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

The Conference was opened by Mr 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 Mr 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.

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