Na tional Occupational Qua lifica tions Regulations, 1997

U'II. 11 70(1 997

EMPI,OYJ\.l ENT ANO T RAINING SERVICES A(T

(CAP. 343)

Na tional Occupational Qua lifica tions Regulations, 1997

IN exercise of the powers con ferred upon him by section 41 of the

Employme nt and Training Services Act,the Minister of Education and

National Cu ltu re, in consultati on wi th the Employment and Training

Corporation and the Minister for Social Welfare, has made the following

regulations: -

( I) These regu lat ion s may be c ited as the Nati onal

Occupational Qualifications Regutations . 1997.

These regulatiOns 8re aimed at estab lishing a national

framewo rk for develo ping nati onal occupat ional standards of

competence and for issuing vocational qualifications.

These regUlations shall come into force on the day following

their publication in the Gazette, but persons iss ued by QCCupatiooal

qualifications under the Act before the date of publication of these

regulations shall be assimilated according to the new qualifications

structure.

tn these regulations, un less the context otherwise req uires -

.. Act·· means the Employment and Training Services Ac:t;

'"Corporation" mea ns the Employm ent an d Trai nin g

Corporati on established by section 5 of the Act and, to the e xtent

of the authorit y given, incl udes any officcrofthe Corporation duly

authorised by it 10 appear in its name in that behalf

··Council" means the National Council of Occupational

Qualifications set up by regulati on 4 of these regulmions;

··Minister'· means the Minister responsi ble for the Corporntion.

s.

( I) There shall be established a Council , to be called the

National Counc il for Occu pational Qualifications, having such functions

as sct out in regUlati on 5 of these regulations and such powers as may

be requi red for the proper performance by it of its functi ons.

(2) The Council shall be appointed by the Minister for a

period not ellceeding two year5.

The Co uncil shall be composed of eleven member5 as

(3)

(a) a Chairperson who shall be Inc chairman of the Board

o f the Employment and Training Corporation, duly appointed in

tenns of section 6 of the Act;

(b)

two representatives from the Corporation;

(c) two representatives from tt)e Education Division

(d)

one representative from the Un iver5ity of Mal ta

(e) one representative from the Malta College for Vocarional

Education;

two persons representing employer5;

(f)

(g) two persons representing trade unions.

The Council shall regulate ilS own proceedings.

(4)

The Council shall ha ve Inc following functions:-

(a) -to set a national strategy for occupational qualifications;

(b) to approve occupational qual iriCations;

(c) to accredit th e professional bodies that award

occupational qualifications

(d) to appoint persons 10devclopoccupationaJ qualirlCations

and the Siandards and level of occupational competence thereof

(e) to advise the Minister on any matter concerning

occupational qual ification s

(f) 10 perfonn such other functions 85 the Minister may from

time to time prescribe.

7 . ( I) Occupational qualifications shall be classified by level

of competence and shall describe the skills and knowledge needed 10

be able to perfom effectively at work.

(2) There shall be five levels of competc nce hereby described as

follows: -

(a) Level 5 - competence which involves the application of

a significant range of fundumental princi ples and complex

techniques across a wide and often unpredictable variety of

contexts, Very substantial personal autonomy and often significant

rcsponsibil ity for the work of others and for thc allocation of

s ubstantial resources feature strongly, as do personal

accountabilities for analysis and diagnosis, deSign, planning,

execution and evaluation;

(b) Level 4 - competence in a broad range of complex

technical or professional work activities, performed in a wide

variety of contexts and with a substantial degree of personal

responsibility and autonomy. Rcsponsibility for the work of others

and the allocation of resources are often present;

(c) Level 3 - competence in a broad range of varied work

activities, performed in a wide variety most of which are complex

and non-routine . There is considerable responsibility and

autonomy, and control or guidance of others is often required

(d) Level 2 - competence in a significant range of varied

work activities, performcd in a varicty of contexts. Some of the

activities are complex or non-routine, and there is some individual

responsibility or autonomy. Collaboration with others, perhaps

through membership of a work group or tcam, may often be a

requirement: and

(e) Level I - competence in the performance of a range of

varied work activities, most of which may be routine and

predictable.

(3) Occupational qualifications shall be referred to as

follows

(a)

Level J is the operative level

(b)

Level 2 is the craftsmanship level

(c)

Level 3 is the advanced craft/technician level

(d) Level 4 is the higher technician/middle management

level: and

(e)

Level 5 is the senior managernentlprofessional1eve1.

