ACQF 2024: Celebrating Progress

Dec 20, 2024
ACQF 2024 is the year of many important developments for the sustainability of the ACQF working with the countries and regions. Referencing, ACQF Network, Qualifications and Credentials Platform (QCP)
ACQF 2024: Celebrating Progress

1.   Introduction

The Project "African Continental Qualifications Framework" (ACQF-II) organises on 20th December the final Webinar 2024 to celebrate progress and new perspectives; share updates on the referencing process to ACQF; announce news on the ACQF Network; and launch the new Qualifications and Credentials Platform (QCP).

ACQF 2024 is the year of many important developments, especially:

  • Capacity development, peer-sharing and networking; 4 continental Forums, 1 regional conference and 8 country capacity development workshops; online training programmes on monitoring & evaluation, qualifications and credentials databases, learning outcomes and RPL.
  • Support to countries in developing and implementing their National Qualifications Frameworks, RPL and Credit Accumulation and Transfer Systems
  • Launch of new ACQF Handbooks:
    • Handbook on RPL for Practitioners
    • Handbook on Micro-credentials
    • Handbook on implementation of qualifications and the national catalogue
    • Handbook on Greening skills, qualifications and credentials
  • The ACQF Network for sustainability of the ACQF and its QCP launched at this webinar

Main sources for learning and information:

The ACQF-II project was launched in April 2023 to support the implementation of ACQF as a continental policy instrument, contributing to transparency, comparability and recognition of qualifications, collaboration between NQFs, promotion of lifelong learning, and support to Member States in the development of NQFs and related policies. The ACQF Website is home to all outputs and updated information on the activities.

  • When Dec 20, 2024 from 09:15 AM to 12:15 PM (UTC / UTC0)
  • Where Online - Zoom meeting
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1.   Agenda of the Webinar

Date: Friday, 20 December 2024

Time: 09.15-12.15 UTC / 10.15-13.15 CET / 11.15-14.15 SAST / 12.15-15.15 EAT

 

Time (CET)

Theme – activity

Facilitator - participants

10.15-10.30

Session 1

Opening

Welcome

·    ACQF-II coordinator

·    ACQF Network representative

·    AUC – ESTI department

10.30-11.00

Session 2

ACQF 2024: Report

Developments and achievements with the stakeholders

·    ACQF-II coordinator

·    ACQF Network representatives

Chair: ACQF Network representative

11.00-11.25

Session 3

Panel:

The ACQF and my country and organisation – what have we achieved? Main lessons and perspectives for the future.

Panellists:

·    Sierra Leone, NCTVA

·    Seychelles, SQA

·    Angola, INQ

·    Somalia, MoECHE

Chair: ACQF Network representative

11.25-11.40

Session 4

Skills Data Focus – Green Skills ACQF

·    Mauro Pelucchi, Lightcast

·    ACQF-II coordinator

11.40-12.25

Session 5

Referencing to ACQF: peer validation

Peers:

·    Cabo Verde-Seychelles;

·    Kenya-South Africa;

·    Eswatini-Zambia

·    Lesotho-Zimbabwe

Chair: ACQF Coordinator

12.25-13.00

Session 6

Launch of the Qualifications and Credentials Platform (QCP)

·    Honza Forster, Thomas Grivegnée

·    ACQF-II coordinator

13.00-13.15

Session 7

Hand-over

Closing remarks and wishes

·    ETF

·    ACQF Network