This brief Handbook on the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) is elaborated in 2022 within the project AU-EU Skills for Youth Employability/Skills Initiative for Africa, Technical Cooperation – Developing the African Continental Qualifications Framework (further: “the project”).
The ten Synthesis Guidelines are an integral part of the ACQF Policy and Technical Document. The Synthesis Guidelines are high-level summaries of the respective Technical Guidelines. The ten ACQF Guidelines are the technical foundations of the ACQF, and are conceived to support implementation of the goals, principles, functions, and actions of the ACQF.
The ten ACQF Guidelines are accessible at ACQF website.
- Guideline 1: Learning outcomes in the context of NQFs and ACQF
- Guideline 2: Levels and level descriptors in the context of ACQF
- Guideline 3: Referencing to ACQF
- Guideline 4: Validation and recognition of learning
- Guideline 5: Quality assurance in the context of ACQF
- Guideline 6: Registers / databases of qualifications
- Guideline 7: Monitoring and evaluation in the context of NQF and ACQF
- Guideline 8: Communication and outreach in the context of NQF and ACQF
- Guideline 9: Innovation and technology in the context of NQF and ACQF
- Guideline 10: Qualifications and Qualifications Frameworks – the systemic view
Views and opinions expressed in this draft document are the responsibility of the authors and should in no way be attributed to the institutions to which they are affiliated or to the African Union Commission or the project partners (European Union, Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, European Training Foundation).