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Announcements

Announcements published by the MFHEA

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Annual Reports

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  • 2011 (NCHE/MQC)
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Referencing Reports

  • Referencing Report (October) 2024 Version 1
  • Referencing Mini Report (October) 2024 
  • Referencing Report 2024
  • Referencing Report (Mini) 2024
  • Referencing Report 2016
  • Referencing Report 2012
  • Referencing Report 2010
  • Referencing Report 2009
  • Level Descriptors
MFHEA publishes informative material on a regular basis in relation to further and higher education. This section includes legislation governing further and higher education in Malta, documents explaining further and higher education strategy in Malta,  Annual Reports, material related to the Malta Qualifications Framework and quality assurance practices, information about the most used terms in further and higher education, and some useful links.

Referencing Report

The Referencing Report is Malta’s national document which describes the Malta Qualifications Framework and the different levels of qualifications in Malta. It provides details of the parameters which need to be respected by any national qualification conferred in Malta in terms of the level of learning outcomes and number of credits. This report also describes the referencing process of the Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) to other meta-frameworks, mainly: the European Qualifications Framework (EQF); the Qualifi​​​cations Framework of the European Higher Education Area (QF/EHEA)​; and the Transnational Qualifications Framework of the Small States of the Commonwealth (TQF).

The Referencing Report enables local education and training institutions to develop courses leading to qualifications with level descriptors as stipulated by the MQF. It enables national qualifications to gain recognition both in Malta as well across the European Union. It also makes it possible for learners obtaining qualifications from foreign institutions in countries which have referenced their own National Qualifications Framework to the EQF, to have their foreign qualifications recognised against the MQF. Thus the Referencing Report is a useful document for education & training providers, learners, employers, social partners and other countries who would like to recognise their national qualifications with the MQF.​

The first edition of the Referencing Report for Malta was published in 2009. Malta was the first country (as recognised also by the Council of Europe) to reference its framework to two European overarching frameworks (EQF and QF-EHEA) as well as the Transnational Qualifications Framework (TQF). In 2024, we refer to the fifth edition of the Referencing Report, which represents a compilation of knowledge and expertise gathered from the numerous individuals and entities in the dynamic landscape of Further and Higher Education (FHE) in Malta.

Referencing Report 2024

Strategies

​​Further and Higher Education Strategy 2020​

This report outlines the strategic thrusts for further and higher education development in Malta until 2020. It outlines the socio-economic and educational challenges being faced and the national and international contexts within which education is developing.​

Higher Education Strategy for Malta 

This strategy is embedded within the overall strategic direction of the proposed Framework for the Education Strategy for Malta for 2014 to 2024 and aims to deliver specific targets with regard to Higher Education leading to qualifications at Malta Qualifications Framework Level 5 or higher. The NCFHE is the entity responsible for the implementation of such strategy.

National Vocational Education & Training Policy 

This policy builds upon the achievements in the VET sector over the last few years. VET has become a key factor in enabling the educational sector to remain continuously proactive and receptive to the needs of local industry, thereby becoming an important player in Malta’s economic growth. The Malta College for Arts, Sciences and Technology (MCAST) is the entity responsible for the implementation of such policy.

Legislation

These legislation regulates the further and higher education sphere in Malta. The aim is to further assist the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority in its mission to maintain, uphold, enhance and improve standards. This legislation also takes into consideration the 2012 European Regulations for Further and Higher Education, including the European Standards for Guidelines and Quality Assurance in the Higher Education Area and the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET)

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