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An engineering union has vowed to proceed with lawsuits against the profession’s official body, undeterred by a deal ensuring MCAST engineering graduates can obtain their warrant.
The Malta Association of Professional Engineers said on Tuesday that the deal for MCAST students, which will allow them to obtain a warrant once they pass a qualification course, was “hasty and unprecedented” and could only harm the profession.
The qualification course has been approved by the engineering profession board after it was assessed by German engineering standards consultancy ASIIN, which had been commissioned by the government to recommend changes to the MCAST course.
The union of engineers said it is determined to continue to strive to safeguard the rights of the professional community, following a court decision revoking an injunction granted in its favour.
In a statement issued in the wake of a court decision revoking an injunction that had been povisionally upheld against the Engineering Profession Board, the Malta Association of Professional Engineers (MAPE) claimed that “justice delayed [is] justice denied”.
The union has mounted a legal battle to safeguard the engineering profession, persistently calling upon the board and its chairman for information and consultation regarding proposed amendments to the law governing the profession, as well as the approval of MCAST courses, which the union claims are far from equivalent to those run at university level.
A court has provisionally upheld a request for an injunction by the engineers’ union against the Engineering Profession Board, in the latest move to safeguard the rights of professional engineers.
This request follows a judicial protest filed by two elected members on the board, formally disassociating themselves from the allegedly “abusive and divisive” attitude of the board chairperson who was refusing or ignoring their repeated calls for information and consultation.
Having been served notice of this judicial protest, the Malta Association of Professional Engineers (MAPE) wrote to the engineering board, formally requesting consultation on a crucial topic, namely that concerning engineering courses offered at MCAST.