Qualifications Africa Conference 2007

The Q-Africa 2007, which took place on the 22nd and 23rd November, had the theme 'Occupationally-directed qualifications within qualifications frameworks.'

Local and international stakeholders concerned with the development and delivery of qualifications with a specific occupational focus attended the conference.

The conference took place as the review of the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is being finalised, and as an intensive effort is made to deal with skills shortages in the country through the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS), Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA) and a series of other key initiatives.

Q-Africa 2007 focused on how to best address a number of national challenges, including scarce and critical skills, through the development of occupationally-directed qualifications.

The conference provided a vehicle for sharing new thinking regarding education and training, and a platform for significant debate on the development of qualifications framework.