This is a quick blog for our Malta-based graduates 🇲🇹 to help them with the process of applying for Malta Enterprise’s Get Qualified scheme.
What is the Get Qualified Scheme?
GET QUALIFIED is an initiative in Malta that supports the personal development of individuals for the achievement of qualifications and certifications required by industry.
All European Personal Training Institute PT Diploma course packages, as well as the Gym Instructor course, are approved for this funding.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will benefit from a tax credit enabling them to recover 70% of the course fee.
Who is eligible to claim?
Anyone paying tax in Malta (or has a parent paying tax in Malta).
How to claim?
Follow the 5 steps below:
1. Once you have successfully completed the Personal Trainer practical course assessments and have received your Focus Award Personal Training course certificate by email from us, navigate to the Get Qualified website: https://www.servizz.gov.mt/en/Pages/Education_-Science-and-Technology/Education-Services/Scholarships/WEB2016/default.asp
You can register for an account here: https://getqualified.maltaenterprise.com/Account/Login
2. Choose the appropriate Personal Trainer Diploma course package that you completed (copy and paste the exact name of the course from below) :
• Focus Awards Level 3 Diploma Practitioner in Personal Training (Basic)
• Focus Awards Level 3 Diploma Practitioner in Personal Training (Advanced)
• Focus Awards Level 3 Diploma Practitioner in Personal Training (Master)
or, if you did not complete a Personal Training Diploma, but the Gym Instructor course only:
• Focus Awards Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based exercise
NB: If you completed a Personal Trainer Diploma course, you do not need to choose the Gym Instructor course - this course is already covered in the appropriate Diploma course package.
3. You then only need to upload the digital Personal Trainer course certificate (PT Diploma course graduates), or the digital Gym Instructor course certificate, if you completed the Gym Instructor course only.
4. You will then need to request a letter of course payment declaration from us. You can contact us by email, please enclose your Malta ID number in the email as we require this information for the letter.
5. Get Qualified will require you to upload a letter of course acceptance. This was sent to you following your application form being reviewed and accepted by us. Once you have located this email (title “PT Diploma Application Successful” sent from
1. Clicking the 3 dots at top right of the email
2. Select “Print” from the drop down menu
3. Make sure Destination is “Save as PDF” and then click the “Save” button.
