MCAST holds its Annual Conference focusing on vocational education in Higher Education

On Friday, 27 January MCAST, in collaboration with the Ministry for Education and Employment, held its Annual Conference, this year focusing on the wider remit of Vet (Vocational Educational and Training) namely on the development of Vet in the Higher Education area.

The Annual Conference was held at the Administration Hall, MCAST Main Campus, Corradino.

The conference highlighted the local experience with a particular focus on the development of Vet degrees in Malta while also exploring developments in other countries, particularly the Swiss system.

The conference was opened by Stephen Cachia, MCAST principal and CEO.

Dr Silvio De Bono, president of the Board of Governors addressed the audience and mentioned the importance of this conference and its focus on the wider remit of Vet.

Ing. Vincent Maione, MCAST vice-principal delivered a presentation on VPET in Malta – the Development of Vocational Education in Malta.

Dr Alex Rizzo, head of Technical College gave a presentation entitled Sharing good practise: case studies of Vocational Degrees offered by MCAST.

During the second half of the conference Mergim Jahiu, International Project manager at the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (Sfivet), Switzerland delivered a presentation on the best practises of Vet in Switzerland.

The Sfivet is the Swiss expert organisation for vocational education and training. It trains Vet practitioners, provides Vet research, develops careers and further assists international education and training cooperation.

Towards the end of the conference, MCAST will celebrate its strong and close links to industry by presenting a token of appreciation to industry partners who have supported the MCAST degree students through their participation in internship programmes.