Overview

International education is seeing rapidly increasing applications from Nigeria and Ghana and a solid familiarity with the education systems and key qualifications is critically important to support fair and transparent admissions processes.

This session will cover secondary and higher education of the two countries, with an in-depth focus on specific qualifications, accreditation, and provide practical guidelines on the interpretation and understanding of typical application documentation received. The West African Senior School Certificate will be an important focus, as well as typical undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications.

This will be a highly interactive session and will last 3 hours.

Target Audience

This course is recommended for university and college staff involved with entry to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The course will also be useful to people from professional bodies, recruiters, work permit and visa agencies, and careers / guidance advisers.

Objectives

The key objectives of the training are to:

•  Provide attendees with an in-depth review of the Nigerian and Ghanaian education systems

•  Discuss specific features of documentation to understand applications and applicants’ education history and suitability for study

•  Focus on case studies and delve into some of the specific issues that may arise when assessing these qualifications

•  Develop the ability to identify and classify qualifications within the extensive range of awards available within each sector of these education systems.

Note: There will be practical exercises on the day. Please bring a pen and notebook or paper and a laptop (rather than a tablet or phone).

The standard cost to attend this training session is £225 for members and £275 for non-members.

*Please note, payment by invoice is only available to UK ENIC members. If you are not a member, you must pay by card.