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African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF)

Skills and qualifications of the people in Africa are at the heart of African renaissance. Therefore, the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) is a vital policy of the African Union. Development of the ACQF is underway (2019-2022). The African Union Commission (AUC) is partnering with the European Union (EU), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the European Training Foundation (ETF), in developing the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF), a key output of the “Skills for Youth Employability Project” (SYEP). JET Education Services (JET), was appointed to undertake the first part of the AQCF development process, namely the mapping study of qualifications frameworks in Africa aligned to the African Union’s (AU) “Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want”. See the ACQF factsheet infographic.

Nick Taylor coauthored this article published in Research in Comparative and International Education

Towards the professionalisation of TVET lecturers

This report on the professionalisation of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) lecturers is the result of research undertaken by JET Education Services (JET) in 2021 and 2022 as part of a five-year TVET programme. In 2019, JET was appointed as part of a consortium of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) involved in the five-year TVET programme commissioned by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the National Skills Fund (NSF).

Conversations about teachers: Summary of the fifth conversation

Stakeholders in education met On the 28th of August 2023, the fifth series of conversations about teachers was hosted by the Education Sector Committee of the South African Commission (SA NATCOM) for UNESCO in collaboration with the faculty of education at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), the library at UJ and JET Education Services (JET). The discussion theme was, “Why are teachers important?”

Landscape analysis of the role of Language in Early Grades Mathematics teaching and learning in South Africa

y Anthony A Essien (Wits), Ingrid Sapire (Funda Wande, Wits), Nick Taylor (JET Education Services)

Towards a micro-credential country model for South Africa

Recognition of non-formal and informal skills for young people in Eastern and Southern Africa through the innovation of micro-credentials. Published by Unicef, Austrian Development Agency in collaboration with JET Education Services (J. Keevy and A. Paterson)

The innovation of micro-credentials

Enhancing the recognition of non-formal skills for young people in Eastern and Southern Africa

Towards a micro-credential country model for Uganda

Recognition of non-formal and informal skills for young people in Eastern and Southern Africa through the innovation of micro-credentials. Published by Unicef, Austrian Development Agency in collaboration with JET Education Services (D. Odongo and P. Molokwane)