ARPEL4Entrep – Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship

This project, Accreditation & Recognition of Prior Experience & Learning for Entrepreneurship (ARPEL4Entrep) was launched in September 2020 as an Erasmus+ co-funded project developed by a group of European Higher Educational Institutions and Technical Partners. The scope of the project is to leverage the infrastructure and competencies of the partners in e-learning and the collective expertise and resources of the partners in creating a programme which would encourage entrepreneurs to accredit and recognise their prior experience and learning as part of a Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship.

The project partners are:

Higher Education Partners in ARPEL4Entrep – Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship:

Technical Partners in ARPEL4Entrep – Bachelors Degree in Entrepreneurship:

The Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship programme comprises :

Stage 1 – ARPEL process: Steps 1 – 4 including online interviewing and evaluation

Stage 2 – Subject course modules: a selection of 8 out of 10 subjects 

Stage 3 – Final research project: practical research project to launch or grow the business

Entry Requirements:

• Successful completion of an approved secondary qualification

And

• Evidence of English language proficiency of IELTS level 5 results, or equivalent certificate

And

• Minimum of 4 years of entrepreneurial work experience in middle/senior level within an SME environment.

Target Group:

The target groups for this programme are as follows:

• Entrepreneurs with more than 4 years of SME experience, but without an MQF Level 6 qualification
• Entrepreneurs with an MQF Level 6 or 7 qualification in subjects not related to Business studies
• Students with post-secondary qualifications (A-levels) in any business and management related subject including Accounting, Finance, Business and Management Studies, Marketing, Human Resource Management and others.

The target audience: Ages 19-30/31-65/65+.

Teaching & learning:

Online – using elearning platform from www.aea.academy (https://elearn.arpel4entrep.com/)

Onsite – Easy School of Languages,21 St. Ursula Street, Il-Belt Valletta VLT1230

Language of Instruction : English

Hours of Total Learning:

Contact Hours: 1172

Self-study hours: 2986 Supervised placement and practice hours: 204

Assessment hours: 138

Total Learning Hours: 4,500

Assessment Methods:

Each Module will be assessed as follows:

Quality of contributions provided in Forums (20%)

Quality of contributions provided in tutorials (20%)

Assignments which will be research based (60%)

Learning Outcomes:

The learner will be able to:

• Evaluate current personal, team and an organisation’s core competencies.
• Proceed with suggesting team training needs based on current core competencies and needs analysis.
• Identify the required knowledge and skill set required for the current, desired task, being it communication skills, theoretical or applied knowledge.
• Illustrate the knowledge and skills of collecting information pertaining to entrepreneurship and related fields.
• Identify the need of further knowledge and proceed with drafting a personal learning needs plan and plan further studies.
• Evaluate the potential and limitations of management science, its role in society and an individual’s responsibility for how it is used.
• Gain the analytical ability needed to develop a continual understanding of the challenges that an international business would be facing.

Admission Process

• Complete the online form – https://forms.office.com/e/FU8BDEWnr1
• Send required documents and await approval.
• Send payment for ARPEL process.
• Attend the Evaluation Interview and earn the final ECTS score in ARPEL process at Level 6.
• If the ECTS credits earned are equal to or above 74, students will be eligible for the full Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship Programme.
• Once selected, applicants will be invited to proceed with the programme on the basis of the terms and conditions provided.

Fee Structure

Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship (EQF/MQF Level 6 180 ECTS) – ARPEL Process of 90 ECTS ,8 Subject Modules of 8 ECTS credits each & Research Project

Online programme (84 weeks part-time): €9,540 / – Blended learning programme (64 weeks full-time): €13,240

Award in SME Operations (EQF/MQF Level 6) – ARPEL Process of 90 ECTS – Online programme (12 weeks): €890

Award in Entrepreneurship (EQF/MQF Level 6) – ARPEL Process of 90 ECTS & 8 Subject Modules of 8 ECTS credits each  (60 weeks): Online programme : €8,490 / Blended learning programme : €11,690

Arrangements will also be made to host students for individuals course modules of EQF/MQF Level 6 – 8 ECTS (6 weeks duration) :- Online : €890 / Blended €1,350

Scholarship Schemes for Maltese residents

Get Qualified Scheme – 70% refund of course fee as a tax rebate

Intakes

Intake 1: January 22/01/2024

Intake 2: March 04/03/2024

Intake 3: April 15/04/2024

Intake 4: May 27/05/2024

Intake 5: July 08/07/2024

Intake 6: August 26/08/2024

Intake 7: October 07/10/2024

Intake 8: November 18/11/2024

Contact Details: admin@aea.academy / info@aea.academy

Click here for further information about the Blended Application Process

Click here for further information about the Online Application Process

Click here to download the programme leaflet.