Malta Skills Pass — Tourism & Hospitality

What is the Skills Pass?

The Skills Pass is a sector-specific certification programme for third-country nationals working in Malta's tourism and hospitality industry. It adds additional preparation requirements on top of the standard pre-departure orientation course.

✓Skills Pass Malta Tourism and hospitality is currently the only sector with a publicly listed Skills Pass requirement.

How it relates to the pre-departure course

The Skills Pass is not a replacement for the pre-departure course. Workers in tourism and hospitality must complete both:

• Pre-departure orientation course — the general mandatory course for all first-time third-country national applicants.
• Skills Pass modules — additional sector-specific content covering tourism and hospitality standards, customer service, and sector-specific regulations.

What it covers

Based on publicly available Skills Pass information, the programme covers topics relevant to working in Malta's tourism and hospitality sector, including:

• Sector-specific health and safety
• Customer service standards
• Tourism industry regulations in Malta
• Cultural competency for the hospitality context

Will other sectors be added?

Currently, tourism and hospitality is the only sector with a published Skills Pass requirement. It is possible that other sectors may be added in the future, but there is no confirmed public timeline for this.

Fees

✓Skills Pass Malta The Skills Pass pages show a fee of €245 plus a €5 Phase 2 booking fee. Note that this may overlap with or differ from the €250 fee shown on the Identità Malta pre-departure page.