4th African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) Forum on Micro-credentials for better opportunities
ACQF project coordinator Eduarda Castel- Branco, representatives from Eswatini Qualifications Authority (EQA) and Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)

4th African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) Forum on Micro-credentials for better opportunities

This 4th ACQF Forum themed: “Micro-credentials for better opportunities” is part of the programme of capacity development, dialogue and peer-to-peer sharing workshops organised by the ACQF-II project in 2024. Other topics addressed in the 4th Forum included referencing of NQFs to ACQF, green skills and the ACQF Qualifications and Credentials Platform (QCP).

This Micro-Credentials Forum aims to define a first consensual view towards a common approach for ACQF and Africa on micro-credentials for better opportunities.
 The sub themes explored include:
• Micro-credentials in global developments: trends, cases
• Micro-credentials in the African context: growing interest, policy initiatives, current panorama
• Micro-credentials in lifelong learning policies
• Research underpinning micro-credentials
• Micro-credentials – a core component of the ACQF: the new Handbook on Micro-credentials.