Webinars & WorkshopsLearn About National and Regional Qualifications Frameworks, Recognition of Prior Learning, Qualifications Management Systems, Quality Assurance, Recognition of Qualifications, Microcredentials, Monitoring and Evaluation from the practitioners and relevant institutions. Presentations and pedagogic videos guide you into this domain. ACQF Peer Learning Webinars and Training Programmes foster knowledge circulation, sharing of good practice and mutual trust. In 2020-2022 ACQF carried out 15 Peer Learning Webinars in which 32 national and regional cases from Africa and 12 from other regions of the world (Europe, Asia, Middle East) were shared and discussed. The 2 "ACQF Training Weeks" (April and September 2022) generated a rich knowledge base reflected in over 50 presentations on all key topics. In 2023-2024 ACQF-II conducted a total of 8 multi-country workshops in different cities (Johannesburg, Addis, Nairobi, Accra, Maputo, Kinshasa) and 9 country-specific workshops (Bissau, Accra, Kinshasa, Seychelles, Dakar, Eswatini, Maputo, Freetown) generating knowledge products on new themes (green and digital skills, micro-credentials, qualifications and credentials databases, referencing to ACQF, NQF Network Africa and others.https://admin.acqf.africa/capacity-development-programme/webinarshttps://admin.acqf.africa/capacity-development-programme/webinars/webinars/@@download/image/Screenshot 2021-10-04 at 09.25.30.png
Webinars & Workshops
Learn About National and Regional Qualifications Frameworks, Recognition of Prior Learning, Qualifications Management Systems, Quality Assurance, Recognition of Qualifications, Microcredentials, Monitoring and Evaluation from the practitioners and relevant institutions. Presentations and pedagogic videos guide you into this domain. ACQF Peer Learning Webinars and Training Programmes foster knowledge circulation, sharing of good practice and mutual trust. In 2020-2022 ACQF carried out 15 Peer Learning Webinars in which 32 national and regional cases from Africa and 12 from other regions of the world (Europe, Asia, Middle East) were shared and discussed. The 2 "ACQF Training Weeks" (April and September 2022) generated a rich knowledge base reflected in over 50 presentations on all key topics. In 2023-2024 ACQF-II conducted a total of 8 multi-country workshops in different cities (Johannesburg, Addis, Nairobi, Accra, Maputo, Kinshasa) and 9 country-specific workshops (Bissau, Accra, Kinshasa, Seychelles, Dakar, Eswatini, Maputo, Freetown) generating knowledge products on new themes (green and digital skills, micro-credentials, qualifications and credentials databases, referencing to ACQF, NQF Network Africa and others.
Recognition of prior learning is not limited to lower levels of qualifications. Three different country cases show a wide and diverse scope of RPL / VAE in Africa and Europe.
The project “Developing the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF)” continues the series of peer learning webinars in 2022. This new series focuses on developments and practices in the domain of Recognition of Prior Learning / Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience / Reconhecimento validação e certificação de competências (Reconhecimento de competências adquiridas). Cases shared: a) ACQF Guideline of Validation of Learning; b) European Union - 10 years of experience of Validation of Non-Formal and Non-Formal Learning; c) African country experience: Cape Verde - new developments and practical application.
Oct 28, 2021 from 12:00 AM to 02:50 PM
— Online - Zoom,
1) African experiences and debates: (a) TVET reforms work better with an NQF: case of Mozambique (ANEP); (b) Recognition of degrees and diplomas in higher education: the experience of Cape Verde (ARES); c) African School Curriculum Mapping Study – main findings of the survey (African Curriculum Association, JET Education Services). 2) Micro-credentials: a new opportunity for LLL and NQF – findings of new research in Europe (Cedefop). Debate.
Sep 23, 2021 from 12:00 AM to 02:30 PM
— Online - Zoom,
Thematic discussion on newest developments concerning: a) Learning outcomes approach in different contexts of learning and qualifications; b) regional qualifications frameworks: objectives, referencing, levels and descriptors; c) ACQF development: towards the conceptual and technical design – levels and descriptors.
Jul 22, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 02:30 PM
— Online - Zoom,
Cases discussed at this webinar: African experiences of National Qualifications Databases and NQF Information Systems (cases of South Africa and Kenya); and 2 cases of Recognition of qualifications (AQVN; INAAREES - Angola).
Jun 30, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 02:30 PM
— Online - Zoom,
Cases discussed at this webinar: African experiences of Quality Assurance in higher education – the cases of CAMES and of the ANAQ-Sup (Senegal). In addition, the Africa Early Childhood Network (AfECN) presented the work towards a continental framework for Early childhood education and development.
Oct 29, 2020 from 02:00 PM to 04:30 PM
— Online - Zoom,
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.