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Information For Foreign Credential Assessment And Recognition |
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Criteria for Recognition of Qualifications
The Commission uses the following criteria:
The institution from which the qualification is obtained, for example, whether the institution is accredited or recognized. Information regarding the status of the foreign universities is obtained from sources such as:
- International Year Book of Universities;
- Commonwealth Year Book;
- Directory of Higher Education (USA);
- British Qualifications (A publication of British Council);
- The World of Learning;
- International Guide to Qualifications in Education;
- A guide to Higher Education Systems and Qualifications in European Community;
- Regional Convention on the Recognition of degrees, diplomas and certificates and other awards
recognised by UNESCO – examples include:
The African Regional Convention adopted at Arusha in 1981,
The Convention applicable in Latin America and the Caribbean adopted in 1974 at Mexico,
The Convention applicable in the Arab and European States bordering on the Mediterranean adopted in 1976 at Nice,
- The Convention applicable in the Arab States adopted in Paris in 1978,
- The Convention applicable in Asia and the Pacific adopted at Bangkok in 1983,
- The New Convention for European Region adopted in 1997 at Lisbon at the Council of Europe.
The Commission is guided by conventions that state that if the institution is recognised in its country of origin then the qualification from the said institution is also recognised in Kenya.
Verification of whether the candidate did actually study at the institution in question. This includes:
- Registration of candidate in that institution.
- System of accrediting the institution.
- Admission requirements into the programme.
Criteria for Equation of Qualifications
For purposes of equation, the Commission ensures that the curriculum is comparable to similar curricula of recognised/accredited institutions in terms of:
- Duration of study and credit hours for a given qualification;
- Previous background or achievement before enrolling for the qualification;
- Content of what is studied and the length of the time devoted to the components of the content (academic transcript must be produced in support of this). This includes contact hours per year per course;
- The stage reached in a given programme of study;
- The relevance of the qualifications for admission for further studies or for the practice of a profession; and
- Whether the candidate is registered to practice in the country of origin in the case of professional courses.
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