SCI Request For Proposals- Development of TVET CBET Curriculum 47 views0 applications

INVITATION TO BID FOR CONSULTANCY

Save the Children International (SCI) Somalia program hereby invites interested consultants to bid for the consultancy assignment detailed below1. Title of Consultancy

Development of TVET CBET Curriculum 2. SCI Contracting Office

Save the Children, Mogadishu Office 3. Period of Consultancy

*30 days***4. Consultant type required**

*Firm/Individual***5. Responsibility for Logistics arrangements and Costs**

*Consultant shall be responsible for his/her own logistics arrangements and costs.***6. Taxation Provisions**

Consultant shall be responsible for all Taxes arising from the consultancy in line with the local Tax regulations applicable at the SCI contracting office named above 7. Travel requirements

The location for the task is Mogadishu. The firm/ individual consultant is expected to factor in travel, accommodation and any other relevent costs in the budget.8. Security requirements

Consultant will comply with standard Save the Children Security procedures, including the completion of SCI online security training prior to travel to Somalia 9. Qualification and Experience

To qualify for this assignment, the consultant must have the following mandatory professional experience and knowledge:

a) Advanced university degree in a Technical field plus Diploma or degree in Technical Training and demonstrated experience in Curriculum Development with a reputable regional body.

b) The lead consultant must have been a Senior technical lecturer in a technical institution with evidence of having taught for at least 5 years and participated in TVET curriculum development.

c) At least seven (7) years of experience in development, assessment and evaluation of curriculum, teaching and learning resources required for technical and vocational education.

d) All TVET panel experts must be serving or retired technical lecturer in the skills sets identified.

e) Extensive experience in the use of labour market information in developing Vocational education policies strategies and programs.

f) Understanding of the key issues involved in vocational education and training in the region, or specifically in Somalia.

g) Evidence of CVs and passports of subject panel experts.

h) Strong professional background in TVET curriculum development.

i) Show evidence of having successfully completed at least two similar assignments.

j) Outstanding communication and analytical skills, with excellent command of spoken and written English

k) Computer literate.10. Evaluation Criteria

· Technical proposal

· Cost

· Lead time

· Past similar experience11. Closing date for Applications

25th September 2018 at 10.00 AM.

Interested consultants shall submit their applications through the email address provided above on or before (on 27^th September 2018)

Shortlisted candidates will be requested for an interview. 12. Terms of Reference (ToR)

Complete ToR with details appended below attached herewith as Annex 1.

ANNEX 1 : Consultancy Terms of Reference

TOR – DEVELOPMENT OF TVET CBET CURRICULUM

SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

BMZ Project- MOGADISHU

1.0 INTRODUCTION:

Somalia has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world with two out of every three young Somali employment seekers not being able to find work. Even within the country, the youth (15-29 years) have much higher unemployment rate than the working age. Among the youth, female have even higher unemployment rate than the male. These are extremely high unemployment rates, especially considering high labour force participation rate among the youth population. Employment generation for youth is an obvious priority for the country since the youth are unable to secure employment despite actively seeking work. In Mogadishu specifically, around 72% of the unemployed youth are actively looking for a job.

Further, there is a gap between the current TVET private providers and the education sector needs in Somalia. In our efforts to transform TVET education in Somalia, SC has held discussions with the government on revitalizing TVET within the public sector by supporting government TVET institutions. Currently all former government TVET centers are managed by individuals and the government has started the process of reclaiming them. The government has also expressed the need to revive the TVET faculty in the Somali National University. Further, there are no qualified TVET instructors for higher-level qualifications needed by the youth while at the same time, the sector lacks necessary institutional frameworks such as Qualifications framework and competency based curriculum. All these needs strengthening. Supporting the government in establishing public institutions will support delivery of TVET sustainably within the education sector.

The primary focus of the BMZ Mogadishu TVET intervention will revolve around skills training and employment pathways to employment (wage or self-employment). The BMZ and SCI recognizes, as does the Government that TVET cannot by itself ensure employment; employment is a complex equation, where demand-driven TVET is an important element but employment-creating policies within a number of policy areas also play an important role, as does the direct involvement of the private sector. Consequently, the relationship between the TVET sub-sector and the private sector will be strengthened through a CBET curriculum that ensures outcomes based syllabus that mainstream active participation of the private sector, life skills and entrepreneurship training. at all levels. The project aims to impart Skills at the level of both certificate and diploma. Hence the need to review and develop a CBET outcome based curriculum that includes at least 5 skills sets.

RATIONALE

Past labor market skills surveys, studies and MOE&HE have expressed need to scale up TVET training since it terms of regional comparability curriculum standards, international competitiveness, facilitation of learner’s mobility, access and equity, appropriate learning pathways and progression loops, and coordinated skills training curriculum by different NGOs. The curriculum development under BMZ will contribute towards the achievement of desired TVET quality delivery in 6 subject areas. The MOE and partner TVET Centers report that the current curriculum lacks a CBET approach that enhances modular learning outcomes and progression from one grade to the next. The developed curriculum is expected to standardize Certification in terms of time duration for training, contents and levels, capture current trends in technology and occupation, approach to instruction, and assessment procedures.

