Cap. 576 Art. 2Interpretation. 

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires:

"academic year" for the purpose of this Act means that period determined as the academic year by VET providers;

"apprentices" means learners engaged in training programmes for apprenticeships in accordance with this Act;

"apprenticeships" means the programme in which apprentices are engaged on joint programmes of school-based learning at a licensed VET provider, and work-based learning with a registered sponsor, leading to a recognised vocational qualification or award as outlined in Schedule 1;

"award" refers to the title of certification of learning achieved through courses, which do not have the required number of credits at the specific Malta Qualifications Framework Level or of international qualification structures recognized by industry to be considered as a qualification;

"compulsory school age" means the age as defined in the

Education Act;

"conditions of employment" has the same meaning as assigned to it in article 2 of the Employment and Industrial Relations Act;

"European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET)" means the system that allows credits earned for knowledge and skills acquired in different systems and countries, to be validated, recognized and aggregated to count towards qualifications or awards;

"European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)" means the standard mechanism for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other collaborating European countries;