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MALTA
The macro impact of micro businesses in Malta
www.bollettinoadapt.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/innovating_tvet_framework.pdf
Considering that in Malta 97,3% of all businesses are SMEs with less than 10 employees, the Malta
College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) was established in 2001 to teach students how to
start and operate successful small businesses.
Until 2019, MCAST provided more than 180 full-time vocational courses to 4000 part-time students
and more than 300 part-time vocational courses to 7000 students, involving more than 750
teachers and trainers. All courses are fully accredited by Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) and
European Qualifications Framework (EQF).
Key takeaways:
- Building on 20 years at the forefront of TVET education in Malta, MCAST aims to strengthen
young people’s spirit of initiative and entrepreneurship.
- Continuously evaluating and challenging teaching and learning, products and services, and
the ecosystem, MCAST creates new opportunities and ensures that existing practices
remain dynamic and relevant.
All the programmes created by MCAST reflect the trends and demands of the local industry; in fact,
they are even aligning with international TVET goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals,
which immediate impact should be local. For this reason, MCAST strategy reflects this reality and
uses it as a guideline to shape policy, curricula, and campus culture – an approach that TVET
institutions can replicate.
CYPRUS
Sistema Cyprus
www.sistemacyprus.com
Sistema Cyprus is a social-music orchestra and choir programme established in 2018. Sistema
Cyprus offers music education to children and young people of Cyprus, including migrants, refugees
and children and young people with less opportunities, and ensures that these groups are
respected, recognised, and included in the society.
GERMANY
IB Oberschule Neuenhagen
oberschule-neuenhagen.de
The Oberschule (general secondary education) is a school run by IB in Neuenhagen, near Berlin. The
school’s profile is characterised by an integrated vocational education orientation programme
enabling students to make a well-balanced career path decision. The school’s programme contains
among others:
- Work experience in IB’s own vocational training workshops, and in years 7 and 8 learning about
different fields of training, trying out tools and different materials, and getting to know training
curricula, needs and skills for job profiles
- Internships in regional businesses and in years 9 and 10 to learn about the everyday work and
challenges in the chosen field, to get an idea about the requirements of the jobs in that field
- Pre-vocational training as an integrated part of the school’s concept
- Close cooperation with business
- Workshops on job profiles including skills assessment
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