Mtarfa FC Monthly Magazine
Season 2016-17 Issue 4
October 2016
MQF Levels for each subject The transcript of the
SSC&P has always shown the academic results
obtained by a student throughout secondary education.
This will continue to be so, including the results obtained
at the End of Form 5. The results achieved in each
subject will now be accompanied by the MQF level
achieved for each subject. The MQF level is dependent
upon the marks obtained and the track/scheme of the
examination paper sat for.
As from scholastic year 2014/15, the Directorate for
Quality and Standards in Education has raised the
profile of the Secondary School Certificate & Profile
(SSC&P). Students may now be awarded an SSC&P
which has an overall accredited rating up to Malta
Qualifications Framework (MQF) Level 3, and will have
the MQF level attained for each subject studied up till
Form 5 reported on the transcript of the same SSC&P.
This MQF level rating per subject is primarily based on
the student’s attainment in the End of Form 5 School
Examinations.
In summary, the revised SSC&P has the following
features:
1. The SSC&P may have an overall accredited rating up
to MQF level 3;
2. Subjects studied till the end of Secondary may have
an individual accredited rating up to MQF level 3;
Formal, Non-Formal and Informal Learning
3. Formal Learning is being retained as the only
requirement to be awarded an overall accredited level;
The SSC&P recognizes and reports the different types
of learning which occur during the educational journey of
students till the end of compulsory education in Form 5.
This certificate is being strengthened through the
revised criteria that are being adopted.
4. Non-Formal and Informal Learning may increase the
overall accredited level of the SSC&P;
5. The SSC&P is being regarded as a Certificate of
Accomplishment. Hence the attendance rate will
continue to be reported on the SSC&P Transcript but will
not be a factor which can affect the overall level of the
SSC&P.
Formal, non-formal and informal learning will all continue
to contribute to the overall MQF level of the SSC&P, but
only Formal learning will remain as a requirement for
obtaining an overall MQF level to the certificate. Nonformal and Informal activities will contribute to increase
the overall MQF level of the certificate. Thu s whilst Nonformal and Informal activities shall continue to be
important aspects of the educational life and shall be
recorded on the certificate, they will only contribute to
increase the MQF level of the certificate.
Informal Certificate
This refers to students’ participation in activities held
outside school hours. Students attending courses or
forming part of organisations, clubs, etc., will be
accredited for their learning. A maximum of ten (10)
regular Informal activities per year that students
participate in will be listed in their SSC&P without the
allocation of marks. Students will be given the signed
and stamped (where applicable) form for their Informal
Education from Mtarfa FC Nursery ONLY if they
attend at least 85% of the course. Providers of
Informal activities are obliged to be registered by the
NCFHE.
The percentage weighting assigned for each of the three
domains of learning (formal, non-formal and informal) in
the SSC&P is shown in Table 1 below.
Table 2 gives details on the percentage required to
reach a specific accredited level.
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