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In these regulations, including the Schedules thereto, if there is any conflict between the English and Maltese text, the English text shall prevail. SCHEDULE 1

ACADEMIC STAFF Director of Studies head of school or the Distance Learning Provider, as the case may be, a Director of Studies to have the overall responsibility for all academic for the provisions of paragraph 1.3 of this Part of this Schedule, contained herein shall prohibit the head of school from acting as the Director person or persons appointed as Director of Studies shall be so appointed exclusive basis, meet with the approval of the Council, and only act in such one School, or for one Distance Learning Provider at a time, save where Learning Provider forms an integral part of the School.

Director of Studies shall be required to possess the qualifications set out (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(iii) set out hereunder:

(i) an international diploma at post graduate level National Qualifications Framework level 7 or a comparable or higher qualification in ELT of a recognised university or institution plus a minimum of 1,000 contact ELT hours spread over no less than twelve cumulative months; or

(ii) a first degree in English National Qualifications Framework level 6 and an international certificate at National Qualifications Framework level 5 or a comparable or higher qualification in ELT from a recognised university or institution plus a minimum of 1,500 ELT contact hours spread over no less than twelve cumulative months; or

(iii) a post-graduate degree at National Qualifications Framework level 7 in Education, Applied Linguistics, Linguistics with specialisation in ELT and an international certificate at National Qualifications Framework level 5 or a comparable or higher qualification in ELT from a recognised university or institution plus a minimum of 2,000 ELT contact hours spread over no less than twelve cumulative months; valid ELT Permit; police certificate of good conduct issued within the last month prior to application and again on demand at any time throughout the tenure of the post of Director of Studies.

The Director of Studies of a School shall be responsible for the day to day management and administration of all formal academic matters and, when provided by the School, for overseeing all the School’s non-formal learning processes of the student. It is the duty of the Director of Studies be present on the School Premises at all times during the running of formal tuition and to oversee the learning aspects of the non-formal processes. The Director of Studies of a Distance Learning Provider shall be responsible for the day to day management and administration of all formal academic matters of the Distance Learning of the student. It is the duty of the Director of Studies of a Distance Learning Provider to provide each student with a contact and to address any queries in a timely manner as provided for in sub-article 3(e) of Part D of this Schedule.

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the duties and of the Director of Studies of a School and, of a Distance mutatis mutandis, Provider shall include:

(a) satisfying at all times the academic criteria and standards regulations, this Schedule, licence conditions and Council established by the Council from time to time;

(b) identifying the English language training needs of designing formal tuition course syllabi, selecting course implementation;

(c) setting and monitoring the formal academic plan including and performance levels, all placement and final assessments certification;

(d) recruitment, guidance, in-service training, regular professional development and performance assessment Practitioners;

(e) attending to formal academic issues, academic progress English Language Teachers and resolving academic complaints;

(f) maintenance of proper academic records including formal syllabi, ELT Practitioner register, student attendance records;

(g) setting and overseeing the non-formal learning objectives, standards and outcomes of the School;

(h) liaison with the Council on all formal, non-formal academic

(i) complying with all reporting requirements on academic may lawfully be requested by the Council from time accurate and timely manner;

(j) complying with all applicable laws, regulations, this Schedule, conditions, Council rules and any quality assurance measures from time to time.