8_ (I) There sha ll be establi shed Occu pational Skills Gm'P" ....... Still.

Assessment Boards for the purpose of conducting the assessment of ... ...,. • ...." s..nJo.

persons to determine the atta inment of the required standards o f

occupational competence at Levels 110 4. Persons will be appointed to

serve on such Boards by lhe Minister.

(2) Professio nal bodies accredited by the Council wi ll

eooduct the assessment of persons to determine the attainment of the

required standards of occupational competence at Level 5

Provided that if such professional bodies do not ex.ist in their

respective area of com petence, the Council wi ll ask the Corporation to

adv ise the Minister on the appointment of persons to serve on the

():x:;upational Skills Assessment Boards·.

(3) Occupational Skills Assessment Boards and professional

bodies appointed in temu of this regu lation are also responsible fOI

maintaining the quality of occupational qualifications.

( I) 11-kwaliliki o kkupazzjonali jigu klass ifikllti s kond il- KI ... ir"' ... ·

kategorija fa ' kompctenza II j kunujiddeskrivu s.snajja II I· hiliel mehliega =;r" ~i<-li .

biclt wiehcd ikun j ista' jWCltaq dmiru sew fuq ii-post tax-xoghol.

(2)

IleuR hemm harne s katcgoriji ta ' kompcte nza Ii b'dan

qeghdin M:u mfissra kif gej :-

(a )

Katcgorija 5 - kompctenza Ii Ikun t in vo lvi 1-

app[ikazzjoni la' fir1(3 se w la' princ ipji fondamell!3li u tcknika

komplessa Ii M an varjelllta' kuntc sti wesghin II Ii ta' spiss rna

jkunux jisighu j ilbassru. Jidhru b 'mod t ar I-awtonomija personali

sostanzjali II responsabbill!lla ' spiss sinjHikauiva g hax -xogl'lO\ tal-

ohrajn II g hall -allokaujoni ta ' ri torsi sostam.:jali, I-isless bhalma

j idhru res lXlnsabbihajiet pcrsol1ali ghal kull al1aliii u dijal1josi,

di sinn , pjan ifikazzjoni , eiekuzzjol1i u evalwazzjoni ;

(b) Kategorija4 - kompelenza ffirxa wicsgha ta ' attivitajiet

la ' xogho l lekniku jew professjonali kompless , Ii j s k fvarjel!i

w iesgha ta' kuntesti u bi grad sos lan zjali ta' res ponsabbill!i II

aWlOl1ornija persol1ali. lkun hemrn la' s piss respol1 sabbi ll!i g hlU -

xogho l tal-ohrajl1 kifuko ill-allokazzjoll i la' riiorsi ;

(c) Kalegorija 3 - kornpelenza rfirxa wiesg ha ta ' anivitajiel

diversi ta ' xogho l,l i j s iru rvarjet3. wie sgha ta' kunlesti Ii basta

minnhorn hurna kornpless i II rnhllx la' ruti l1a, Hemrn responsabbil l!i

u awtono mija konsiderevo li , II jinhlieg u ta ' spiss j] ·kol1lroll jew

il-tmexxija la ' l-ohrajn

(d) Kategorija 2 - kornpetenza rfirxa sew la' altivitajiel

diversi ta ' xoghol , li jsiru r varjelA wiesg ha ta' kuntest!. X'uhud

mill-anivilaj ie t hurna kllmplessi jew mhllx ta ' rutina , u henun xi

ftit responsabbill!l individwalijew awtonontija, Tista ' ta ' spiss Ikun

mehtiega I-ko llaborazzjo ni rna' I-ohrajn, forsi perme zz ta ' shubija

fi grupp lax-xogholjew team: u

(e) Kategorija I - ko mpete nza fit -tweniq ta ' firxa ta '

atlivitajie l d ive rsi ta ' xogho l, Ii basta minnhom ji51ghu jkunu la'

rutina je w Ii jislghu j it bassru,

(3)

Il -kwalifiki okkupazzjonali g ha ndho m jisse mmcw kif

gej :-

(a )

Kategorija I dwar il -katego rija ope rattiva ;

(b)

Kategorija 2 dwar il-kategorija ta ' mghallem tas-se ngha;

(c)

Kategorija 3 d war il-kalegorija la' senghallcknik a

3vvanzata;

(d)

Kalegorija 4 dwar il-kategorija tekn ika gholjalmedio-

manigerjali ; u

(e) Kategorija 5 dwar il-kategorija mani gerjali ghotja!

professjonal i.

