for the Postgraduate Diploma in Lifelong Career Guidance and

L.N. 113 of 2009

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the General Regulations for University

Postgraduate Awards, 2008

for the Postgraduate Diploma in Lifelong Career Guidance and

Development

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 74(5)

and 75(6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the

University of Malta has promulgated the following bye-laws in virtue of

the powers conferred upon it by sections 81(1) of the said Act and which

have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required

by section 81 (2) of the said Act

Citation and Interpretation

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Postgraduate

Diploma in Lifelong Career Guidance and Development.

(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

“the Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies appointed by Senate for the

Course, on the recommendations of the Boards of the Faculty of Education and of the

Centre for Labour Studies;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the Postgraduate

Diploma in Lifelong Career Guidance and Development;

“the Postgraduate Diploma” means the Postgraduate Diploma in Lifelong Career

Guidance and Development; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Postgraduate Awards, 2008.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall apply to courses starting in February 2009 or later.

Requirements for Admission

(1) Applicants may be registered as students on the Course if they

are in possession of a first cycle degree in a related area and satisfy the Board of

Studies, through an interview, that they have the necessary academic background,

professional aptitude and disposition to follow the Course with profit.

(2) The Board of Studies shall recommend to Senate the number of

applicants that may be allowed to register on the Course, depending on the availability

of resources. The number of available places shall be announced at the time of the call

for applications.

(3) If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available places,

applicants shall be selected according to their performance during the interview,

considering

(a) degree type and classification;

(b) professional aptitude and disposition;

(c) work experience in the area or a related field; and

(d) performance during the interview.

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over two semesters of full-time study or the

equivalent in part-time study.

Board of Studies

(1) The academic administration of the Course shall be entrusted to a Board

of Studies appointed for the purpose.

(2) The Board of Studies shall be composed of

(a) a Chairperson appointed by the Senate on the recommendation of the Boards

of the Faculty of Education and the Centre for Labour Studies;

(b) an academic representative from each of the Faculty of Education and the

Centre for Labour Studies;

(c) the course coordinator appointed by Senate after consultation with the

Boards of the Faculty of Education and the Centre for Labour Studies; and

(d) two student representatives chosen from the students registered for the

Course.

(3) The Board of Studies shall regularly consult the social partners in order to

ensure that the training offered is sensitive and responsive to community needs.

Programme of Study

The programme of study shall comprise study-units to which a total of 60

credits are assigned, including a long essay/project to which 8 credits shall be assigned.

The programme of study shall be published after approval by Senate normally

not less than eight months prior to the commencement of the Course.

Assessment and Progress

(1) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be completed by the end

of the semester in which the teaching of the study-unit is held.

(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of not more

than 20 credits for taught study-units, if following the full-time Course, or not more

than 10 credits if following the part-time Course, shall be given the opportunity to re-sit

the failed assessment/s during the September supplementary examination session.

(3) Students who fail in more than the number of credits permitted under

paragraph (2) of this bye-law, or students who after re-assessment fail to obtain credit

for any study-unit, shall be deemed to have failed the Course.

Long Essay/Project

(1) Students shall be required to submit a long essay or project on a theme

related to the subjects covered during the Course and approved by the Board of Studies.

Long essays shall be between 10,000 and 12,000 words long.

(2) Students who fail in the long essay/project shall be allowed to resubmit it

once within a period of six months.

Classification of the Award

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the classification of

the Postgraduate Diploma shall be based on the results obtained in all components of

the programme of study, all credits being weighted equally.

Special Provisions for Part-Time Courses

The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply mutatis mutandis to

courses followed on a part-time basis, and subject to such changes as may reasonably be

deemed by the Board of Studies as necessary due to the part-time nature of the Course.

Repeal

The Postgraduate Diploma in Lifelong Career Guidance and Development

Course Regulations, 2006, published as Legal Notice 93 of 2006, shall be deemed to

cease to be in force as from 1 st February 2009, provided that students registered for the

course before 1 st February 2009 shall continue to be governed by the regulations that

were in force at the time of their joining the course.

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