Post-secondary vocational education is set for a “transformation” with the introduction of three colleges catering for different levels of certification. 

Silvio de Bono, president of the Mcast board of governors, told Times of Malta that the aim of this “organisational development” was to make students’ learning experience more relevant. The new colleges will fall under Mcast and cater respectively for foundation, technical and professional levels. 

The main aim of the reform will be a greater emphasis on a cross-curricular approach, more recognition of work-based learning and greater focus on entrepreneurship skills.

The Foundation College will cater for students finishing Form 5 with no basic skills or lacking any entry qualifications. The college will be working closely with secondary schools to prevent students from ‘disappearing off the radar’.

The second Technical College will provide programmes at level 4, equivalent to diploma or advanced national diploma. Such students normally seek employment once they obtain the desired certification, but some of them are keen to further their studies.

The Professional College will cater for students seeking to obtain certification at degree level, which is equivalent to level 5 and 6. 

The reorganisation will also result in the merging of a number of institutes, so that they will go down from 10 to six. 

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