The Omniversity International Council for Academic and Practice Qualifications and Assessments (OICAP-QA) is a globally focused certifying, accrediting, and standard-setting authority dedicated to the recognition, validation, and formalization of real-world learning. We champion the value of experiential knowledge, workplace skills, and informal learning through innovative and inclusive assessment systems built on next-generation technologies.
Grounded in global relevance and operational excellence, OICAP-QA bridges the often-overlooked gap between lived experiences and formal qualifications. Our work is rooted in cutting-edge technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and Blockchain, creating scalable, credible, and secure platforms that redefine how skills and competencies are recognized and rewarded worldwide.
Our Core Mission
To democratize education and professional recognition by developing innovative, technology-driven systems that validate practical skills and prior experiential learning (APEL), ensuring access to formal qualifications and economic mobility for individuals across the globe.
To democratize education and professional recognition by developing innovative, technology-driven systems that validate practical skills and prior experiential learning (APEL), ensuring access to formal qualifications and economic mobility for individuals across the globe.
Aims & Objectives
Skill Recognition and APEL Validation
Accredit informal, non-formal, and workplace learning through structured APEL systems.
Use AI to certify practical competencies.
Translate vocational and artisanal skills into recognized qualifications.
AI-Powered Assessment Systems
Develop secure AI- and blockchain-enabled platforms for skill validation.
License and train APEL assessors and HR professionals on AI-integrated methodologies.
Global Accreditation and Framework Alignment
Align APEL with national/international qualification frameworks (e.g., NNQF, EQF, AQF).
Promote international recognition through MOUs and strategic alliances.
Inclusive Access to Credentialing
Provide digital credentialing to underserved populations: artisans, women, youth, and persons with disabilities.
Promote educational equity through inclusive recognition systems.
Lifelong Learning and Digital Innovation
Support continuing professional development via digital and hybrid platforms.
Offer micro-credentials, scholarships, and AI-enabled learning tools.
Quality Assurance and Ethical Standards
Maintain credibility through assessor certification, independent audits, and transparent appeals.
Uphold a global Code of Ethics for fair assessment practices.
Research, Policy, and Advocacy
Publish whitepapers and policy briefs on APEL, AI in education, and digital skills.
Engage with governments to drive policy reforms.
Capacity Building and Global Outreach
Host international symposia and capacity-building programs.
Provide implementation guides, toolkits, and assessor training curricula.
Strategic Partnerships and Recognitions
Partner with universities, vocational institutes, and regulators for co-branded credentials.
Facilitate dual certification and joint recognitions aligned with labor market needs.
Skill Recognition and APEL Validation
Accredit informal, non-formal, and workplace learning through structured APEL systems.
Use AI to certify practical competencies.
Translate vocational and artisanal skills into recognized qualifications.
AI-Powered Assessment Systems
Develop secure AI- and blockchain-enabled platforms for skill validation.
License and train APEL assessors and HR professionals on AI-integrated methodologies.
Global Accreditation and Framework Alignment
Align APEL with national/international qualification frameworks (e.g., NNQF, EQF, AQF).
Promote international recognition through MOUs and strategic alliances.
Inclusive Access to Credentialing
Provide digital credentialing to underserved populations: artisans, women, youth, and persons with disabilities.
Promote educational equity through inclusive recognition systems.
Lifelong Learning and Digital Innovation
Support continuing professional development via digital and hybrid platforms.
Offer micro-credentials, scholarships, and AI-enabled learning tools.
Quality Assurance and Ethical Standards
Maintain credibility through assessor certification, independent audits, and transparent appeals.
Uphold a global Code of Ethics for fair assessment practices.
Research, Policy, and Advocacy
Publish whitepapers and policy briefs on APEL, AI in education, and digital skills.
Engage with governments to drive policy reforms.
Capacity Building and Global Outreach
Host international symposia and capacity-building programs.
Provide implementation guides, toolkits, and assessor training curricula.
Strategic Partnerships and Recognitions
Partner with universities, vocational institutes, and regulators for co-branded credentials.
Facilitate dual certification and joint recognitions aligned with labor market needs.
Key Areas of Activity
APEL Assessments & Certifications
Blockchain-secured Digital Credentialing
AI-Driven Competency Evaluation
Professional Development for Assessors
Inclusive Scholarships for Skill Learners
Distance and Lifelong Learning Integration
Policy Standardization and Advisory
Global Partnerships & Validation Networks
Digital Access and Educational Equity Advocacy
APEL Assessments & Certifications
Blockchain-secured Digital Credentialing
AI-Driven Competency Evaluation
Professional Development for Assessors
Inclusive Scholarships for Skill Learners
Distance and Lifelong Learning Integration
Policy Standardization and Advisory
Global Partnerships & Validation Networks
Digital Access and Educational Equity Advocacy
Target Beneficiaries
Skilled professionals without formal academic credentials
Artisans, technicians, and informal sector workers
Youth, women, and persons with disabilities
Employers needing verifiable workforce competencies
Educational providers supporting alternative learning pathways
OICAP-QA’s Global Commitment
OICAP-QA serves as a transformational engine in global education, ensuring that no skill, experience, or contribution is left unrecognized. Through trusted, tech-enhanced credentialing and validation, we bridge the gap between informal knowledge and formal recognition, fostering inclusive growth and sustainable career mobility worldwide.
