Please join us at our next Digital Credentials Regulars get-together with Dr. Julie Reddy at our virtual pub “The Self-Sovereign” on September 21st from 4 - 5 p.m. CEST.
Dr Julie Reddy will be spotlighting the South African approach to digital credentialing and share her methodology and recommendations for the recognition of international qualifications and part-qualifications in her role as CEO of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
Julie is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). She has held senior management positions in SAQA since October 2012. Prior to that, she held senior management and leadership positions for over 30 years in the international and South African educational and skills development sectors, including as the founding CEO of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority and CEO of the Sector Education and Training Authority for Secondary Agriculture, and as Country Director/Chief of Party of the USA based international Advancing Basic Education ald Literacy Project. Dr Reddy is currently a member of the three South African Quality Councils: the Council on Higher; the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations; and Umalusi, the QC for General and Further Education and Training. She is also a member of the National Skills Authority and the Human Resources Development Council. Internationally, Dr Reddy is a member on the GDN Board of Directors and a UNESCO-UIL appointed International Juror for its Learning Cities Award. Her academic qualifications include both a MSc as a Fulbright Scholar, and a PhD from Cornell University in the USA.
The event will take place in English. It will also be possible to have individual conversations in smaller groups at the bar or piano lounge.
If you are interested in attending, please let us know at dibiho@daad.de.