Legal Notice 200 of 2005 Malta Government Gazette No. 17,779 14 June 2005
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EDUCATION ACT (CAP 327) Bye-Laws of 2005 in
terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,
2004 for the Diploma in Education (Individual Educational Needs)
under the auspices of the Faculty of Education IN
exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30(5) and 31(6) of the
Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has
promulgated the following bye-laws made by the Board of the Faculty of
Education in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 37 (1) of the
said Act and which have been approved by the Senate of the University of
Malta as required by section 37 (2) of the said Act:
Citation and
Interpretation 1. (1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of
2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate
Awards, 2004 for the Diploma in Education (Individual Educational Needs)
under the auspices of the Faculty of Education
(2) In these
bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Course" means the
course of studies leading to the Diploma in Education (Individual
Educational Needs); and
"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Education
(Individual Educational Needs).
Applicability 2. These
bye-laws shall be applicable for the Course commencing in October 2003.
Special Course Requirements for Admission 3. To be
registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apart from
satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the
Admission Regulations, be in possession of the special course requirements
listed hereunder:
(a) be in possession of the Faculty Certificate in
Education (Learning Support Facilitators);
(b) have two years'
experience in facilitation; and
(c) be employed as facilitators
supporting a child/children with special educational needs in either
mainstream or special schools during the whole run of the Course.
Course Duration 4. The Course shall extend over one year
of part-time study.
Course Programme 5. The Course
shall consist of study-units, to which 30 credits are assigned as follows:
(a) a number of taught study-units to which 20 credits shall be
assigned;
(b) a study-unit comprising a supervised individual project to
which 4 credits shall be assigned; and
(c) a study-unit comprising a
practice placement to which 6 credits shall be assigned.
Classification of the Award 6. The overall evaluation of
each student's performance in the Course for the purpose of the
classification of the Diploma shall be based on the results obtained in the
Course, all credits earned being weighted equally.
