Connect qualifications across Africa

The Qualifications and Credentials Platform (QCP) is a single trusted, authoritative source of information on qualifications across Africa.

The QCP is a continental multilingual platform designed to:

• Increase international visibility, comparability and transparency of qualifications, enabling learners, employers, and education providers to navigate and compare qualifications more easily.
• Support portability and recognition of skills and qualifications, as well as learner and labour mobility, ensuring that qualifications are readily understood across borders and sectors.
• Provide a foundation for innovation, including digital credentials, learner records databases, micro-credentials, RPL and data-driven skills intelligence.
• Ensure harmonisation of qualifications databases and their interoperability by adopting common continental standards, while respecting national autonomy and contexts.

Quick access  

The QCP Public Portal helps learners, employers, policy-makers to search, view, and compare qualifications from all over Africa. The portal is an open-access tool - no log-in required. Everyone can

• search and compare qualifications from participating countries
• understand qualification levels and recognition status

Search and compare qualifications → Links to QCP Public Portal

The QCP Curator Portal is a secure space for national authorities. Qualifications data providers can

• register, manage, and publish qualifications data
• find technical documentation and data standards
• get support from the QCP helpdesk

Access the QCP Curator Portal → Link to QCP Curator Portal

The QCP Interactive Online Course is designed for ministry officials, database curators, and qualifications experts. It helps participants to

• gain hands-on experience using the Platform and its features
• understand the QCP policy framework and its vision for continental integration
• prepare, structure, and upload national qualifications data to the QCP.
• supports their country’s active role in the African qualifications ecosystem through ACQF QCP.

Access online course → Links to e-learning platform

Latest Updates  

Statistics Dashboard    

• Number of qualifications in database
• Number of participating countries
• Recent platform updates