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ACQF-II boosts activities in 2024

Planning of ACQF-II activities in 2024

ACQF-II project - brief activity report 2023

The first 9 months of the ACQF-II were intensive, working in close collaboration with the countries, regions and AU. The ACQF Policy Document was validated by the Member States at the Addis Conference (11-13 July 2023). Five important multi-country policy and capacity development workshops conducted: Johannesburg, Addis, Nairobi, Accra and Maputo.

News on National Qualifications Frameworks in Africa: Mozambique moving forward with instruments supporting implementation. By: Dr. Jeffy Mukora.

Regulations for the Implementation of the NQF in Mozambique. Progress, implementation and challenges

Capacity Development and networking programme 2023 - “Making National Qualifications Frameworks (NQF) operational in a changing world.”

Capacity Development and networking programme 2023: a programme of 3 workshops in three wonderful capitals - Nairobi, Accra and Maputo. Starting soon: October 2023! News article in English, French and Portuguese.

African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) is validated, and implementation started

The ACQF Policy Document was validated by the African Union (AU) Members States at the meeting held on 11-13 July 2023, at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. The same meeting formally launched the new ACQF-II project supporting implementation of the ACQF (April 2023 - end 2026).

SADCQF: Regional Qualifications Framework boosting its potential - meeting on 11-12 May 2023. News article by: Eduarda Castel-Branco

The Southern African Development Community Qualifications Framework (SADCQF) builds a new impetus for implementation: Special Meeting of the Technical Committee on Certification and Accreditation (TCCA).

SADC TVET Symposium 2023 very active: meeting on 8-9 May. News article by: Eduarda Castel-Branco

SADC TVET Symposium discussed 4 critical themes: TVET policy and governance; Skills for Jobs and TVET responsiveness to labour market needs; Articulation and the role of NQFs, RPL, and micro-credentials; Skills for digital and just transitions.

ACQF-II project started! Supporting implementation of the ACQF.

At the final stakeholders webinar of ACQF-I (19/12/2022) participants expressed interest in continuing cooperation through the new ACQF project (2023-2026). They said: "History will not remember us and the achievements of the ACQF-I, if we are not able to move to actual implementation".

Comparison of the ACQF and SADCQF: initial thoughts. By: Coleen Jaftha

This article builds on the ACQF Training Module 3 on ACQF levels and level descriptors (ACQF, 2022b) and ACQF Thematic Brief 10 (ACQF, 2022a) describing the development journey of the ACQF descriptors. It uses that background as a starting point to compare the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) with the Southern African Development Community Qualifications Framework (SADCQF). These are initial thoughts only, and may be used to encourage a much deeper comparison of the ACQF and SADCQF. This analysis may be used to support the referencing of the SADCQF to the ACQF.

PROCESSUS DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DU CADRE NATIONAL DE CERTIFICATIONS ET DE QUALIFICATIONS AU CAMEROUN (en Français). Par: Deodonne Kunwufine

L’élaboration du Cadre National de Certifications et de Qualifications (CNCQ) au Cameroun a bel et bien pris son envol dans le cadre d’un projet d’appui au développement du secondaire et des compétences pour la croissance (PADESCE) financé par la Banque Mondiale.

Progress and Challenges of the Development Process of the National Qualifications Framework of Mozambique. By: Jeffy Mukora

This short article summarizes the main elements of progress and challenges of the development of the Mozambique NQF, that concludes with its approval by the Council of Ministers on October 5th, 2022 in its 34th Ordinary Session.

Micro-credentials. The lure of micro credentials: implications for the African Continental Qualifications Framework. By: James Keevy.

The concept of micro credentials has been popularised in the last few years. This is a trend that was undoubtedly accelerated during the Covid-19 period, as smaller chunks of learning that could be digitally captured and undertaken through remote learning became more accessible due in part to the restrictions imposed on societies across the globe. This was also true also across Africa, where connectivity is more limited, but where cell phone penetration is very high[1], with the added potential of a younger and more digitally adept population. This is not to say that micro credentials is a novel concept, nor does it signal that many African countries are engaging with it for the first time. In this short contribution, the concept, which consists of two parts, “micro” and “credential”, is unpacked. This is followed by some brief reflections on the implications micro credentials have for the further development of the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) being developed since 2019 (ACQF 2021).