How long is the Skills Pass valid — expiry, renewal, and occupation changes

The tourism certification page says ITS issues Skills Pass certificates digitally on the blockchain and describes storing and sharing them through Blockcerts (the tourism certification page). The main FAQ also describes Blockcerts, while the main process page describes certificate delivery through Hyland (the Skills Pass FAQ and the Skills Pass process page). The certification page, Skills Pass FAQ and Skills Pass process page do not explain the relationship between those systems or establish the certificate’s occupation fields or QR-code format.

The certification page describes personal control and sharing of a digital credential (the tourism certification page). That description does not itself establish rules for changing occupation or employer.

The main Skills Pass FAQ says that once the whole Pre-Departure Course and Skills Pass process is completed, it has no expiry (the Skills Pass FAQ). The same FAQ separately says summer-student accounts and certificates are valid for six months, for part-time jobs only, and cannot be extended.

The certification page gives generic information that blockchain credentials can be time-limited or revoked while the record remains in the holder’s possession (the tourism certification page). It does not set a general Skills Pass expiry period. This guide does not treat those generic possibilities as cancelling the completed-process validity statement in the Skills Pass FAQ.

The tourism FAQ and guidelines describe a possible two-year residence/work permit for certain previous-system Skills Pass holders renewing after one year without objections (the tourism FAQ and the tourism user guidelines). That is a permit pathway, not a published Skills Pass certificate-renewal period. This guide suggests asking Identità about permit renewal and Skills Pass about an unclear credential status.

The official tourism process page describes occupation selection and assessment during the initial process (the tourism process page). The official pages cited on this page do not establish an occupation-change procedure, a reassessment fee, or whether any courses must be repeated.

This guide suggests contacting Skills Pass with your existing certificate details and proposed new duties before assuming a new pass or an occupation-only reassessment is required.

The official pages cited on this page do not establish a general rule that an employer change does or does not require a new Skills Pass. The main FAQ discusses temporary exemptions for valid Maltese work-permit holders and renewal or employer-change applications, with a direction to check their duration with Identità (the Skills Pass FAQ). The tourism guidelines require employers to check prospective employees’ certificates before applying for a Single Permit (the tourism user guidelines). See the employer verification guide.

The tourism certification page recommends retaining the credential email and a backup. It says a lost phone or wallet can be recovered using the saved passphrase; if the passphrase is lost, candidates should contact the issuer for certificate reissue (the tourism certification page). It also describes desktop/laptop access without the optional wallet app. The registration page says the registered email address cannot be changed (the Skills Pass registration page). This guide suggests contacting official support if the published recovery instructions do not resolve your situation. See the troubleshooting page.