ABSTRACT
This chapter is a shortened version of a case study written for the International Labour Organization (ILO) comparative study on the impact and implementation of National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs). According to Young and Allais (2009), a growing number of countries are introducing qualification frameworks (QFs) following a common definition of outcomes, level descriptors, and a set of occupational or knowledge fields. Botswana has been no exception to this trend. The passing of the Vocational Training Act (1998) led to the creation of the Botswana National Vocational Qualifications Framework (BNVQF). The BNVQF is best conceptualized as a sectoral QF on account of its sole focus on vocational education and training (VET). The Department of Vocational Education and Training (DVET), within the Ministry of Education, played a coordinating role without any framework to guide it. Training providers and industry did not have any binding relationship, and training was largely institution-based.
