REGULATIONS FOR MICRO-CREDENTIALS

MICRO-CREDENTIALS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.728

REGULATIONS FOR MICRO-CREDENTIALS

16th July, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE 165 of 2024.

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Regulations

for Micro-credentials.

(2)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

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“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty offering the Micro-

credential;

“ECTS credits” means the credits awarded according to the

guidelines of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation

System;

“the Faculty” means the faculty, institute, centre or school

offering the Micro-credential;

“Micro-credential/s” means a record of the learning achieved

following a small volume of learning. Micro-credentials can refer to

individual units of learning, or units that are grouped thematically as

a short course; and

“the Senate” means the Senate of the University of Malta.

These regulations shall apply from 1 October 2024

onwards.

(1)

The University may, at the discretion of the Senate

or the Faculty concerned, offer the possibility to persons to register

as visiting students for

(a)

self-contained study-units that are offered within

University undergraduate and postgraduate

courses; or

(b)

study-units that are designed ad hoc for particular

needs, and approved by Senate. Such Micro-

credentials shall be offered either individually, or

thematically as a short course. They shall normally

be assigned not less than 4 ECTS credits and not

more than 25 ECTS credits.

(2)

During an academic year, visiting students shall be

allowed to register for Micro-credentials to which a total of not more

than 60 ECTS credits are assigned.

(3)

(i)

On successful completion of a Micro-credential

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comprising an individual study-unit, visiting students shall be

entitled to an academic transcript indicating the title of the Micro-

credential, the MQF level of the Micro-credential, the number of

ECTS credits assigned to the study-unit and the mark/grade

achieved.

(ii) On successful completion of all study-units included in

the programme of a thematic short course, visiting students shall be

entitled to a Micro-credential, indicating the title of the thematic

short course, the MQF level of the Micro-credential, and the title, the

number of ECTS credits and the mark/grade achieved in each study-

unit included in the programme for the short course.

(4)

The Board of a Faculty offering a certificate, diploma,

higher diploma or degree course may accept the transfer of Micro-

credential/s to one of its courses if the content and level are

comparable, and if the study-units concerned have been completed

not more than seven years previously.

(1)

Applicants shall be in possession of those

qualifications and/or any other requisites which are required to

follow the Micro-credential with profit.

(2)

Where applicable, the registration of visiting students on

any Micro-credential shall be made on the recommendation of the

Board.

(1)

The University shall announce the Micro-

credentials that shall be offered during the academic year through the

Course Finder facility which is available on the University’s website.

The applicable admission requirements and the number of places

available shall be published prior to the commencement of each

Micro-credential.

(2)

Applicants shall apply to register for Micro-credentials on

the prescribed form, and within the time specified by the Office of

the Registrar.

Attendance for lectures, seminars, tutorials and other

learning experiences shall be compulsory and visiting students may

be precluded from being assessed for a study-unit if attendance is not

regular.

Assessments shall be conducted under the same

University of Malta regulations and practices prevailing at the time

the study-unit is offered.

Visiting students registered on any Micro-credential shall

be eligible for certification as defined in paragraph (3) of regulation 3

of these regulations, if they

(a)

complete the study-unit/s, are awarded the credits

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assigned to it/them, and satisfy all the requirements

prescribed in these regulations; and

(b)

satisfy any other requirements prescribed in any

other relevant statutes, regulations and bye-laws of

the University.

In matters not provided for by these regulations, the Board

shall be guided by the provisions of the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2019, or the General Regulations

for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021, as applicable.

The Individual Study-Units and Awards Regulations,

2020 published as Legal Notice 292 of 2020, shall be deemed to

cease to be in force as from 1 October 2024, provided that visiting

students registered on study-units before the 1 October 2024 shall

continue to be governed by the regulations that were in force at the

time of their registering on the study-units.