There are many pastors all over Africa many who lead local congregations that are either untrained or improperly trained for the task they face. Restricting ourselves to one mode of training will not do. The need to offer short, flexible, self standing and yet stackable modes of qualifications is critical to meeting the growing need of not only the trained pastors who want to up-skill, but also the laity that seek to be equipped for their respective market-place vocations. 

Theological institutions have to think beyond the traditional offerings and adapt to these changing needs and challenges for equipping the church in Africa for its calling. This is why the Micro Credential revolution in education must be examined as a possible answer to the vast need for theological training on the continent of Africa.  ACTEA is on the forefront in the creation of Standards and Procedures that will allow its member institutions to become Micro-Credential Providers. 

Micro-Credentials have tremendous benefits for students, employers, theological institutions, and society at large. More quality training will be offered at an affordable rate and flexible pace. Moreover, more people can now be trained without having to move their lives to an institution and stop everything else they are already doing. ACTEA is proud to be on the forefront of building capacity of its member institutions in this innovative and disruptive but highly effective approach to training men and women for the work of the ministry.