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 10 multi-country workshops in different cities (2023: Johannesburg, Addis, Nairobi, Accra, Maputo; 2024: Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Luanda, Nairobi and Seychelles) and 10 country-specific workshops (Bissau, Accra, Kinshasa, Seychelles, Dakar, Eswatini, Maputo, Freetown, Nairobi) generating knowledge products on new themes (green and digital skills, micro-credentials, Qualifications and Credentials Platform (QCP), referencing to ACQF, NQF Network Africa and others.
Theme: Transparency, comparability, and mobility across national and regional qualifications systems.
Aligning the National Qualifications Framework to the New Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) Act No. 8 of 2024, the 2023 Zambia Education Curriculum Framework and the Demands of Digital and Green Transformation.
The main objective of the ACQF Network is to implement, sustain and strengthen the ACQF and its Qualifications and Credentials Platform (QCP), as policy instrument supporting transparency and comparability of qualifications and credentials of all types and levels, mobility of learners and workers, recognition of skills, qualifications and credentials, complementarities with national institutions in development of national qualifications frameworks and systems, referencing with qualifications frameworks in Africa and global cooperation.
This ACQF-QCP workshop is focused on the automated import and publication methods of qualifications. The session is particularly targeted at countries that have an already existing database of qualifications.
Stakeholders take important steps toward operationalising Recognition of Prior Learning, pending policy adoption.
Meeting 2025 of the Technical Committee on Certification and Accreditation (TCCA) | SADC Secretariat
Resolution of Technical Working Group (TWG) Members’ Comments on the Proposed Revised ZQF Level Descriptors, Qualifications Map and the Access, Mobility and Progression Chart
Botswana’s National Qualifications Framework (the National Credit and Qualifications Framework) is at the stage of advanced implementation and review. Its coordinating institution, the Botswana Qualifications Authority, seeks constant improvement of and innovation in the country’s qualification system.