Kenya to lead Africa's push to harmonise education and qualifications

Dr Mercy Kande, the Director General Kenya National Qualifications Authority [Mike Kihaki, Standard]

Kenya has been appointed to chair the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) Network, a step toward unifying education and qualification standards across Africa.

The appointment, announced this week, recognises Kenya's work in implementing the Kenya National Qualifications Framework (KNQF) and places the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) at the centre of efforts to improve comparability, recognition and quality assurance of skills and academic qualifications.