In a significant milestone for the engineering profession in Malta, 61 graduates were awarded the engineering warrant after successfully completing their studies. For the first time, among those who received the warrant were also MCAST graduates who successfully completed their course and passed the scrutiny of the Board of Engineers.
This development was made possible after overcoming several obstacles, including legal ones, which the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works together with the Board of Engineers successfully defended on more than one occasion.
The Board of Engineers operates on the principles of equality and justice where warrants are awarded impartially and on merit, provided that the course one has studied meets the established criteria and standards.
This step confirms the Government’s commitment to continue strengthening the engineering profession in Malta, while ensuring equal and fair opportunity for the profession on the basis of quality, competence and merit.
The Minister responsible for this sector, Chris Bonett, stressed the importance of the work of engineers and described it as invaluable to society. He said that “This was an important step, firstly because the Government kept its promise to MCAST students that they would be eligible for the warrant as well as because these engineers will help to make the Malta 2050 Vision a reality, a vision built on major economic sectors with an emphasis on new and modern technology.” Minister Bonett explained how the warrant is being given to all those who truly deserve it, while past injustices that affected a number of students, including MCAST graduates, are being removed.
Parliamentary Secretary for Public Works Omar Farrugia stated that the role of engineers is crucial in strengthening Maltese society and explained how these 61 engineers are joining their colleagues to continue building the Malta of the future. “This is the progress we want to see in our country so that tomorrow will be better than today,” concluded Parliamentary Secretary Farrugia.
For his part, the Chairperson of the Board of Engineers, Dr Noel Camilleri, said that the board has always worked within the terms of the law and will continue to work in this way to ensure that the level of the engineering profession always remains as high as it is at present.