Skilled professionals without formal academic credentials
Artisans, technicians, and informal sector workers
Youth, women, and persons with disabilities
Employers needing verifiable workforce competencies
Educational providers supporting alternative learning pathways
OICAP-QA’s Global Commitment
OICAP-QA serves as a transformational engine in global education, ensuring that no skill, experience, or contribution is left unrecognized. Through trusted, tech-enhanced credentialing and validation, we bridge the gap between informal knowledge and formal recognition, fostering inclusive growth and sustainable career mobility worldwide.
Certification Structure – Practice-Based Qualifications
OICAP-QA offers a structured ladder of qualifications based on assessed practical competencies and validated prior learning experiences:
1. Certificate of Practice (Cert.oP)
Level: Entry-Level (EQF 3–4)
Duration: 4 weeks
Capstone: Micro-practical assignment
Award Function: Entry into vocational or pre-professional roles
Status: Certified Entry-Level Practitioner
Level: Entry-Level (EQF 3–4)
Duration: 4 weeks
Capstone: Micro-practical assignment
Award Function: Entry into vocational or pre-professional roles
Status: Certified Entry-Level Practitioner
2. Diploma of Practice (Dip.oP)
Level: Intermediate (EQF 5)
Duration: 6 weeks
Capstone: Practical demonstration project
Award Function: Semi-professional engagement
Status: Certified Practitioner
Level: Intermediate (EQF 5)
Duration: 6 weeks
Capstone: Practical demonstration project
Award Function: Semi-professional engagement
Status: Certified Practitioner
3. Advanced Diploma of Practice (Adv.Dip.oP)
Level: Higher Certificate (EQF 6)
Duration: 8 weeks
Capstone: Field-based applied case study
Award Function: Pre-Bachelor recognition
Status: Senior Technician/Associate Specialist
Level: Higher Certificate (EQF 6)
Duration: 8 weeks
Capstone: Field-based applied case study
Award Function: Pre-Bachelor recognition
Status: Senior Technician/Associate Specialist
4. Postgraduate Diploma of Practice (PGD.oP)
Level: Post-Bachelor (EQF 7)
Duration: 10 weeks
Capstone: Analytical project with measurable outcomes
Award Function: Preparation for advanced consultancy
Status: Postgraduate Certified Professional
Level: Post-Bachelor (EQF 7)
Duration: 10 weeks
Capstone: Analytical project with measurable outcomes
Award Function: Preparation for advanced consultancy
Status: Postgraduate Certified Professional
5. Bachelor of Practice (B.oP)
Level: Undergraduate (EQF 6)
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Independent project
Award Function: Entry into managerial roles
Status: Certified Professional Practitioner
Level: Undergraduate (EQF 6)
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Independent project
Award Function: Entry into managerial roles
Status: Certified Professional Practitioner
6. Master Diploma of Practice (M.Dip.oP)
Level: Advanced Professional (EQF 7 equivalent)
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Domain-wide analysis
Award Function: Higher specialist recognition
Status: Certified Advanced Practitioner
Level: Advanced Professional (EQF 7 equivalent)
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Domain-wide analysis
Award Function: Higher specialist recognition
Status: Certified Advanced Practitioner
7. Master of Practice (M.oP)
Level: Graduate (EQF 7)
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Practice-based applied research
Award Function: Strategic leadership roles
Status: Certified Professional Expert
Level: Graduate (EQF 7)
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Practice-based applied research
Award Function: Strategic leadership roles
Status: Certified Professional Expert
8. Doctorate Diploma of Practice (Dr.Dip.oP)
Level: Doctorate-Level Diploma (EQF 8)
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Applied doctoral-level project/publication
Award Function: Terminal specialist recognition
Status: Certified Doctoral-Level Specialist
Level: Doctorate-Level Diploma (EQF 8)
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Applied doctoral-level project/publication
Award Function: Terminal specialist recognition
Status: Certified Doctoral-Level Specialist
9. Doctor of Practice (Dr.oP)
Level: Doctorate (EQF 8)
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Domain-transformative project
Award Function: Senior consulting & leadership
Status: Certified Senior Practitioner and Leader
Level: Doctorate (EQF 8)
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Domain-transformative project
Award Function: Senior consulting & leadership
Status: Certified Senior Practitioner and Leader
10. Professor of Practice (Prof.oP)
Level: Terminal Honorific Award
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Legacy project or keynote/policy whitepaper
Award Function: Lifetime achievement and global thought leadership
Status: Professorial-level recognition
Level: Terminal Honorific Award
Duration: 12 weeks
Capstone: Legacy project or keynote/policy whitepaper
Award Function: Lifetime achievement and global thought leadership
Status: Professorial-level recognition
Master Diploma of Practice (M.Dip.oP) vs. Master of Practice (M.oP)
The Master Diploma of Practice (M.Dip.oP) serves as a transitional award for advanced professionals leading applied initiatives. It emphasizes deep technical practice, reflection, and applied problem-solving.
