MCAST is again this year offering a wide range of courses at different levels and on Monday the college opened its doors to candidates wishing to submit applications for courses in its 2007-08 prospectus.

With thousands of applications expected, this year the college has introduced an on-line application facility. As well as providing information on the range of courses available and the eligibility criteria, the on-line facility offers students the opportunity to register and submit an application online in a secure and efficient environment that extends the time during which candidates may submit an application beyond traditional office hours and totally eliminates queuing time.

The procedure for the on-line submission of applications is built into MCAST's own user friendly portal. Usage of the system requires on-line registration and is open to everyone. Candidates who wish to register may do so by going to URL http://www. mcastcourses.gov.mt/ clicking on Register Online and following the simple step by step process.

Registration ensures that the integrity of each application is protected and minimises the amount of data that has to be keyed in with every application that is submitted by the same individual.

Once registered candidates receive an e-mail verification code which enables them to log on to the system and proceed with the on-line submission of their application. All submissions are acknowledged and processed in the same manner as those applications that are submitted in the traditional manner.

Once processed, notifications regarding the acceptance or otherwise of each candidates in the preferred course of study are issued.