Applications for full-time courses at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (Mcast) beginning in October may be submitted as from 8.30am to noon as follows:

• Tomorrow, July 25, for applicants whose surname starts with A;

• Tuesday, July 26, for applicants whose surname starts with B;

• Wednesday, July 27, for applicants whose surname starts with C;

• Thursday, July 28, for applicants whose surname starts with D, E, F;

• Friday, July 29, for applicants whose surname starts with the letters G, H, I, J, K and L;

• Monday, August 1, for applicants whose surname starts with M;

• Tuesday, August 2, for applicants whose surname starts with N, O, P, Q, R, S, and

• Wednesday, August 3, for applicants whose surname starts with T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

Applicants who cannot apply on these dates may do so on Thursday, August 4, or Friday, August 5, bet­ween 8.30am and noon. Applications are to be submitted at Students House, Mcast main campus, Paola, or in the case of Gozitan applicants at the Mcast Gozo Campus, J.F. De Chambray Street, Għajnsielem.

Applicants who will be abroad on these dates should submit their application beforehand at the Registrar’s Office, Mcast main campus. Such applicants must show their travel ticket as proof that they will be abroad. Applicants living in Gozo who wish to apply for a course held in Malta, may apply at the Gozo Campus in Għajnsielem.

The Foundation College, which offers programmes at MQF/EQF Levels 1,2 and 3, is this year introducing the Mcast Foundation Certificate in Hairdressing, Beauty and Well-Being; the Mcast Foundation Certificate in the Creative Arts; the Mcast Foundation Certificate in Robotics and an innovative course with a very different structure entitled Skills Kits.

Skills Kits is an introductory level programme and is intended for students who prefer to study at their own pace and explore different vocational areas. It is made up of a number of kits (topics) at MQF/EQF Level 1 that cover various vocational areas as well as personal and em­ployability skills.

The programme provides the students with the possibility to choose the number of skills kits to study over a period of time. It also gives students the op­portunity to choose their own combination. The Skills Kits in­clude various topics such as art, hairdressing, beauty, basic web design, caring for others, animal care, sport, installation of low voltage devices.

Students successfully completing 30 Skills Kits obtain the Mcast Introductory Skills Certificate. Students are also eligible to progress to Level 2 if they successfully complete at least 30 Skills Kits that include six Skills Kits from Employability Skills, six Skills Kits from Personal Skills andthree Skills Kits which target English, Maltese and Maths.

The Technical College, which provides programmes of study at MQF/EQF Level 4 in close collaboration with industry, is introducing three new courses, namely the Mcast Advanced Diploma in Cultural Heritage, which is designed to address skills shortages in the heritage sector, the Mcast Ad­vanced Diploma in Food Technology, which is a multidisciplinary programme that includes topics on food analysis, product manufacturing, food safety, cost ac­counting and product design and the Mcast Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts, a two-year programme that provides students with an understanding of various performing arts subjects at an advanced level.

The University College, which caters for higher education programmes and vocational degrees is introducing nine new programmes including two master’s degree programmes at MQF/EQF Level 7 for the first time.

The new courses on offer at this college are the Mcast Higher Dip­loma for Accounting Technicians, the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Fish Management, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Journalism, the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Business Analytics, Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Financial Services Management, Higher Dip­loma in Exercise for Health, Higher Diploma in Facilitating Inclusive Education, Master of Business Administration (MBA) for the Small Business and Masters in Business Informatics in collaboration with with Haaga-Helia - University of Applied Sciences.

For details on the courses visit the website below.

For further information and advice call the college’s career advisers on 2398 7135/310 or e-mail careerguidance@mcast.edu.mt.

The advisers will be available without appointment from Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 1.30pm until August 5, at Students House.

www.mcast.edu.mt