Gerontology and Geriatrics as a university Diploma. In reality is a Postgraduate Diploma the same as a Diploma? The rules of the University of Malta states that a Diploma is studied on Level 1 or as the first year of the degree course while a Postgraduate Diploma is studied on Level 5, the level studied for a Master Degree. So can the MQRIC still persists that both these diplomas are the same? The MQRIC and not the European Union evaluated my qualification achieved from the University of Malta

Mike Micallef

Jul 20th 2009, 17:31

@ Ray Mangion. Which Universities and local institutions are you refering to? @ Franco Frendo. I assume that Future Focus will reply to you or arraign you to court if what you said is untrue. I have heard similar comments from other people too.

Franco Frendo

Jul 20th 2009, 14:53

Dear Minister, and what about the Future Focus courses certificates. I hope you'll do something about it cause a lot of students are falling in the same trap as I and my dear friends have fallen in. The department should be very carefull before any teaching license is approved as everyone can teach but then you end up having a non recognised certificate which it is only good instead of toilet paper !!!!!!!!

Robert Scullion

Jul 20th 2009, 14:13

@Igalea
South Africa was probably involved to be an independant reviewer.
Perhaps if you contact your MEP he will answer for you, or goto the EU Office in Valletta and ask there.

Diane Duric

Jul 20th 2009, 13:47

Ms A Farrugia, good luck with getting the council to approve your qualification, they were no use in assisting me with mine - I am a diploma qualified ODP working in operating theatres and this type of experience is in demand worldwide - however because it is only recognised in commonwealth countries UK, Australia, NZ etc Malta do not formerly acknowledge it.

Ray Mangion

Jul 20th 2009, 12:15

Always trying to impress. Do you readers also know that there are many students including mature students who read for MBAs at certain European Universities and local Institutes who cheated their students of thousands of Maltese liri per course only to find out that MQRIC disallowed a recognition of their MBA. Advertised as "Approved by the Government and the Ministry of Education". Why doesn`t the minister look into what happened before she took over and put this right. These local Institutes are still being allowed to continue with these fraudulent actions. How would she feel if she spent so much money to improve her career and the time spent on studying and research, only to find out her qualication is useless?

lgalea

Jul 20th 2009, 11:39

Since when has South Africa become a member in the EU to decide whether our qualifications should be recognized in the EU?

Anne Farrugia

Jul 20th 2009, 10:53

I wish to ask the Malta Qualifications Council if a degree in Bachelor of Education Junior Primary/Primary obtained from the University of South Australia is recognised in Malta? I wonder why emails sent to the council have never been answered let alone acknowledged. I have dual citizenship and wish to come to Malta as soon as I finish my studies (this November) and spend some time in Malta working. Can the council help, please?