30/07/2026
๐ ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ.
This week, the ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ (๐๐๐ค๐) ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ brought together the African Union Commission, qualifications authorities, ministries, regional organisations and technical experts from across Africa in Nairobi, hosted by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority-KNQA.
The Forum marked a historic transition, with the resolutely moving from development to implementation. It is now operational.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ:
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The first ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ were presented by Cabo Verde, Kenya and Seychelles, demonstrating how national qualifications frameworks relate to the ACQF. This marks the operationalisation of the Framework and creates the foundations for greater transparency, trust and mobility of learners and workers across Africa.
๐ค The ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ demonstrated why it has become one of Africa's leading technical communities of practice. The depth of expertise, peer review and collaboration on display reflected years of capacity building and shared learning. As Africa advances new initiatives on qualifications, recognition and skills mobility, the ACQF Network is increasingly well positioned to serve as a trusted continental partner.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐, members agreed on the modalities for the formal registration of the ACQF Network in Kenya โ an important step towards African ownership and long-term sustainability.
๐ The Forum also celebrated the public launch of the ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ (๐ค๐๐ฃ), a major new resource supporting transparency, comparability and recognition of qualifications across Africa.
We invite you to explore the Platform and discover how it is helping ensure African qualifications are more visible, more understandable and better trusted: https://tinyurl.com/ybthdxtf
The Forum benefitted from the active participation of the , which provided political leadership and strategic guidance for this flagship initiative.
Special recognition goes to the ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ - Alice Kande (Kenya National Qualifications Authority-KNQA), Nadia Starr (SAQA) and Mercy Ngoma (Zambia Qualifications Authority) for their leadership in guiding the Network's growth and transition, and to KNQA for hosting an outstanding Forum.
As the technical partner supporting the African Union initiative, the ETF - European Training Foundation remains committed to accompanying this journey. Over the past years, the ETF has supported the development of the ACQF.
As the Network moves towards African-led sustainability, we will continue to support its implementation through technical cooperation and international partnerships.
