ACQF 7th Peer Learning Webinar

ACQF 7th Peer Learning Webinar

Discussed cases: South African NQF (in implementation for over two decades) and Sierra Leone NQF (in development and consultation). We learned about Europass Digital Credentials. Final experts panel gathered representatives of Mozambique, Seychelles, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, and East African Community.
  • ACQF 7th Peer Learning Webinar
  • 2020-10-29T14:00:00+02:00
  • 2020-10-29T16:30:00+02:00
  • Discussed cases: South African NQF (in implementation for over two decades) and Sierra Leone NQF (in development and consultation). We learned about Europass Digital Credentials. Final experts panel gathered representatives of Mozambique, Seychelles, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, and East African Community.
  • When Oct 29, 2020 from 02:00 PM to 04:30 PM (Africa/Johannesburg / UTC200)
  • Where Online - Zoom
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Agenda

 

Time (Brussels)

Session

Speaker

13.00-13.20

Session 1

 

Opening. Introduction and objectives of webinar

Overview of the peer learning journey. Video. Presentation

AUC, Mr Chigozie Emmanuel Okonkwo

ACQF project team (Eduarda Castel-Branco, ETF)

13.20-13.50 Session 2

 

South Africa: Two decades of NQF. Evolution, consolidation. Main features of the NQF. SAQA´s mandate and responsibilities. Registration of qualifications and part-qualifications. Regional cooperation, alignment with SADCQF. Response to COVID-19 crisis. Way forward.

Dr Julie Reddy

Acting CEO

Ms Coleen Jaftha

SAQA - South African Qualifications Authority

 

13.50-14.10 Session 3

Sierra Leone: A new NQF in development. Main objectives and challenges to be addressed by the NQF. Involved institutions. Concept and way forward.

Mr. Mohammed Jalloh

14.10-14.25

Replies to questions

 

14.25.14.50

Session 4

Europass Digital Credentials: The concept, added-value, infrastructure. Quality assurance, data security, acessibility. International cooperation.

Mr Dennis Van-Gessel

European Commission. Directorate General Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion. Unit Skills and Qualifications.

14.50-15.35

Session 5

Debate: making sense of the learnings from seven peer-sharing webinars

1.     Lessons learned: Value-added of NQFs and conditions for their contribution to change – for systems and people.

2.     The way forward for integration and mobility in Africa: NQFs, RQFs, ACQF – working together.

Participants

 

AUC

15.35-15.50

Session 6

Synthesis. Final conclusions.

Closure

AUC, Mr Chigozie Emmanuel Okonkwo

ACQF project team (Eduarda Castel-Branco, ETF)