Mcast has categorically denied exam fraud allegations made through a youtube video and reported by a section of the local media.
"The allegations that Mcast invigilators completed any tests on behalf of any students are completely false. The video that gives the mistaken impression to be corroborating the user’s allegation shows invigilators checking computers to ensure that they were functioning properly, ahead of an upcoming test session. No test was taking place when the video was filmed," Mcast said.
"The allegations that the Libyan government paid €2 million to Mcast for training of Libyan students are also completely false. The contract that is being referred to was valued at €174,906. Mcast had entered into an agreement with the Libyan government to provide ICT training for up to a maximum of 75 Libyan students in Malta in 2011, a few months before the beginning of the Libyan Revolution. All students who started this training and registered to sit for ECDL tests completed their examinations before leaving Malta.
"Mcast is in possession of the attendance records of all test sessions included as part of this agreement, each of which is signed by the students who were receiving this training. No results were issued to students who did not actually complete the exams. Some of the students who received training through this agreement did not successfully complete their studies."
Similar said allegations similar to the ones presented in the youtube video were sent to international ECDL officials in October 2011. Mcast immediately investigated the allegations and found them to be completely groundless.
"The fact that this video was released almost two years after it was filmed indicates that its intention is not to uncover wrongdoings, but to hamper relations between Mcast and the new Libyan government at a crucial stage when the College is launching new collaborations to provide vocational education programmes in Libya to assist this country in its educational development," the college added.
It reserved the right to take legal action to safeguard its reputation.