Directorate of Technical Services
Rationale: –
The Directorate of Technical services (TS) is anchored under section 8 of the KNQF act no. 22 of 2014. The Directorate is responsible for registration of qualifications and accreditation of institutions and learners into the KNQF; as well as establishing and maintaining the Kenya National Learners record Database (KLNRD). It also creates Policies, Standards and Guidelines to support the registration, documentation and accreditation function; and implement them; and standards and guidelines to support assessment, comparability, equation and recognition of qualifications; as well as developing and implementing the Kenya National Credit accumulation and Transfer system (KCATs).
Functions: –
The Directorate of TS is responsible for overseeing the following functions:
- Creating and implementing tools and instruments for registration and/or accreditation of institutions, qualifications and learners into the KNQF;
- Recruiting, training and managing peer reviewers who carry out the registration/ and accreditation functions;
- Creating and maintaining databases of accredited institutions, qualifications and learners;
- Establishing and managing the Kenya National Learners Record Database (KNLRD);
- Establishing and maintaining information and a library of qualification frameworks in Kenya to support research, training and capacity building in the sector;
- Carry out regular stakeholder engagement and support continuing accreditation of institutions;
- Regularly updating the public about registered and accredited institutions, qualifications and learners;
- Planning for and managing projects and activities of the TS directorate;
- Creating and implementing tools and instruments for assessment and QA of institutions, and qualifications accredited in the KNQF;
- Recruiting, training and managing peer reviewers who carry out assessment and QA functions;
- Creating and implementing assessment and QA policies for all stakeholders involved in the KNQF;
- Developing and implementing Policies, Standards and Guidelines on recognition and equation of foreign qualifications;
- Developing and implementing Policies, Standards and Guidelines on recognition of prior and informal learning;
- Carrying out regular stakeholder engagement to support continuous improvement of the KNQF;
- Carrying out Research and Outreach in support of the KNQF;
- Supporting Research and Innovation to improve the KNQF;
- Regularly updating the public about new and emerging tools and systems for QA and Assessment;
- Benchmarking and implementing best practices from across the globe on QA and assessment of qualifications;
Staffing: –
The Directorate is headed by a Director, Technical Services (TS). The TS Directorate is organized into five (5) Departments each headed by a Deputy Director namely:
- Registration, Accreditation and Documentation (RAD);
- Policy, Research, Outreach and Policy (PROP);
- Recognition, Equation and Verification of Qualifications (REV);
- Standards, Assessment and Quality Assurance (SAQA); and
- Kenya National Learner’s Record Database Section (KNLRD).