Professional statute overview
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Purpose and legislative effect
“The Act may be cited as the Kenya National Qualifications Framework Act.”
The Act may be cited as the Kenya National Qualifications Framework Act. Provides definitions for terms used in the Act including "accreditation", "Authority", "Cabinet Secretary", "Council", "Director-General", "National Qualifications Framework", "qualifications", and "training". Guiding principles include promoting access to and equity in education; quality and relevance of qualifications; evidence based competence; and flexibility of access and affordability of education, training, assessment and qualifications. Establishes the Kenya National Qualifications Authority. Anyone who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings or to both.
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The Act may be cited as the Kenya National Qualifications Framework Act.
Section 1
The Council must appoint a qualified Director-General through an open and competitive process; the Director-General serves five years and may be reappointed once for five years; if the office is vacant the Council must appoint a senior…
Section 13
The headquarters of the Authority shall be in Nairobi; the Authority may establish other offices in Kenya as the Council may deem necessary.
Section 7
The Council must prepare and submit an annual report on the Authority's operations to the Cabinet Secretary within three months after the end of the financial year; the Cabinet Secretary must submit that report to the relevant Committee…
Section 24
The Cabinet Secretary may dissolve the Council by notice in the Gazette if the Council performs its functions inconsistently with this Act.
Section 31
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Source record from new.kenyalaw.org · As at 31 Dec 2022
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