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3rd ACQF Forum: RPL for Practitioners

Oct 01, 2024 06:00 AM to Oct 04, 2024 02:00 PM — Hotel Fairview, Nairobi,

The 3rd continental “Forum of the institutions of National Qualifications Frameworks", is organised in partnership with the African Union, African countries, Regional Economic Communities. This workshop is co-organised with Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA), and will take place in Nairobi, from 1 to 4 October 2024, at the Hotel Fairview. The workshop languages are English, French, and Portuguese. Streaming is available to ensure wider participation.

Training Program with INQ Angola - Jornada da Formação INQ-ACQF-II

Sep 03, 2024 08:30 AM to Sep 04, 2024 12:00 PM — Instituto Nacional de Qualificações (INQ),

This Training program for stakeholders of the NQF Angola focuses on 7 major themes, and is co-organised between National Qualifications Institute (INQ) and ACQF-II. A Jornada de Formação para as entidades associadas ao Systema Nacional de Qualificações (SNQ) de Angola centra-se em 7 temas principais e é co-organizado entre o INQ e ACQF-II.

Luanda hosts the 2nd NQF Forum on 5-6 Sept 2024

On 5-6 September representatives of 19 African countries meet in Luanda to discuss NQF, RPL, CATS, Green Skills, Micro-credentials, Qualifications and Credentials Platform and launch the pilot phase of referencing to ACQF.

National Qualifications Frameworks in Africa: ACQF Survey 2024 - Report highlights main features and trends

The first NQF survey conducted by ACQF-II project expands and updates the information collected by the initial ACQF Mapping Study. Article: E. Castel-Branco (based on Survey report).

Strengthening the link between the NQF and quality assurance arrangements. By: Andrea Bateman

How a country’s NQF links to its quality assurance arrangements and how these arrangements support, complement, and enable the strategies embedded in the NQF policy instrument is critical to an NQF’s implementation and long-term success.

Comparison between European Qualifications Framework and the National National Qualifications Framework of the Republic of Cabo Verde. News article by: Eduarda Castel-Branco

For the first time, the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) compared with the NQF of an African Country – Cabo Verde. Based on a participative process of 8 comparison meetings over 6 months, the report identified and analysed similarities and diversity and concluded that both qualifications frameworks are comparable. The report was presented to EQF Advisory Group in June 2023, and to a wider audience of African and European countries through a webinar in September 2023.

2nd NQF Forum - 2ème Fórum CNC - 2º Fórum QNQ - LUANDA, Angola (5-6 September 2024)

Sep 05, 2024 08:00 AM to Sep 06, 2024 04:00 PM — Luanda, Hotel Alvalade,

The 2nd NQF Forum addresses 5 themes: innovation of new NQFs; kick-off referencing to ACQF; quality assurance of NQFs; policy instruments for mobility, recognition and portability - RPL, CATS, micro-credentials; greening NQFs; Qualifications and Credentials Platform (QCP) in progress.

ACQF recognised as a Good Practice of South-South and Triangular Cooperation for SDG-4 (UN Publication)

South-South and Triangular cooperation is fundamental to transform Education. ACQF is recognised a Good Practice. By: Eduarda Castel-Branco

Ghana Credit Accumulation and Transfer System gains momentum. By: James Mwewa, ACQF-II expert.

Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education of Ghana and relevant institutions develop the ecosystem for lifelong learning, employability, green and digital transformation: comprehensive NQF, Recognition of prior learning and CATS. In cooperation with ACQF-II.

Seychelles - develops national Credit Accumulation and Transfer System. Article by: James Mwewa - ACQF-II expert.

Keeping the internationalisation dream alive - taking Seychelles' Education and Training to the world with a the new consistent national CATS.

Eswatini develops the National Policy for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) - in cooperation with ACQF-II

May 13, 2024 from 07:30 AM to 01:00 PM — Eswatini College of Technology,

The workshop of 13 May 2024 in Mbabane discussed the draft RPL Policy document. Eswatini Qualifications Authority leads the process.

Sierra Leone-ACQF-II: a decisive step forward towards the NQF - capacity development programme (Part II)

May 22, 2024 09:00 AM to May 24, 2024 04:00 PM — Ministry of Foreign Affairs Academy Hall - Freetown, Sierra Leone,

Sierra Leone drafted the new NQF in 2024, and started a wide national stakeholders consultation process. This workshop contributes to discussion of the draft NQF document and continues the capacity building programme started in November 2023.