| Idea of a Regional Qualifications Framework Gets Closer | |
| A SADC
regional qualification framework can among other things assist in the
recognition of competencies of people who have skills but no paper
qualifications and thus offer flexibility, diversity and recovery from
dead-end situations resulting from a rigid qualification system. Officially opening a three day SADC Regional Qualifications Framework Development meeting in Maseru on March 14, Minister of Education and Training, Mr Mohlabi Tsekoa said the integration of Southern African Development Community economies depends on the improvement of the standard of education. The establishment of the RQFwill enable equivalence and recognition of educational certificates within the region. With similar educational qualifications, the region will truly be integrated towards a better future. The Minister said he hoped that
each member state has already developed its national qualification
framework, which will form a prelude to the regional one. "(The RQF) will
allow for comparability, portability, linkages and thereby multiple pathways
to learning within our region," he said. |
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