How to claim Get Qualified, step by step
Finish the course, then apply on Malta Enterprise's Get Qualified portal within 12 months, adding your payment receipts, the college's acceptance letter and your certificate. Once approved, you get a tax credit certificate and the credit appears in your income tax.
Checked against the official rules on 14 October 2026.
The steps
| Step | What to do | What you need |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Before you enrol | Check the course is on Malta Enterprise's list (every Get Qualified course is here) and pay the fee yourself. | Every receipt |
| 2. Register | Create an account on the Get Qualified portal and activate it from the email. | ID card number or income tax number |
| 3. Start an application | Choose the college and the course, and enter the start date and the date your certificate was issued. | Course dates |
| 4. Add your payments | Add each payment you want to claim. | Proof of each payment |
| 5. Upload documents | Upload the acceptance letter and your certificate. | Acceptance letter, certificate (a certified true copy if you studied directly with an overseas awarding body), any sponsorship agreement |
| 6. Submit | Accept the declaration and submit, within 12 months of finishing the course. | – |
| 7. Get the credit | Download the tax credit certificate once approved, then check your Income Tax Statement. If the credit is missing, ask the Commissioner for Revenue to add it. | Tax credit certificate |
Based on Malta Enterprise's Student Manual for the portal. Screens may change; the steps stay much the same.
Questions
- What is the deadline?
- Apply within 12 months of finishing the course. You can make at most 4 applications in any 5 years.
- I started my course before 2026. Which rules apply?
- Courses started before 1 January 2026 can use the previous scheme (2017–2025). You must tell Malta Enterprise in writing by 31 December 2026 and finish by the end of 2030.
- My course isn't on the list. Can I still apply?
- The portal has a form to ask Malta Enterprise to consider a course eligible, with the course details, dates and cost. Ask before you enrol rather than after.
- Who certifies a true copy of an overseas certificate?
- A person holding a warrant, for example a lawyer, notary or accountant, certifies the copy.
Sources
Rules change: check the official page before you enrol. This site isn't connected to Malta Enterprise or Jobsplus.