10 ACQF Guidelines are in development
Good technical and conceptual foundations for the ACQF
African Continental Qualifications Framework Advisory Group very active
African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) Advisory Group (AG) met to report progress and consult on the development of ACQF policy documents and technical foundations
ACQF 12th Peer Learning Webinar
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.
ACQF 11th Peer Learning Webinar
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.
ACQF 1st Peer Learning Webinar
Discussed cases: Kenyan National Qualifications Framework, European Qualifications Framework (EQF), Slovenian National Qualifications.
ACQF 2nd Peer Learning Webinar
Discussed cases: Mozambique National Qualifications Framework, ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework, Ireland: National Framework of Qualifications
ACQF 3rd Peer Learning Webinar
Discussed cases: National qualifications frameworks of Mauritius, France and Portugal.
ACQF 4th Peer Learning Webinar
Discussed cases: National qualifications frameworks of Lesotho and Bahrain; Arab Qualifications Framework The presentation on the Arab Qualifications Framework illustrated how regional integration and mobility benefit from a regional (referencing) framework.
ACQF 5th Peer Learning Webinar
Discussed cases: the National Qualifications Framework of Angola, Egypt, Ghana and Zimbabwe. Countries discussed as well how they are adapting to the "new normal" during and beyond Covid-19.
ACQF 6th Peer Learning Webinar
Discussed cases: the evolution of NQFs of two countries with significant experience (Zambia and Cabo Verde), and engaged with two regional qualifications frameworks in Africa (Southern African Development Community and East African Community).
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 8th Peer Learning Webinar
African experiences - National Qualifications Frameworks (NQF) of Seychelles and Namibia. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) of Kenya.
