Certificate of Qualifications Equivalence (CoQE)

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Certificate of Qualifications Equivalence (CoQE)

A certificate of Qualifications Equivalence is awarded to an institution/assessment or examination body that seeks to introduce and award a foreign Qualification in Kenya. Foreign institutions that intend to train and award foreign qualifications in Kenya need to apply for and receive a Certificate of Qualifications Equivalence (CoQE) for each of the qualifications; as set out in the KNQF act no 22 of 2014 and KNQF regulations 2018- before training and awarding of the Qualification. Local institutions that have qualifications whose location within the Kenya Qualifications Framework is not clear, can also apply to have this clarified and issued with a CoQE. 

The Kenya National qualifications Authority (KNQA) undertakes to asses and issue a certificate of Qualifications Equivalence for each application within two weeks from the time of application and register the said qualification within the KNQF.

For a Foreign and Local qualification to be issued with a Certificate of Qualifications Equivalence and to be registered on the KNQF it must::
Be submitted to KNQA by an assessment and/or examination Institution that is registered in its country of origin; or its local authorized agent within Kenya
The Qualification must be registered by the Qualifications framework in its country of origin and/or recognized in any other form by that country’s regulatory authorities
In the absence of (2) and/or to complement the process, priority will be given to qualifications for which Kenya has bilateral agreement with the country from which the qualifications are coming from
Include as general requirements, experiential learning, and recognition of prior learning and/or practical experience and industry training
Fill a prescribed application form, attach a detailed curriculum and structure of the Qualification, teaching methods, assessment and examination requirements and systems for the qualification; and any other materials that support the application such as brochures, list of accredited institutions that are training (their accreditation status) for the qualification.
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