Award in Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy in Schools

The Pastoral Formation Institute is licensed by MFHEA
(Licence #: 2013-FHI-023) as a Further and Higher Educational Institute. The Award in Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy in Schools is accredited at EQF/MQF Level 6, as a Higher Education Programme.

Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy in Schools is being considered a bridge between faith(s) and culture(s) in the contemporary context. People involved in this mission are to be well prepared in order to be effective instruments of sharing the joy of the Gospel and Gospel values within schools in the current pluralistic society.

Course Aim:

This course gives participants the knowledge and practical skills needed to enhance effective Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy in Schools. The course assists participants to build a range of skills necessary for this ministry: reflective, analytical, critical and synthetic, leadership, collaborative, interpersonal, listening, planning, and implementation.

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This course is open to all people involved in the educational sector or with an expressed interest to work in this area.

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Code	Mode of Delivery	Value
THM6017	In-person (Face-to-Face Learning)	3 ECTS

In this module, participants will be introduced to the concept of Pastoral Care / Chaplaincy in schools and prepare them for this mission. Participants will get the opportunity to discuss and learn how pastoral care/ chaplaincy can be a means to facilitate dialogue between faith(s) and culture(s) in our contemporary pluralistic society. In this module, we will articulate how to nurture a wholesome attitude towards life, different religions and cultures, and the whole of creation, founded on Gospel values and the teachings of the Church.

Code	Mode of Delivery	Value
THM6019	In-person (Face-to-Face Learning)	3 ECTS

This module offers the participants the opportunity to examine the richness and the challenges of a multicultural and multifaith environment within the school community in the context of Pastoral Theology.

In the context of Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy, Pastoral Theology enables the people involved in this ministry to nurture in their life and in the life of the whole school community the truth that;

“[t]he nature of the reign of God is the communion of all human beings between themselves and with God”
(Pope John Paul II, Redemptoris Missio)

This theme will be discussed through selected Scriptural texts and texts from the teachings of the Church and early Church Fathers.

Code	Mode of Delivery	Value
THM6018	In-person (Face-to-Face Learning)	3 ECTS

By the end of this module, participants will be able to identify various ways of fostering a relationship with the Transcendent/God through different methods of Prayer. Participants will be able to become more familiar with :

the meaning of spirituality,
the spiritual development of the young (4-10 yrs.), youth (11-16yrs.), and adults (18+), keeping in mind contemporary culture/s.
how to plan and conduct various spiritual encounters and activities with the young (4-10yrs), youth (11-16yrs) and adults (18+).

Code	Mode of Delivery	Value
THM6020	In-person (Face-to-Face Learning)	3 ECTS

The aim of this module is to enable participants to build resources to design and enrich liturgical and religious celebrations/activities in schools through exploring and adapting artistic expressions, media, and IT resources in the context of Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy.

Code	Mode of Delivery	Value
THM6021	In-person (Face-to-Face Learning)	5 ECTS

This module is divided into three parts;

Part One: One-day seminar – This seminar will enable participants to relate various leadership models and collaboration strategies to Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy in Schools.

Part Two: Half-day spiritual retreat: where participants will have time to reflect on their own spiritual journey in the light of selected Biblical texts and spiritual literature.

Part Three: Online reading: Four papers are going to be presented as online reading. These papers are related to all the modules and will enable participants to reflect on the different ways that Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy is expressed around the world. Participants will be asked to critically analyze and review these articles and use them to evaluate national experiences.

Mode of Attendance: Part-Time

Session Format

Twenty-eight lectures on Thursday between 15:30-17:45 (60 hours). This time period was specifically chosen to assist our participants in achieving a better family-work/study-balanced life.
One day-seminar on Saturday 16th December 2023, between 8:30 – 14:30 ( 6 hours )
Morning Retreat (5 hours)
Online learning (12 hours)

THM6021: Internalizing and Evaluating various perspectives of Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy in Schools – Part 1

Date	Time	Venue
5th October 2024	TBA	TBA

THM6017: Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy in Schools: Promoting Human Dignity and Gospel Values in Contemporary Cultures

Date	Time	Venue
9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th October 2024	15:30 – 17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta
6th, 13th, 20th and 27th November 2024	15:30 – 17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta

THM6019: Nurturing Spirituality through Pastoral Care / Chaplaincy in Schools

Date	Time	Venue
4th, 11th and 18th December 2024	15:30-17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta
8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th January 2025	15:30-17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta
5th February 2025	15:30-17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta

THM6018: Pastoral Theology in relation to Pastoral Care / Chaplaincy in Schools

Date	Time	Venue
12th, 19th and 26th February 2025	15:30-17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta
5th, 12th and 26th March 2025	15:30-17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta
2nd and 9th April 2025	15:30-17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta

THM6020: Practical ways of Enriching Liturgical Celebrations and Religious Activities in Schools.

Date	Time	Venue
30th April 2025	15:30-17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta
7th, 14th, 21st and 28th May 2025	15:30-17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta
4th, 11th and 18th June 2025	15:30-17:30	Ta’ Mlit Pastoral Centre, Mosta

THM6021: Internalizing and Evaluating various perspectives of Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy in Schools Part 2

Date	Time	Venue
21st June 2025	TBA	TBA

Assessment: Written assignments. Each assignment will be handed-in for every module

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Final Award: Award in Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy in Schools

EQF/MQF Level: Level 6

Accreditation Category: Higher Education Programme

Total ECTS: 17 ECTS

Duration: 1 year part-time (84 hours)

Certification: A sealed Certificate together with a Certificate supplement after successful* completion of the course

_{* To obtain a Certificate of Achievement a student must; Attend a minimum of 80% of each module and Pass successfully the assignment}

Full qualification at MQF Level 6 or higher
Proficiency in English and/or Maltese language
Basic digital competencies (able to do research)
Expressed interest in Pastoral Care and/or chaplaincy in state or non-state schools

Applicants who do not meet these requirements may be refunded if deemed ineligible for the course.

For courses offered in face-to-face learning and blended learning, it is required that applicants reside in the Maltese islands and use their Maltese address in their application form.

For further information regarding visa requirements, see Identity Malta’s VISA requirements for third-country nationals.

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