1. Objectives

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1. Objectives

• Lay the infrastructure for more ICT learning
  opportunities
• Enable accessibility to ICT certifications on
  demand by industry to be boundless for all
• Increase e-skills supply to match the human
  capital needs of the ICT industry and other
  industries that use ICT
• Entice growth in the local ICT industry

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2. Partners

• A public-private partnership with IT Training
  Providers, including
• Computer Domain Ltd
• Executrain (Malta)
• Key Training Services
• STC Training
• St Martins Institute of IT

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3. ICT Certifications

• Low-end certifications
• CCNA
• Diploma in Computing Information Systems
• MCAD
• MCDST
• MCSA
• MCTS
• Oracle 10g Database Administrator Certified
  Associate

• High-end certifications
• BSc (Hons) Degree in Computing Information
• BSc (Hons) Degree in Creative Computing
• BSc (Hons) Degree in IS Management
• CCNP
• MCSE
• MCDBA
• MCITP
• MCSD
• Fundamentals of Network Security

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4. Job Opportunities

• Administration, installation, configuration of
  networks
• Network Design, troubleshooting and maintenance
• Helpdesk Administration
• First line support
• Software Engineering
• Computer Programming
• System Analysis

• Software Consultancy
• Database Development
• Database Administration
• Business Process Re-engineering
• IT Consultancy
• ICT Sales u Marketing
• Telecommunications Engineering
• Creative Design

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5. Benefits

• 5.1 Tax Credits for Individuals
• 100 Tax Credits on full costs of low- or
  high-end certifications
• Tax Credits spread over 3 years
• Individual must complete certification
  successfully
• Applications from Malta Enterprise
  (http//support.maltaenterprise.com/myPotential)
• Available until fiscal year 2008

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5. Benefits/2

• 5.2 Tax Credits for Enterprises that finance
  employee training
• 17.5 Tax Credits on costs incurred on wages,
  social security contributions and full costs of
  low- or high-end certifications
• Tax credits repayable in 1 year
• Employee must complete certification successfully
• Applications from Malta Enterprise
  (http//support.maltaenterprise.com/myPotential)
• Available until fiscal year 2008

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• 5.3 Tax Credits for Enterprises that employ
  qualified personnel
• 100 Tax Credits on social security contributions
  of full-time employees qualified in high-end
  certifications
• Tax Credits spread over a max of 3 consecutive
  years
• Employment must be additional employment
• Applications from Malta Enterprise
  (http//support.maltaenterprise.com/myPotential)
• Available until fiscal year 2008

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5. Benefits/4

• 5.4 Price reductions for Students and Unemployed
• Price reductions of 15 to 50 on low-end
  certifications
• Applicable for full-time students and unemployed
  registered in Part 1 Register of ETC only

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5. Benefits/5

• 5.5 Loans for myPotential clients
• Loans at special low rates for students,
  unemployed and persons in employment
• Offered by BOV plc, HSBC (Malta), Lombard Bank
  Malta plc

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6. Apply for myPotential

• Students and Unemployed register online
  (miti.gov.mt) for low-end certifications
• Others register directly with training providers

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