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Pact to give African learners, workers greater mobility across continent

Source: SA News, 30/03/2017


Pretoria â€" A new pact, approved by Cabinet this week, will provide an
enabling environment across African states for the recognition of
higher education qualifications, allowing for the mobility of
learners, academics and workers across the continent.


Cabinet says it has approved the submission of the Revised Convention
on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and
other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in African States,
to Parliament, for ratification.


“This Revised Convention aims to provide an enabling environment
across African States for the recognition of higher education
qualifications such as certificates, diplomas, degrees and other
academic qualifications, [thereby] allowing for the mobility of
learners, academics and workers across the continent.


“The Minister of Higher Education and Training will deposit the
ratified instrument with the United Nations Educational Scientific and
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO),” said Cabinet in a statement on
Thursday.


Meanwhile, Cabinet also approved the publication of the National
Policy for an Integrated Career Development System for South Africa,
for public comment. The policy provides for an enabling environment
for Career Development Services provision through policies,
guidelines, protocols, mechanisms, structures, shared responsibilities
and collaboration.


“This will go further in ensuring that all citizens of all ages have
access to quality career information and career development services
throughout their lives, so that they are able to make better and more
informed career and life decisions that deliver high levels of
employment and help to increase sustainable economic growth in the
country and enhance their full participation in the overall
development of South Africa,” said Cabinet.


This is aligned to the National Development Plan, which recommends the
promotion of economic growth and employment, matching of unemployed
workers to jobs, increasing skills development and the numbers of
university graduates.


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