COURSE IN FISHERIES SCIENCE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES

KORS FIL-‘FISHERIES SCIENCE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES'

Wara hidma intensiva ghal diversi xhur mill-management tad-Dipartiment tas-Sajd u Akwakulutra li jifforma parti mill-Ministeru tal-Agrikoltura u Sajd, flimkien ma l-Universita' ta' Plymouth (UK), il-progett COPEMED (tal-FAO) u Edexcel (UK), twaqqaf kors fil-‘Fisheries Science for the Mediterranean Countries', li ser jiba fl-ewwel gimgha ta' Ottubru 2000.

Dan il-kors ta' sentejn jwassal ghall-‘Higher National Diploma in Fisheries Studies'. Bhala kors vokazzjonali, m' ghandux ezamijiet formali, imma jsiru assessments matul il-kors kollu ghax-xoghol li jkun sar fuq assignments, field work u course work iehor. Dan il-kors li ghandu l-parti kbira tieghu ibbazata fuq esperjenzi diretti, diversi ghanijiet principali fosthom li jaghti bazi edukattiva f'karrieri amministrattivi u manigerjali fl-industrija tas-sajd in generali; jipprovdi studji specjalizzati ghal dawk l-istudenti li huma interessati li jsibu impjieg jew professjoni f'din l-industrija. Dawn l-ghanijiet ghandhom jintlahqu peress li, l-lecturers, kemm Maltin u barranin, huma kollha esperti fil-qasam taghhom. Id-diversita' tan-nies li huma involuti fit-taghlim ta' dan il-kors huma garanzija ta' kopertura totali ta' l-oqsma kollha involuti f'din ix-xjenza L-Edecxel hija l-organizazzjoni internazzjonali inkarigata biex tizgura li jinzamm livell gholi fil-kwalita' u ‘fairness' tul it-tmexxija ta' korsijiet simili. B'hekk ser ikun hemm verifikazzjonijiet interni u esterni ta' dan il-kors.

Dawk l-istudenti illi jgibu marki gholjin fl-ahhar ta' dan il-kors jistghu jaghzlu biex jidhlu fit-tieni sena ghal-B.Sc. Fisheries Science Degree fl-Universita' ta' Plymouth. Din id-Diploma tkun ta' vantagg kbir ghal min jixtieq jibda jew ikompli karriera fl-industrija tas-sajd, per ezempju bhal Ufficjal tas-Sajd.

Il-kors huwa miftuh kemm ghal Maltin, kif ukoll ghal-barranin minn pajjizi ta' madwar il-Mediterran. Biex wiehed jidhol ghal dan il-kors irid ikollu livell ordinarju fl-Ingliz u l- Matematika u zewg suggetti f'livell avvanzat , wiehed minhom irid ikun Biologija. Applikanti li jkollhom 25 sena u aktar jistu jigu accettati bhala studenti maturi wara li joqoghdu ghal interview.

Il-formoli ta' registrazzjoni, flimkien ma aktar informazzjoni, jistu jigu migbura mid-Dipartiment tas-Sajd u Akwakultura, Torri San Lucjan, Marsaxlokk. Il-formoli mimlijin, flimkien ma kopji ta' kwalifiki u CV, ghandhom jigu ipprezentati fl-istess indirizz mhux aktar tard min-nofs in nhar tal-11 ta' Settembru 2000.

COURSE IN FISHERIES SCIENCE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries through the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, in collaboration with University of Plymouth (UK), COPEMED (FAO) and Edexcel (UK), is holding a course in Fisheries Science for the Mediterranean Countries, starting in the first week of October, 2000.

This two-year course will lead to a Higher National Diploma in Fisheries Science. As a vocational course there will be no formal examinations and assessment will be based upon coursework assignment, practical work, in-class assessments and presentations. The Higher National Diploma Course is designed to equip students with the knowledge, understanding and skills required for success in current and future employment in the fish industry, or for progression to an undergraduate degree.

Completion of the HND programme will allow more able students to enter directly into the second year of a three-year BSc (Hons) Fisheries Science degree course at the University of Plymouth (UK). This Higher national Diploma would be an asset for those who would like to take up or improve in the career of the Fishing Industry, for example as a Fisheries Officer.

Both Maltese and Foreign lecturing staff on this course are experts in their field. The diversity of people involved in the lecturing of this course is a guarantee to the total coverage of the majority of filed in this science.

Edexcel is the international organisation in charge of both external and internal verification so that a high standard of quality and fairness will be kept throughout the course.

The course is open both for Maltese students and foreign students form the surrounding Mediterranean Countries. Applicants must have ‘O' Levels in English and Mathematics and must have two ‘A' Levels one of which must be Biology, or the equivalent. Applicants over the age of 25 years may be admitted as mature students after sitting for an interview.

Application forms, together with more information, may be obtained from the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Fort San Lucian, Marsaxlokk. Completed application forms, accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae and copies of qualifications, should be submitted to the same address by not later than 11^th September, 2000 (12.00 – noon).