Overview of National Qualification frameworks - Project-Nqf-Sqf

__ access to education and training programmes;The Malta Qualifications Council obliges all public and private education providers to giveaccess to students who demonstrate achievement in informal and non-formal learning.The University of Malta and all VET Institutes in Malta have a maturity clause which givesaccess to adult learners over the age of twenty three. This however doesn’t give an automaticaccess the admissions board ask the applicants to sit for a formal assessment and sometimessome formal qualifications are also required to show that there is a sound academic background.The Employment and Training Corporation (ETC) has a system of trade testing so thatfollowing assessment adult learners achieve access to particular courses depending on theirlevel of ability. Such an assessment is also available for admission to the Key CompetencesCourses at Levels 1 and 2 and on successful completion adult learners can further theireducation to the next MQF Level in one of the VET institutes or can proceed to the generaleducation route by sitting for the Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) examinations.The MQF is by exit point and entry requirements are always at the discretion of the educationand training providers concerned.__ admission to exams to acquire formal qualifications/certificates/diplomas;A new Legal Notice on the Validation of Informal and Non-Formal Learning is being drafted sothat there will be the proper setup to make a formal assessment of the informal and non-formallearning. Sector Skills Council will be established so that representatives of education andindustry will make a formal assessment on the basis of Occupational Standards. The TradeTesting mechanism described above will be absorbed by the structure of the Sector SkillsCouncil as there will be a single set of national occupational standards and one national Councilper sector.__ access to other forms of validation or transfer of learning in order to obtain a formalqualification (partial or full).Please describe those briefly.An innovative feature of the School Leaving Certificate which was launched in October 2009 is thatthe transcript will not only show a record of formal achievements, but it will also include apositive list of personal qualities, informal and non-formal learning. Thus at the end ofcompulsory education the learners will show the employer that the sixteen year old hasachieved a holistic education. The School Leaving Certificate is referenced to a full MQF andEQF Level 1.All home-grown qualifications have an element of informal and non-formal learning as formallearning that takes place in class is complemented by hands-on learning. Home-grownqualifications can be either full or partial depending on the workload translated into ECTS/ECVET credits.4 Quality management / Quality assurance__ Which forms of quality management / quality assurance do exist? Which measures areused to avoid mislinkings between the NQF and the EQF?Page 4/4