Over 300 part-time courses are being offered by the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology starting in October, including eight new part-time degrees for the first time.
Lessons will be held in the evenings or on Saturday mornings. This is convenient for adults who cannot engage in full-time educational programmes due to employment, business, family or other commitments, but still want to acquire skills and qualifications to secure new jobs, seek career advancement or simply to learn more about subjects that interest them.
Young students aged 16 and over can also take up these courses to support their full-time education with additional knowledge, skills and experiences.
Lessons will be held in the evenings or on Saturday mornings. This is convenient for adults who cannot engage in full-time education due to employment, business, family or other commitments
The degree courses on offer for the first time on a part-time basis are Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) courses in electronics and control engineering and in mechanical engineering respectively, Bachelor of Science (Hons) courses in environmental engineering, building services engineering, construction engineering, banking practice and management and in software development respectively, and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in photography.
Details of the courses are available on the website below and in a booklet that has been posted to all homes and businesses in Malta.
It may also be obtained from local councils, the Mcast main campus in Paola or the Gozo campus in Għajnsielem.
Prospective students may apply for a course online or by filling in the printed application form and posting it to the Mcast main campus, or by handing it in between tomorrow and September 11, on weekdays from 8.30am to 5pm.
For further details or advice about these courses, call 2398 7103/7116 or e-mail shortcourses@mcast.edu.mt.
http://shortcourses.mcast.edu.mt