Agenda

East Africa Time (GMT+2)

Day 1: Understanding RPL through concepts, practices and benefits

• Chairpersons: Dr Alice Kande (KNQA), Eduarda Castel-Branco
• Faciltators team: Eduarda Castel-Branco (ACQF-II coordinator); Patrick Werquin (ACQF-II, RPL specialist), Stanley Maindi (KNQA)

09.00-10.15

Session 1: Opening.

Speakers: Cabinet Secretary of Ministry of Education; Principal Secretary in charge of TVET, Ministry of Education Kenya. Chief Executive Officer of KNQA. ACQF-II project coordinator.

• Official opening. Welcome.
• Objectives of the workshop
• Brief introduction of the participants
• Introduction of the facilitators

10.15-10.30: coffee break

10.30-11.00

Session 2: RPL in the context of ACQF-II.

Facilitator: Eduarda Castel-Branco

• In the ACQF Policy document and Guidelines
• In ACQF-II Research
• In Support to countries
• RPL – consistently address in all capacity development and knowledge-sharing activities
• Linkages with developments related to CATS and Micro-credentials

11.00-12.15

Session 3: RPL in lifelong learning policies

Facilitators: Eduarda Castel-Branco, Stanley Maindi (KNQA)

• What is RPL, and why it matters in Africa (R. Muteti)
• Short overview of RPL in African countries (SM)
• RPL for Lifelong learning, across sub-systems of education and training (ECB)
• Linkages RPL-NQF-CATS-Microcredentials (ECB)

12.15-13.15

Session 4A: Education and Training Theories underpinning RPL

Facilitator: Patrick Werquin

• Lifelong learning
• Constructivist Theory
• Experiential learning theory
• Situated learning theory
• Adult learning theory
• Transformative learning theory
• Equity and social justice
• Human capital theory

13.15-14.15: Lunch break. At the restaurant of Fairview Hotel

14.15-15.15

Session 4B: Implications for RPL of the theoretical underpinnings

Facilitator: Patrick Werquin

15.15-16.30

Session 5: Interaction, clarifications and resolutions

Facilitator: Stanley Maindi

• Short information-sharing on RPL policies and new developments from participating countries
• Questions and answers
• Exercices in groups : questions for reflection and solutions

16.30-16.45: Wrap-up of day 1. Agenda for day 2

Speakers: Mrs Olfa Laaribi (Tunisia). E. Castel-Branco.

Coffee break

Day 2: Understanding RPL in practice

Chairpersons: E. Castel-Branco and Samson Damptey (Ghana)

09.00-09.30: Welcome. Recap of day 1 - by two participants

Speakers: Mr Earnest Simelane (Eswatini); Ms Dazielle Laporte (Seychelles)

09.30-11.00

Session 6: How to do RPL – Rules for RPL practitioners

Facilitator: Patrick Werquin

1. Guidance
2. Centred on applicant / individual
3. Fairness of assessment
4. Equality, inclusiveness, diversity
5. Accessibility
6. Flexibility
7. Assessment centred on outcomes (not on duration of training)
8. Equal value and non-discrimination of certificates
9. Transparent decisions of assessors
10. Alternatives to failed applicants
11. Post-RPL support (gap training and others)

11.00-11.15: Coffee break

11.15-13.00

Session 7: Implementation of RPL - Zooming in Quality Assurance and Monitoring and Evaluation of RPL

Facilitators: Patrick Werquin, Stanley Maindi, Eduarda Castel-Branco,

• Quality assurance in RPL: transparency, trust and impact (PW)
• Institutional requirements for quality of RPL (SM)
• Quality assurance systems and instruments supporting RPL. Overview. Good practice (PW)
• Importance of data in implementation of RPL (ECB)
• Monitoring and evaluation in RPL (ECB)
• Digital tools, database(s) supporting implementation of RPL (SM)

13.00-14.00: Lunch break

14.00-16.00

Session 8: RPL process - Step-by-step

Facilitators: Eduarda Castel-Branco, Patrick Werquin, Stanley Maindi

• RPL process: identification-documentation-assessment-certification (and similar typologies) - ECB
• Initial information and guidance - SM
• Administrative registration - SM
• Application, screening and eligibility - PW
• Preparation of the final assessment - PW
• Final assessment of learning outcomes - PW
• Certification of learning outcomes - PW
• Examples - ECB

