Non-EID applicants need to request account creation though an online form after that they confirm that their local Identification Document does not come with an EID entitlement. . Once the identity is verified and the account is created on behalf of the applicant, one may proceed with the online application according to the same instructions applicable to all other applicants.

For more information about how to apply online for a course at MCAST, please visit: https://mcast.edu.mt/how-to-apply-online-2/

MCAST Main Campus
Triq Kordin,
Paola, Malta

All courses except for courses delivered by the Institute for the Creative Arts, the Centre of Agriculture, Aquatics and Animal Sciences and the Gozo Campus are offered at the Main Campus address (above).

Courses delivered by the Institute for the Creative Arts, the Centre of Agriculture, Aquatics and Animal Sciences, or the Gozo Campus, are offered in one of the following addresses as applicable:

Institute for the Creative Arts
Mosta Campus
Misraħ Għonoq Tarġa Gap,
Mosta

Institute of Applied Sciences
Centre of Agriculture, Aquatics and Animal Sciences,
Luqa Road, Qormi

Gozo Campus
J.F. De Chambray Street
MCAST, Għajnsielem
Gozo

In the case of courses delivered via Online Learning, students will be following the programme from their preferred location/address.

Programmes delivered via Blended Learning, and which therefore contain both an online and a face to face component shall be delivered as follows:

Face to Face components – as per above address instructions
Online components – from the student’s preferred address.

This programme is aimed at preparing learners to further their studies in different areas of business. The course aims to allow learners to improve in the areas of written and spoken English and Maltese as well as in their Mathematical and IT skills. The course however also goes into more detail, while starting from the very basics of different business areas and functions such as Accounts, Human Resources, Marketing, Purchasing, and others. This generic background allows the students to bring their academic level up to scratch, while acquiring enough knowledge about the different business areas to be able to progress onto further studies.


Malti

Dan il-kors huwa mmirat lejn studenti li jkunu temmew b’suċċess l-istudji tagħhom fil-Programm ta’ Tagħlim Alternattiv (l-ALP) tal-Ministeru għall-Edukazzjoni, u huma interessati li jkomplu bittagħlim vokazzjonali fil-Livell 3 tal-MQF, relatat ma’ diversi oqsma tan-negozju. Dan il-kors jiffoka fuq l-għarfien u l-ħiliet meħtieġa biex eventwalment iwasslu għal impjieg fil-livell ta’ assistent tekniku fissettur tan-negozju. L-esperjenza prattika u l-għarfien teoretiku li jakkwistaw l-istudenti li jispiċċaw ilkors, jgħin biex dawn ikollhom l-għarfien u l-ħilietmeħtieġa biex jaħdmu, jew inkella, ikunu eliġibbli biex ikomplu l-istudji tagħhom fil-livell 4 tal-MQF fl-MCAST, billi jagħżlu wieħed mill-bosta korsijiet tad-Diploma Avvanzata fil-qasam li jippreferu.

Dan il-programm huwa mmirat lejn it-tħejjija ta’ studenti biex ikomplu l-istudji tagħhom f’oqsma differenti tan-negozju. Il-kors għandu l-għan li jgħin lill-istudenti jtejbu l-ħiliet tagħhom fl-oqsma tal-kitba u t-taħdit bl-Ingliż u bil-Malti, kif ukoll il-ħiliet tagħhom fil-Matematika u l-IT. Madankollu, il-kors jidħol ukoll f’ħafna aktar dettall, filwaqt li jibda mill-kunċetti verament bażiċi ta’ oqsma u funzjonijiet differenti tan-negozju bħall-Accounts, ir-Riżorsi Umani, il-Marketing, ix-Xiri u oħrajn. Dan l-isfond ġeneriku jippermetti lill-istudenti jtejbu l-livell akkademiku tagħhom sa standard aċċettabbli, filwaqt li jiksbu biżżejjed għarfien dwar l-oqsma differenti tan-negozju sabiex ikunu jistgħu jkomplu jistudjaw f’livell aktar avvanzat.

Each module or unit entails a number of in person and/or online contact learning hours that are delivered by the lecturer or tutor directly (See also section ‘Total Learning Hours).

Access to all resources is provided to all registered students. These include study resources in paper or electronic format through the Library and Resource Centre as well as tools, software, equipment and machinery that are provided by the respective institutes depending on the requirements of the course or module.

Students may however be required to provide consumable material for use during practical sessions and projects unless these are explicitly provided by the College.

All Units of study are assessed throughout the academic year through continuous assessment using a variety of assessment tools. Coursework tasks are exclusively based on the Learning Outcomes and Grading Criteria as prescribed in the course specification. The Learning Outcomes and Grading Criteria are communicated to the Student via the coursework documentation.

The method of assessment shall reflect the Level, credit points (ECTS) and the schedule of time-tabled/non-timetabled hours of learning of each study unit. A variety of assessment instruments, not solely Time Constrained Assignments/Exams, are used to gather and interpret evidence of Student competence toward pre-established grading criteria that are aligned to the learning outcomes of each unit of the programme of study.

Grading criteria are assessed through a number of tasks, each task being assigned a number of marks. The number of grading criteria is included in the respective Programme Specification.
The distribution of marks and assessment mode depends on the nature and objectives of the unit in question.

Coursework shall normally be completed during the semester in which the Unit is delivered.

Time-constrained assignments may be held between 8 am and 8 pm during the delivery period of a Unit, or at the end of the semester in which the Unit is completed. The dates are notified and published on the Institute notice boards or through other means of communication.

Certain circumstances (such as but not limited to the Covid 19 pandemic) may lead Institutes and Centres to hold teaching and assessment remotely (online) as per MCAST QA Policy and Standard for Online Teaching, Learning and Assessment (Doc 020) available via link https://www.mcast.edu.mt/college-documents/

The Programme Regulations pertaining to this Programme’s MQF/EQF level available at: link https://www.mcast.edu.mt/college-documents/, apply.

For a student to be deemed to have successfully passed a unit, a minimum of 50% (grade D) must be achieved.

All full time units are individually graded as follows:
A* (90-100)
A (80-89)
B (70-79)
C (60-69)
D (50-59)
Unsatisfactory work is graded as ‘U’.

Work-based learning units are graded on a Pass/Fail basis only.

Detailed information regarding the grading system may be found in the Programme Regulations pertaining to this programme’s MQF/EQF Level available at: link https://www.mcast.edu.mt/college-documents/