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The UNESCO qualifications passport is a modern universal tool to facilitate the mobility for refugees with qualifications and is envisaged to be used for migrants around the globe. It aims at increasing access for refugees and vulnerable immigrants to higher education through the recognition of prior learning and qualifications. ZAQA, UNESCO, Norwegian Agency for Quality …

ZAMBIA QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY (ZAQA) PLANS TO PRE – PILOT THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) QUALIFICATIONS PASSPORT FOR REFUGEES AND VULNERABLE MIGRANTS (UQP) Read More »

ZAQA management and staff visited the Minister of Higher Education Hon. Brian Mushimba at the Ministry of Higher Education Offices on 23rd August 2019. The Director and CEO of ZAQA Mrs. Mirriam Chiyaba gave an Institutional Overview of ZAQA which included the Legal mandate, Role of ZAQA, Zambia Qualifications Framework Overview, Relationship with Appropriate Authorities, …

ZAQA visits the Minister of Higher Education Hon. Brian Mushimba Read More »

ZAQA’S PARTICIPATION – 15TH- 17TH JANUARY 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Government of Zambia through the Ministries of General and Higher Education in partnership with Envoys Zambia Limited held the Zambia National Education Conference (ZANEC) and Exhibition at Mulungushi International Conference Centre which took place from the 15th to 17th January 2018. Both the Ministers of …

ZAMBIA NATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: MULUNGUSHI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE Read More »

ZAQA joined Zambia and the rest of the world in commemorating International Women’s Day, under the theme: Think Equal, Build Smart and Innovate for Change. The theme resonated well with Zambia’s development agenda in areas of economic and social development as it is in line with the 7th National Development Plan, especially as it relates …

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2019 Read More »

Fig 1: Participants in group discussions Pursuant to its function stipulated in the Zambia Qualifications Authority Act No. 13 of 2011 in Part III, Section 9; (i.e. (1) (h) determine national standards for any occupation), ZAQA held a Stakeholders Workshop on the development of National Occupational Standards (NOS) on Wednesday, 30th January 2019, at Intercontinental …

ZAQA’S STAKEHOLDERS’ WORKSHOP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS (NOS) HELD ON 30TH JANUARY, 2019 Read More »

ZAQA Staff Speaking to pupils ZAQA exhibited at Education Expo by Elevate Foundation Zambia, which was held at East Park, from 20th to 22nd March 2019. Elevate Foundation Zambia was working in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of General Education and various other stakeholders. The theme was “Preparing youths for …

ZAQA Exhibits at Elevate Zambia’s Education Expo Read More »

To fulfil its function stipulated in the Zambia Qualifications Authority Act No. 13 of 2011 in Part III, Section 9; (i.e. (1) (h) determine national standards for any occupation), ZAQA held a Stakeholders’ Workshop on the development of National Occupational Standards (NOS) with the Mining sector on Wednesday, 27th March 2019, at Pamo Hotel in …

MINING SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS’ WORKSHOP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS (NOS) HELD ON 27TH MARCH, 2019 Read More »

The University of Zambia (UNZA) has entered into a bilateral co-operation agreement with University of Oxford today, Monday 26th August 2019 at the University of Zambia main Campus. The MoU signed will allow UNZA’s Solar Energy Center (SEC) housed in the Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences (NS) and Smith School of Enterprise and …

UNZA SIGNS MoU WITH UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS Read More »

Call for Subject Matter Experts The Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Higher Education established under the Zambia Qualifications Authority Act Number 13 of 2011.

The Groningen Declaration (GDN) is the declaration of intent signed on 16 April 2012 in Groningen, the Netherlands, at the closure of the Global Founding Seminar on “Digital Student Data Depositories Worldwide”. Digital Student Data Depositories Worldwide or “The Groningen Declaration” as the initiative has come to be known, aims to bring about mobility in …

The 8th Annual Groningen Declaration Network Meeting Read More »