S.L. 605.3 Art. 3Persons eligible to apply for any course offered by the Directorate for Research,Lifelong Learning and Employability.

(1) Foreign nationals who are not officially registered as residents of Malta are not eligible to apply for any course offered by the Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and Employability.

(2) Without prejudice to regulation 2, foreign nationals applying for a course shall present documents attesting that they are officially residing in Malta in accordance with national or European

Union law.

(3) Third-country nationals may not request an authorisation to remain in Malta on the basis of having applied for, or are following any course offered by the Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and Employability. SCHEDULE Substituted by: L.N. 102 of 1997; Tuition Courses L.N. 424 of 2007. Amended by: L.N. 374 of 2009. Substituted by: L.N. 396 of 2010; L.N. 217 of 2013; L.N. 103 of 2024.

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Basic Skills Courses: Basic Courses in Maltese, English, Maths, Science, Basic IT, Sign Language Digital Skills: Learn to use your smartphone and, or tablet Digital Skills: Learn to use the internet and email Media Literacy: Understanding how media affects us Personal finance: Managing your money General Courses: up to 100 hours including Asynchronous Courses up to MQF/VET Level 3

Specialised Courses: up to 100 hours including Intermediate, Level Rated and IT subjects Revision Classes: up to 100 hours including MATSEC Level and ICDL Courses Language Conversation Classes up to 25 hours

Morning Courses: held at the Msida Lifelong Learning Hub

Courses up to 42 hours, not being any of the above indicated courses shall be at the discretion of the Directorate for Research, Lifelong *It and Employability to:

(a) amend the non-exhaustive list of Basic Skills Courses independent living, and functioning in society;

(b) update the other categories of the list of other courses popular demand for such other courses;

(c) distribute the duration in hours of each course into hours per lesson;

(d) establish the frequency of delivery of each lesson in the course;

(e) establish the location and mode from where each delivered.