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Supporting the authentication of academic credentials and alignment of qualifications to the Kenya National Qualifications Framework.
Supporting the registration of Qualifications Awarding Bodies, qualifications and learners within Kenya's national qualifications system.
Supporting institutions and assessment or examination bodies seeking to introduce and award foreign qualifications in Kenya.
Supporting credit accumulation and transfer to facilitate progression between qualifications and learning pathways.
Supporting consistent classification of qualifications to strengthen transparency, comparability and understanding across education and training.
Supporting consistent classification of qualifications to strengthen transparency, comparability and understanding across education and training.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Alignment & Validation of Qualifications
Registration Of Qualifications on NQD
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Welcome to the Kenya National Qualifications Authority
The Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) was set up in 2015 to help coordinate and harmonize education, training, assessment and quality assurance of all qualifications awarded in the country; with the view to improving quality and international comparability.
The KNQF which the authority has developed and is now implementing is part of Kenya’s international commitments to develop an accurate, reliable and robust database of all qualifications in the country that will allow for comparability and information sharing in the education sector globally.
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