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For further details on specific entry requirements, it is advisable to consult the respective educational institution’s website.
Qualifications awarded by foreign bodies need to be recognised or pegged with a particular MQF Level by the MQRIC office within NCFHE.
Knowledge and skills
Concrete Placers, Casters, Finishers and Related Workers are expected to have:
• Knowledge of building and construction methods
• Knowledge of materials used in building and construction
• The ability to use and maintain various types of machinery, equipment and tools
• The ability to monitor operations, such as read gauges, dials and other indicators to see that machines are working properly
• The ability to work at heights
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures
Transferable skills should include:
• Communication skills in Maltese and/or English
• The ability to follow instructions
• Numeracy skills
• Organisational and planning skills
• Problem solving and decision making skills
• Time management skills
• The ability to work under pressure and meet
deadlines
• The ability to work independently and as part
of a team
Additional qualities
These may include:
• Accuracy
• Arm-hand steadiness
• Efficiency
• Manual dexterity
• Physical strength and stamina
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• Bricklayers and Stonemasons (Bennej)
• Building Construction Labourer
• Bulldozer, Steamroller and Mechanical
Shovel Driver
• Construction Plant Operator
• Driver, Crane, Hoist and Related Plant
Operator
• Structural-Metal Preparer and Erector for
Building Construction
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