under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

L.N. 361 of 2022

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2022 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the

Certificate for Graduates of Non-EU/EEA Nursing Programmes

under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74 (5) and 75 (6) of the

Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has promulgated

the following bye-laws made by the Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences in virtue

of the powers conferred upon it by article 81 (1) (c) of the said Act and which have

been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required by article 81 (2)

of the said Act

Citation

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2022 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019 for the Certificate for Graduates of Non-EU/EEA Nursing Programmes

and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the Certificate for

Graduates of Non-EU/EEA Nursing Programmes, under the auspices of the Faculty

of Health Sciences, published as Legal Notice 369 of 2018, hereinafter referred to as

“the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall apply to courses commencing in October 2022 or

later.

Amendment to bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“3.

(1)

The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of

(a) a qualification in Nursing deemed suitable by the Board of

Studies and recognized at least at Level 5 on the Malta and European Qualifications

Frameworks; or

(b) a professional qualification deemed by Senate to be comparable to

the qualification indicated in sub-paragraph (a) of this bye-law; or

(c) a qualification in Nursing recognized at Level 4 on the Malta

and European Qualifications Frameworks together with a qualification in an area

related to Nursing recognized at Level 5 on the Malta and European Qualifications

Frameworks. Such applicants may be required to successfully complete additional

study-units as specified in bye-law 8 of these bye-laws.

(2) In addition to the qualifications listed in paragraph (1) of this bye-

law, applicants shall be required to provide evidence that they are in possession of

the licence to practice as a nurse awarded by the relevant regulatory council of the

country from where the qualification referred to in paragraph (1) was awarded.”

Amendment to bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“8. The Course shall consist of a number of study-units to which 30 ECTS

credits shall be assigned

provided that students admitted in terms of sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph

(1) of bye-law 3 may be required by the Board of Studies to register and successfully

complete additional study-units in nursing studies to which a maximum of 15 ECTS

credits shall be assigned.”

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