Application Form –Registration of an Educational Institution

NCFHE Ref No:Institution Ref No:

Section A: Contact Details / For Office Use
Name & Surname of Owner/s
ID Card / Passport Number / Attach a copy with this application form
Office Address
& Locality
Email Address
Contact Details / Telephone / Mobile / Fax
Full Name of Further
and/or
Higher Institution
(Please include abbreviations, if applicable)
Institution Address
& Locality
(Please ensure that this is the address from where the actual delivery of programmes is going to take place) / Fill in if different from the Owner/s or Office address
Section B: Legal Presence in Malta / For Office Use
MFSA Registration Number
(Please attach MSFA Certificate together with Statute of the Institution indicating that it is based in Malta)
I.D Card numberof Owner
(in the case of further education centre and tuition centre)
Section C: Category of Licence
Levels to be served by the Further and/or Higher Institution
(TheSecond Schedule section in Legal Notice 296 gives a detailed description of the criteria required for new and unlicensed providers to be registered in one of the categories mentioned in this section.)
*Tuition Centres do not offer courses that are mapped to the MQF. / University / Higher Education
Institution
(MQF levels 5 – 8)
Further Education
Institution
(MQF levels 1 – 4) / Further Education
Centre
(MQF levels 1 – 4)
*Tuition Centre
Section D: Mission Statement / For Office Use
Include a description of the philosophy of the educational programme, including the rationale, mission statement and the aims and objectives of the Further and Higher Education Institution. Please attach notes and documents as required to this application form.
Section E: Target Audience / For Office Use
Ages 1 - 16 Ages 16 - 18
Age 19 – 30 Age 31 – 65
Age 65+
Section F: Locality of Provision
a)Provision is planned only in Malta
b)Provision is planned not only in Malta, but also abroad
In case option b) is chosen, please indicate in a separate document attached to this application form, the precise arrangements planned for provision in other country/ies, including the following information and documentation where applicable:
Name, contact details and proof of contractual or other formal relationship of operating and/or delivery partner/s in that country, where applicable.
Nature of operation in each centre outside of Malta, e.g. Franchise, satellite campus, representation, amongst others.
Administrative address.
Venue of provision.
Documentation proving that you have local permission in line with all local/regional/national regulations to provide this service.
Applicability of administrative and academic procedures to be applied in Malta to each of the other centre/s of provision outside Malta. Special attention is to be given to Quality Assurance arrangements for selection of staff, provision and all forms of assessment.
Section G: Head of Institution
Name & Surname of the Head of the Further and/or Higher Education Institution
ID Card / Passport Number / Attach a copy with this application form
Contact
Address
& Locality
Date of Birth / _____/_____/_____
Workbook Number/ Work Permit
(when required)
Please include a brief profile of the selection criteria for the Head of Institution or the Employment contract of the head of institution
(subject to the attainment of the licence of your institution)
Head’s Qualifications in Full, and Experience, if any / Qualifications must be supported by authenticated copies of certificates attached to this application form.
The Licence will be issued in the name of the
Head of Educational Institution.
Section H: List of Programmes / For Office Use
List of all courses to be provided by the
Further and/or Higher Education Institution
Please attach any recognition/comparability statements with this application form.
Name of Course / Institution Awarding Qualification / QRIC Recognition / MQF
Level
Section I: Registration fees / For Office Use
List registration fees and/or other additional fees
paid by the students / Fees (€)
Section J: Teaching Staff
Generic Teaching staff profile, indicating the selection criteria used by your institution
List full names of teaching staff, their post and qualifications.
Please attach their CVs and QRIC verification where required. Add extra sheets if necessary.
I.D. Card / Name & Surname
of Teacher / Lecturer / Post / Qualifications
Section K: Employment Licence / For Office Use
All non-EU/Third World country members of staff, including the Head of School, should have an Employment Licence issued by the Employment and Training Corporation. / Please attach the relevant documents to this application form.
Section L: Legal Representation
Name & Surname of the person vested with the Legal Representation of the Further and/or Higher Educational Institution
ID Card of the Legal Representative
Business Address & Locality of the Legal Representative
Signature of the Legal Representative
Section M: Internal Quality Assurance System
Include a detailed description of the internal quality assurance system to be implemented in the Further and/or Higher Education Institution which is fully compliant with the Subsidiary Legislation 327.433 and in line with the National Quality Assurance Framework for Further and Higher Education. Refer to the guiding document available from the National Quality Assurance Framework section on Please refer to Section 5 of the document). / Attach a comprehensive statement detailing the steps that will be implemented by the Further and/or Higher Education Institution.
Please submit this document in word format(.doc)
Section N: Premises(select one option) / For Office Use
Please attach plan of premises to be used as a Further and/or Higher Education Institution with dimensions and clear indications of rooms which are to be used as classes and other facilities i.e. offices, restrooms, amongst others.
Please attach MEPA/Planning Authority/PAPB Compliance Certificate for premises to be used as an educational establishment.
For further regulations and other possible venues for provision please refer to Communication 04/2016 which may be accessed from
Please specify which document is being provided in accordance to the communication 04/2016
Other:
Section O: Declaration
I hereby state that:
  • The information I have supplied on this form is complete, correct and up-to-date.
  • I assume the responsibility to inform the National Commission for Further and Higher Education (NCFHE) of any changes to my circumstances (e.g. address, contact details) while my application is being considered.

Signature of Owner/s
Signature of Head of Education Institution
Date of Application / _____/_____/_____
For more information about this application form and related requirements contact:
Address: Accreditation Unit,
National Commission for Further and Higher Education
Sir Temi Zammit Buildings
Malta Life Sciences Centre Ltd
Malta Life Sciences Park
San Gwann, SGN 3000
Email:
Tel: +356 2381 0115
For Office Use / NCFHE Stamp

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