The Master of Practice (M.oP) represents a terminal masters-level award, focused on strategic leadership, complex systems thinking, and scalable innovations. It positions the recipient for entry into doctoral-level professional awards, including the Dr. Dip.oP and Dr.oP.
The Master Diploma of Practice (M.Dip.oP) serves as a transitional award for advanced professionals leading applied initiatives. It emphasizes deep technical practice, reflection, and applied problem-solving.
The Master of Practice (M.oP) represents a terminal masters-level award, focused on strategic leadership, complex systems thinking, and scalable innovations. It positions the recipient for entry into doctoral-level professional awards, including the Dr. Dip.oP and Dr.oP.
Legitimacy & Uniqueness
OICAP-QA is a newly established body with no conflicting identity in any major global registry of education certification bodies. Its concept is strategic, original, and globally responsive—aligning with UNESCO, World Bank, and ILO priorities on lifelong learning, skills validation, and educational equity.
OICAP-QA is a newly established body with no conflicting identity in any major global registry of education certification bodies. Its concept is strategic, original, and globally responsive—aligning with UNESCO, World Bank, and ILO priorities on lifelong learning, skills validation, and educational equity.
Certification Policy Manual – Executive Summary
Purpose:
To set forth foundational policies for the recognition, validation, certification, and digital credentialing of APEL, skills, and competencies using AI-enabled assessment systems.
Core Principles:
Equity and inclusiveness
Transparency and verifiability
Quality assurance and ethical integrity
Alignment with global qualifications frameworks
Scope of Certifications:
Artisanal and technical skills
Vocational and workplace competencies
Leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation
Informal and non-formal learning (TVET, apprenticeships, CPD)
International Framework Equivalency (e.g., NNQF, EQF, NVQ)
OICAP-QA stands as a beacon of 21st-century education transformation, ensuring that ability, not formality, becomes the new standard of global professional recognition.
Purpose:
To set forth foundational policies for the recognition, validation, certification, and digital credentialing of APEL, skills, and competencies using AI-enabled assessment systems.
Core Principles:
Equity and inclusiveness
Transparency and verifiability
Quality assurance and ethical integrity
Alignment with global qualifications frameworks
Scope of Certifications:
Artisanal and technical skills
Vocational and workplace competencies
Leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation
Informal and non-formal learning (TVET, apprenticeships, CPD)
International Framework Equivalency (e.g., NNQF, EQF, NVQ)
OICAP-QA stands as a beacon of 21st-century education transformation, ensuring that ability, not formality, becomes the new standard of global professional recognition.
D.Prof PhD DBA F.NISMA F.CIA F.NIIS F.IMC F.CILRM, F.CISMDM, F.NACSP, F.CIPM, Prof.F.AIMFIN Prof.F.OMV, Prof.F.OIPLD, Prof.F.OGA Prof.F.OIC Prof.F.UAIEE Prof.F.UAEE Prof.F.IAAIEL Prof.F.OBS
Chairman/President/Dean,
Omniversity International Council for Academic & Practice Qualifications & Assessments (OICAP-QA)
Omniversity LLC Lagos Nigeria,
Omniversity Imperial College LLC Missouri USA,
University of Academic and Experiential Education LLC Missouri USA,
University of Artificial Intelligence and Experiential Education LLC Missouri USA,
International Academy of AI and Experiential Learning Ltd,
Artificial Intelligence Management and Finance Institute of Nigeria
Professor of Artificial Intelligence Powered Marketing Communications, Leadership, Organizational & Risk Management
prof@omvic.us
prof@oicap-qa.us
www.omvic.us
www.oicap-qa.us
Omniversity LLC Lagos Nigeria,
Omniversity Imperial College LLC Missouri USA,
University of Academic and Experiential Education LLC Missouri USA,
University of Artificial Intelligence and Experiential Education LLC Missouri USA,
International Academy of AI and Experiential Learning Ltd,
Artificial Intelligence Management and Finance Institute of Nigeria
Professor of Artificial Intelligence Powered Marketing Communications, Leadership, Organizational & Risk Management
prof@omvic.us
prof@oicap-qa.us
www.omvic.us
www.oicap-qa.us
The Omniversity International Council for Academic and Practice Qualifications and Assessments (OICAP-QA)
- Skills Recognition - SR
- Accreditation Of Prior Experiential Learning - APEL
- Competency-based Evaluations - CBE
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