MFHEA Certification & Quality Assurance
The Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA) was officially launched on the 8th January 2021 and is legislated by the revised Education Act which came into force on the 1st January 2021. Their tagline is ‘Quality Education for Confident Futures.’
The MFHEA mission statement is:
“to foster the development and achievement of excellence in further and higher education in Malta through research, effective licensing, accreditation, quality assurance, and recognition of qualifications established under the Malta Qualifications Framework.”
The MFHEA focuses on:
- providing accreditation to further and higher educational institutions;
- providing accreditation to programmes or courses of studies at further and higher education levels;
- quality assurance of both educational institutions and programmes or courses;
- recognition of obtained national or international qualifications as well as prospective qualifications;
- validation of informal and non-formal learning;
- research and policy recommendation on issues related to further and higher education.
The MFHEA is an independent, transparent, and international authority, works to ensure the highest standards and to foster a competent community of empowered individuals, with the right skills to follow their dreams and make the future happen.
Advenio eAcademy is a licenced Higher Education Institution by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA Licence number: 2013-FHI-006 ). Advenio eAcademy offers both certified ECTS programmes and courses and uncertified programmes and courses. The certified programmes and courses are ECTS accredited. ECTS credits act as a quality assurance policy which establishes a point of reference for recognition and esteem. The recognition of credits enables learners to obtain recognition of the learning outcomes achieved in different countries without the need of re-assessment. ECTS is a credit system based on the learning achievements and workload of a course, a student can transfer their ECTS credits from one university to another so they are added up to contribute to an individual’s degree programme or training. Therefore upon presentation of the accredited certificate, employers will have a clearer picture of the student’s achievements within the national and European framework of qualifications.
Click here for more information on the ECTS system.
As a licenced Higher Education Institution, Advenio eAcademy is responsible to maintain its Quality Assurance policy according to the MFHEA standards. The overall Quality Assurance Policy is available online. The Faculty Manual and Students Manual are available to all Faculty members and Students within the e-learning platform.
The policies, partnerships with key partners and systems are defined within key documents for each programme. Every programme is reviewed to maintain the same standards and requirements as would be applied by Advenio eAcademy. Learning materials are written by academic staff employed or chosen by AeA, and are required to apply AeA’s standards. Procedures are in place to assure the quality of the programme development, delivery, management, systematic monitoring and on-going review of all programmes. Annual management reports are prepared to review statistics and feedback on programmes; Student Experience Surveys collect feedback on the content of the programme and system usage for further development of the overall service.