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About CEN Africa & membership

FREE LEARNING

Courses, login & progress

MISSIONARY EDUCATORS

Serving through CEN Africa

INSTITUTIONS & HOSTS

Joining, hosting & contributing

TRUST & QUALITY

Verification, accreditation & credit

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Answers for learners, educators and Christian institutions.

About CEN Africa & membership

What is CEN Africa?

Is CEN Africa membership really free?

Is CEN Africa a nonprofit or 501(c)(3) charity?

Who can join CEN Africa?

Can one person have more than one role?

Courses, login & progress

How do I start a free course?

How do I log back in and find the course I started?

Does CEN Africa automatically track my course progress?

What is the AI Progress Check-in?

Why might a course provider ask me to sign in again?

Do free courses automatically give academic credit or a certificate?

Serving through CEN Africa

Who can become a CEN Africa Missionary Educator?

Is joining as a missionary educator free?

How does educator verification work?

Who pays for missionary travel and living expenses?

Are teaching missions the same as paid employment?

Joining, hosting & contributing

How does a Christian institution join?

Can an institution join even if it does not want to host missionaries?

What is a Free Partner Course?

What is a Paid Partner Course?

Will CEN Africa sell a course contributed for free distribution?

Are all course providers listed on CEN Africa official partners?

Are payments to CEN Africa tax-deductible?

What is a CEN Africa Verified Host?

Does CEN Africa guarantee the safety of a mission placement?

Verification, accreditation & credit

Is CEN Africa an accrediting agency?

Does CEN Africa membership mean an institution is accredited or verified?

Will CEN Africa help institutions prepare for accreditation?

Does CEN Africa guarantee credit transfer between institutions?

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