(1 ) lilwaqqfu Bordijiel ta' Yalutazzjoni ta' Kapatitajiel

OkkupaujonaJi bil-ghan Ii jivvaJ utaw persuni sabie ~j istabbilillXu jell

dawn ikun ux kisbu I-li velli ta ' kompetcnza okkupaujonali mehtiega

fl -Kategoriji 1 sa 4 . II-Min istru jahtar iii dawk il-persuni Ii j kunu se

joqoghdu foq dawk il-Bordijiel.

(2) Dawk i l~korpi professjonali Ii jigu akkreditati mill-

Kunsill imexxu I-valutaujoni fa ' persuni bil-ghan Ii jistabbilillXu jekk

dawn ikURu1t kisbu I-livelli ta ' kompeten za okkupazzjonaJi mehliega

fiI . Kategorija 5

IMa jekk rna jkunull jeiistu dawk il -korpi professj onali fil-

qasam ta ' kompete nza rispeuiv taghhom , il-Kunsill ghandu j itlob lill-

Korporaz.zjoni Ii taghti parir li ll-Ministro dwar iI-hatra ta' persuni hie)!.

joqog hdu fuq il -B ordij ie t ta' Valuta zzjo ni ta ' Kapa c itaji et

Okkupazzjonali .

( 3) ll-Bordijiet t a' Va lulazljo ni ta' Kap ac itajiet

Okkupazljonali u l-korpi pro fe ssj onali mahtur in sko nd dan ir-

regolament huma wk oll responsabbli ghas -sos teniment tltl -kw alitA ta '

kwal ifiki okkupazzjonali .

The ex.ccutive ann of the CoulICil shall be the Corporation

which shall have the following functions

(a) to coordinate the work of deve lopment of standards of

occupational competence;

(b) to pass the standards of occupational competence to the

Council fo r its approval and acc reditation as an occupational

qualifiGation

(c) to keep a database of Slandards of occ up at ional

competence and occupational qualifications as approved by the

Council;

(d) to nominate persons to sit on Occupat ional Skills

Assessment Boards;

(e) to receive applications by persons who wish to sit for an

assessment 10 ascertain their attain ment of standards of

occupational competence, provided that in the case of apprentices,

they can only do so on completion of a time-based apprenticeshi p

to refer applications received from persons who wish to

(f)

sit for an assessment to ascenain their attainme nt of standards of

occupational competence. to the respective Occu pational Skills

Assessment Board or professional body, as the case may be;

(g) to keep a darabase of all persons being issued with a

CertifICate of Achievemem, includi ng details of the occ upational

qualifICation and level.

10 . ( I) The Corporation shall be the awarding body and shall

iss ue Certificates o( Achievemenl (or cx:cu pational qualificalioos 81

compelence levels I 104 in terms of paragmph (d) of subsection (I) of

scccion 17 of the Act.

(2) Professional bodies shaJ l be theawarding body and shall

iss ue Cert ificales of Achievement for occupational qualificalions at

cornpelence level S

Provided that accreditation ofprofessionai bodies that awat:l

Cercifieales o f Achieve ment shall be give n by lhe Council for a

maximum period of five years. afte r whic h pe riod a Je·actteditation

shall be ~uired .

' ''' ~w..-,Ipi - J''''''~

-tt:l ',,",

( 1) II-Korporaujoni tt un iJ-korp aggudikanli u Ii johrog K...pi..,.u:-;

Certifik.ati ta' suCCess ghal I.:walifiki ol.:kupazzjonali fil ' Kafegoriji fa'

I.:ornpctcnza m inn I sa 4 sl.: ooo il-paragm ru (d) tas-subart ikolu ( I) ta' 1-

artil.:olu 17 ta'l -An,

II -I.: orpi proressj onali jl.:unu I-korp aggudikanti u Ii

(2)

jo/trog Ce:rtifikati ta ' suCCess ghaI kwalifiki oIr:kupaujooali fil -l:.aIegorija

ta' kompctenza 5

lida kuU kredilu moghti mill -korpi professjonali lijaggooikaw

dwar Certifikati la' Success ghandu jingflalR rnill -Kunsill ghal pcrijodu

massimu ta ' hames snin , b 'dan Ii wara dak il- pcrjodu jkun mehlieg Ii

jillgharaw kred iti godtia.