16.00-16.45

Session 8: Interaction and clarifications

Facilitators: Eduarda Castel-Branco, Stanley Maindi

• Questions, discussion, exercices in groups

16.45-16.55: Wrap-up. Agenda of day 3

Speakers: Laurent Ndaywel (DR Congo). E. Castel-Branco

Day 3: RPL process in-depth. The RPL experience of Kenya

Chairpersons: E. Castel-Branco and João Dias (Cabo Verde)

09.00-09.30: Welcome. Recap of day 2 - by 2 participants

Speakers: Molise Nhlapo (Lesotho), Antonieta Fernandes (Angola)

09.30-10.30

Session 9: RPL process. Step: Information, guidance, registration, screening.

Facilitators: Patrick Werquin, Stanley Maindi (KNQA)

• Zooming in the steps - Information, guidance, registration, screening. PW
• Good practice. SM
• PW - SM

10.30-11.30

Session 10: RPL process. Step: Assessment

Facilitator: Patrick Werquin, Stanley Maindi (KNQA)

• Zooming in the steps – Assessment. PW
• Good practices. SM
• PW - SM

11.30-11.45: coffee break

11.45-12.30

Session 11: RPL process. Zooming in the step – Certification. Good practice. Challenges

Facilitator: Patrick Werquin

• Zooming in the step – Certification. PW
• Good practice. SM
• PW - SM

12.30-12.45

Session 12: Interaction and clarifications

Facilitators: Eduarda Castel-Branco, Stanley Maindi

• Questions, discussion, proposals for further RPL activities

12.45-13.40: Lunch break

Departure to Kabete National Polytechnic: 13.45h

14.00-17.15

Session 13: RPL in Kenya

Facilitators: KNQA. Polytechnics. Local institutions

• RPL Policy and practice
• New demands and perspectives
• Linkages with CATS, micro-credentials
• Good practice from different Polytechnics
• Success factors for RPL in Kenya
• Digitalisation of RPL services, data and analytics.
• Emerging impacts
  

17.15-17.30

Session 14: Conclusions. Recommendations on RPL activities.

Facilitators: KNQA; AASU; ACQF-II (Eduarda Castel-Branco)

Coffee break

Day 4: Implementing the ACQF: focus on Referencing, Qualifications and Credentials Platform, country developments. Green skills

Chairpersons: E. Castel-Branco and Albert Sheku (Sierra Leone)

09.00-09.40

Session 15: Overview of ACQF implementation. Progress, plans. Green skills initiative. Micro-credentials initiative.

Facilitator: Eduarda Castel-Branco

09.40-10.45

Session 16: Use of Big Data and AI in Green Skills anticipation and qualifications management (online presentation)

Topic 1: Measuring Green Skills and Jobs. A data-driven approach – data from African countries, based on employers’ demand.

Topic 2: Using AI in strategic management and comparison of qualifications.

Facilitator: Eduarda Castel-Branco.

Speaker: Mauro Pelucchi, Data science specialist, Global Data analyst at Lightcast.

10.45-11.00: coffee break

11.00-12.15

Session 17: Referencing to ACQF. Reports from 5 pilot countries – draft 2. Comparison. Discussion. Pending issues. Conclusions

Facilitator: Eduarda Castel-Branco.

Speakers: ARES (Cabo Verde), KNQA (Kenya) SQA (Seychelles), SAQA (South Africa), ZAQA (Zambia)

12.15-13.30

Session 18: Referencing to ACQF. Reports from new pilot countries – draft 1. Discussion

Facilitator: Eduarda Castel-Branco

Speakers: EQA (Eswatini); HEC (Lesotho); Zimbabwe. Others: to be confirmed

13.30-14.30: Lunch break

14.30-16.30

Session 19: ACQF Qualifications and Credentials Platform – training 3

Facilitators: Team Cognizone Consortium

16.30-17.15

Session 20: Closing session

Facilitators: KNQA, ACQF-II

• Final conclusions and recommendations
• Distribution of participation certificates.
• Closure

Coffee break

Contact: Eduarda Castel-Branco, ecb@etf.europa.eu