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The Freetown NQF Training Workshop (Part I)

Nov 29, 2023 09:00 AM to Dec 01, 2023 05:00 PM — Freetown, Sierra Leone,

The government of Sierra Leone and the key stakeholders are determined to develop a contextualized and effective National Qualifications Framework (NQF), comprehensive and inclusive of all levels and types of qualifications and able to deliver on the objectives of quality, transparency and portability of skills and qualifications for lifelong learning, employability, social justice, and contributing to the green and digital transformation.

Maputo: Making Qualifications Frameworks operational in a changing world (part III) - Annual Conference

Dec 05, 2023 07:00 AM to Dec 06, 2023 03:30 AM — Maputo (Mozambique),

The 2023 ACQF annual conference concludes the cycle of the training workshops 2023. The agenda combines panels and interactive sessions, and delves into the themes: lifelong learning, new skills, qualifications and credentials, digitalisation in NQFs, social inclusion. Information on the African Union Year of Education (2024) will be shared.

Accra: Making Qualifications Frameworks operational in a changing world (Part II)

Nov 07, 2023 09:00 AM to Nov 08, 2023 05:25 PM — Accra (Ghana),

Accra Workshop: Part II of the ACQF-II training programme 2023. Focus on NQF components, instruments, governance. Green skills. Digitalisation of NQFs. Lifelong learning. Credit systems. Articulation. Recognition of qualifications.

Towards Eswatini RPL Policy and Guidelines: RPL training workshop

Sep 27, 2023 from 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM — Hilton Garden Inn, Mbabane - Eswatini,

This workshop is co-organised by Eswatini Qualifications Authority (EQA) and the ACQF-II project. It gathers representatives from public institutions, education and training community, professional bodies and social partners. The workshop is part of the technical visit to Eswatini, focused on identification and discussion of major features of the future RPL Policy and Guidelines.

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.

Nairobi: Making National Qualifications Frameworks (NQF) operational in a changing world (part I)

Oct 09, 2023 06:00 AM to Oct 11, 2023 02:00 PM — Nairobi (Kenya),

Capacity Development and networking programme 2023: programme of 3 workshops - in Nairobi, Accra, Maputo. The training program of the project ACQF-II in 2023 contributes to enhance knowledge and understanding on the development and operationalization of NQFs: moving from initial ideas to policies, and from policies to action. Refer to the Agenda for all details. Start-end: 09.00 - 17.00 East Africa time.

Rumo ao QNQ da Guiné-Bissau - Towards NQF in Guiné-Bissau

Jul 31, 2023 09:00 AM to Aug 04, 2023 05:15 PM — Meeting room - Hala Hotel, Bissau,

The 2nd national workshop on the NQF development process takes place from 31/July to 4/August 2023, in Bissau. The workshop gathers the members of the NQF working group and other key stakeholders. The draft NQF Concept document was discussed, agreed and prepared for finalisation. The action plan until June 2024 was agreed, with concrete steps towards the NQF Policy Document.

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).

Inaugural event ACQF-II: 11-13 July 2023, headquarters of the African Union, Addis

Jul 11, 2023 09:30 AM to Jul 13, 2023 04:30 PM

The project ACQF-II supports implementation of the main areas of activity defined in the ACQF Policy Document (final version of 17 November 2022, section 3.4), thereby establishing the basis for sustainable and effective functioning of the ACQF as a policy instrument. The project ACQF-II builds on the policy and technical basis developed by the first phase of the ACQF project (2019-2022). The event is hybrid and multilingual (English-French-Portuguese).

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.

The SADC TVET Symposium 2023 is convened on 8-9 May, in Johannesburg to promote TVET as an integral part of efforts to enhance skills and employability and ultimately sustainable and inclusive development in a context of accelerated transformation. The Symposium is organised by SADC Secretariat in cooperation with the project ACQF-II implemented by the European Training Foundation (ETF), and with expert contribution of ILO and UNESCO.