Empowering Inclusion: Stakeholder Forum on MCAST Awards Programmes

April 28, 2025 Communications

๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐‚๐€๐’๐“ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ—“ Wed 30 April 2025 08:00 – 14:00
๐Ÿ“MCAST, (Main Campus), MRC Auditorium, PLA9032

 

Time Agenda Item
08:45 Welcome coffee & registration
09:00 -Welcome address -Ms. Amanda Cassar, Director Institute for the Trades & CLE

-Introduction & aims of the event

9:15 -Mr. Duncan Vella

(Overview of the programmes current format, challenges and opportunities)

9.40  

-Ms. Elisabeth Saliba Butler

(Discussion about work placement within awards programmes & current scenario and challenges faced.)

10:00 -Initial Feedback (Mentimeter) and student experiences
10:20 โ€“ 10:50 -Panel discussion
10:50 โ€“ 11:10 Coffee Break
11:10 โ€“ 12:00 Round table discussion (Industry and MCAST representatives)

Discussion and feedback on current course formats including work placement modes

12:15 Dr. Mario Cardona

(Concluding comments)

12:20 Networking Lunch