Engineering warrant

I refer to the article ‘Chamber of Engineers, students angered by “radically different” board decision’ (May 7).

The article is entirely misleading, trying to picture the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology’s 240 credit engineering degree as one that is only of 120 credits. The truth is that Mcast Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) courses conform to the requirements for 240-credit Bachelor’s degrees as laid out in the national referencing report (page 38) published by the National Commission for Further and Higher Education, thus fully in line with national educational requisites.

The second issue is the pre-warrant qualification course, which has been approved by the Engineering Board, the sole authority competent to decide on issues related to the engineering warrant in Malta. It was designed to help past graduates to bridge any gap there may have been between the Mcast B.Eng. courses and the expectations of the Engineering Board. Past B.Eng. graduates who also complete the pre-warrant qualification course will be able to apply for a warrant to practise as engineers.

The pre-warrant qualification course consists of 30 credits that translate themselves into 150 hours...