ALP + Extended Diploma in Foundation Studies for Security, Enforcement and Protection
Institute: Institute of Community Services
How to Apply
for further information regarding How to Submit an Online Application, as well as important Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Course Description
This course is aimed at learners who have successfully completed their studies at the Alternative Learning Programme of the Ministry for Education, and are interested in pursuing further vocational studies at MQF Level 3, related to the Disciplined Forces. This course focuses on the knowledge and skills required for eventual employment at assistant technician level in the security, enforcement and protection sector. The combination of practical experience and theoretical knowledge gained by sucessfully completing the course, will equip learners with the knowledge and skills with which they will be able to access the labour market, or alternatively, they will be eligible to continue their studies at MQF level 4 at MCAST, by selecting one of the various Advanced Diplomas offered by the College, in their preferred area of study.
This programme of studies is gaining a lot of popularity with learners who intend to seek future employment within the Disciplined Forces. Lecturers will discuss current and contemporary issues relating to security, enforcement and protection both in Malta and beyond our shores. Learners will also tackle topics related to equality, diversity, dignity and rights of individuals. Educational visits will be organised to different departments which form part of the Academy: the Civil Protection Department, the Police Force, the Armed Forces of Malta and the Law Courts.
Career Prospects
Careers in Disciplined Forces (further training programmes may apply, depending on the chosen career path)
Entry Requirements
Applicants are expected to have completed the one-year ALP programme and obtained at least an MQF Level 1 in Maltese, English and Mathematics and an MQF Level 2 in TWO vocational subjects forming part of the ALP Programme
Medical Clearance is required before being found eligible for course.
Other Important matters to be noted and considered:
Medical Clearance required when submitting an application for this course
VERY IMPORTANT ATTENTION Should you wish to submit a course application for this programme of study (during Main Call for FT Course Admissions, closing on 25 August 2025):
Before you submit an application for this course, you need to download this document
Print the PDF document, and take it with you to a General Practitioner of your choice. This is to be filled in and signed by the GP. Where the applicant is under 18 years of age on the date of application, the parents/guardians must also fill in and sign the parts related to their consent.
A scan of the filled-in and complete document is to be uploaded with all the other documents you need to upload when submitting your online application for the course. If this completed (properly filled in) document (duly endorsed and signed by a Medical Doctor / GP and parents as required) is not uploaded with your online application for this course, the application cannot be processed and vetted for eligibility. It would be as if you have not submitted an application for the course (always by the set Main Call Online Course Application deadline – 25th August 2025).
Later on, after you receive the Course Acceptance Offer and have become an MCAST registered student, the original hardcopy version of the filled-in and signed document is ALSO to be physically submitted at the Reception Desk, Institute of Community Services, Main Campus, Paola, by no later than the deadline shown on the first page of the downloadable document.
May we remind you that not submitting a scan of this filled-in document as an upload with your online course application (applications close on 25th August 2025) will make your application incomplete and it cannot be processed.
MCAST Main Campus 
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information@mcast.edu.mt