Time (Brussels)

Session

Speaker

13.00-13.20

Session 1

Opening. Introduction and objectives of webinar

Overview of the peer learning journey. Video. Presentation

AUC, Mr Chigozie Emmanuel Okonkwo

ACQF project team (Eduarda Castel-Branco, ETF)

13.20-13.50 Session 2

South Africa: Two decades of NQF. Evolution, consolidation. Main features of the NQF. SAQA´s mandate and responsibilities. Registration of qualifications and part-qualifications. Regional cooperation, alignment with SADCQF. Response to COVID-19 crisis. Way forward.

Dr Julie Reddy

Acting CEO

Ms Coleen Jaftha

SAQA - South African Qualifications Authority

13.50-14.10 Session 3

Sierra Leone: A new NQF in development. Main objectives and challenges to be addressed by the NQF. Involved institutions. Concept and way forward.

Mr. Mohammed Jalloh

14.10-14.25

Replies to questions

14.25.14.50

Session 4

Europass Digital Credentials: The concept, added-value, infrastructure. Quality assurance, data security, acessibility. International cooperation.

Mr Dennis Van-Gessel

European Commission. Directorate General Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion. Unit Skills and Qualifications.

14.50-15.35

Session 5

Debate: making sense of the learnings from seven peer-sharing webinars

1.     Lessons learned: Value-added of NQFs and conditions for their contribution to change – for systems and people.

2.     The way forward for integration and mobility in Africa: NQFs, RQFs, ACQF – working together.

Participants

AUC

15.35-15.50

Session 6

Synthesis. Final conclusions.

Closure

AUC, Mr Chigozie Emmanuel Okonkwo

ACQF project team (Eduarda Castel-Branco, ETF)