Remuneration to student apprentices as from January 2025.

As of January 2025, the following information below is applicable:

4.1 The APPRENTICE is entitled to the minimum wage rate per hour for the hours spent at the workplace as stipulated in the training programme plan. The minimum wage rate for 2025 is €5.54/hour (Applicable as from January 2025).

The SPONSOR shall compensate the APPRENTICE at least at the following rates per hour:

    • €1.43/hour – 1st year of the course of studies
    • €1.50/hour – 2nd year of the course of studies
    • €2.12/hour – 3rd year of the course of studies

The employer’s contribution rates above are revisable every calendar year by a pro-rata yearly COLA increase.

In addition to the payment as stipulated above (and irrespective of student’s eligibility for students’ maintenance grants and the amount thereof), the APPRENTICE is also entitled to the payment of Top Up stipend. This amount when added up to the employer contribution make up the established minimum wage rate per hour.

Applicable top-up rates payable from the Government of Malta are:

  • €4.11/hour – 1st year of the course of studies
  • €4.04/hour – 2nd year of the course of studies
  • €3.42/hour – 3rd year of the course of studies

The Top-up payment rates above are revisable every calendar year by a pro-rata yearly COLA increase.

These payment terms are NOT applicable to students who are in full-time employment/sponsorship. These students are deemed NOT eligible for top-up stipend but shall continue to receive payment as per terms of the full-time contract/sponsorship from EMPLOYER / SPONSOR.

Terms above should be considered as part and parcel of all applicable apprenticeship contracts and should be deemed as replacing existing clause 4.1 – remuneration terms.

Thank you for your kind attention.
 For further information, contact
 The Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning Department
Administration Building | Main Campus
Corradino Hill | Paola PLA9032 | Malta
+356 23987144 / 7149
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