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK

Save the Children, wishes to support MOE in the development of a modular competency based curriculum through a participative process led by Save the Children international. The action will entail the review and development of a CBET outcome based curriculum that includes at least 5 skills sets at certificate and diploma levels including guides and manuals. The process will entail the services of a lead consultant and subject experts drawn from regional Technical Training Institutes/Polytechnics in the East Africa Region and the Horn of Africa capable of providing subject panel expertize for each skill area. MOE TVET skills instructors and VQF directorate officials will actively participate in the formation of the development panels to develop, review and draft. The finalized syllabi, guides and manuals will be presented to an all-inclusive stakeholder’s forum for validation. To ensure consistency with MOE policies, the curriculum development panels will include MOE Directorates personnel, Private sector and TVET centers Instructors. Save the Children and MOE therefore seeks to engage a qualified and experienced consultant(s) with strong background in TVET Training and Curriculum development. The Consultants Team and local panels will work closely with the Ministry of Education. The team will be reporting directly to Save the Children for Contractual and implementation technical aspects and guidance.

3.0 EXPECTED OUTCOME: Contributing to a sustainable, cohesive, skills training and employment system inculcating market driven skills to relevant vulnerable youth with emphasis on efficient and effective training delivery and post training employment for sustainable livelihoods

4.0 OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY:

The main objective of this consultancy is to review, design and develop MOE VQF modular competence-based curriculum that ensures skills training programs are relevant and satisfy quality and level of skills required by the labor market in Mogadishu. This includes identifying gaps and irrelevance in the current curricula in order to align with current trends thus ensuring a CBET curriculum producing highly competent TVET graduates demanded by the private sector.

Specifically the lead Consultant shall:

a) Conduct extensive literature review and study existing documents related to TVET training curriculum including syllabus policy, strategy documents and the extent to which CBET – modular competency based Education and Training curriculum will contribute to industry led skills in the region.

b) Study TVET curriculum used by in Somalia and neighboring countries like Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda to ensure that the curriculum meets International and regional CBET standards and relevance.

c) Work closely with the MOE TVET department and the curriculum department.

d) Review the existing curriculum and develop at least 5 syllabi and trainer’s/trainees guides at certificate (levels 1-3) and Diploma (Module 1 and 2).

e) Lead and guide the curriculum task panels at field level selected by MOE&HE and development partners drawn from public and private TVET Centre’s, ,MOE-HE Directorates, Private sector master craftsmen. The panels will be moderated and facilitated by the external subject experts.

f) Identify long service TVET Trainers (panel experts) as subject panels experts ensuring that CVs of experts are shared including evidence of having been a TVET Trainer in the subject area at Diploma and above for the last 7 years plus. Evidence of having been certified as a Technical Trainer in the country of origin a must.

g) Provide formats and structure for the curriculum tasks above as captured in the inception report to the task force and lead technical field inputs, completing, drafting reviews and adaption presentation in the field.

h) Ensure that emphasis is placed on the holistic development on the CBET learner’s competency and relevancy to the market needs.

i) Ensure that entrepreneurship, business planning, job readiness skills and financial literacy are mainstreamed in each curricula as cross cutting topics.

j) Lead curriculum debriefing after field work and validation workshop; and, incorporate all inputs and comments from the task force, stakeholders, consortium, and sponsoring agencies viz SCI.

k) Present finalized drafts for reviews and final syllabi, and guides for validation and approvals as per contract.

l) Develop a comprehensive narrative report on the curriculum review with concrete suggestions on implementation of the revised curriculum. Incorporate comments from the task force and stakeholders.

5.0 DELIVERABLES/OUTPUTS:

The deliverables / outputs of this assignment are:

a) An inception report.

b) The action will deliver at least 5 CBET modular syllabi and trainers/trainees guides and manuals at certificate and diploma level.

c) A narrative report detailing the process, experiences and challenges encountered while carrying out the assignment and way forward.

d) The actual numbers of syllabi to be developed will be determined and shared with the winning bidders/Consultants.

6.0 DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The duration of the assignment (max 30 days) will be presented in the EOI technical proposal including travel days. This will then be moderated with the selected consultants.

7. 0 QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE OF THE LEAD CONSULTANT

To qualify for this assignment, the consultant must have the following mandatory professional experience and knowledge:

l) Advanced university degree in a Technical field plus Diploma or degree in Technical Training and demonstrated experience in Curriculum Development with a reputable regional body.

m) The lead consultant must have been a Senior technical lecturer in a technical institution with evidence of having taught for at least 5 years and participated in TVET curriculum development.

n) At least seven (7) years of experience in development, assessment and evaluation of curriculum, teaching and learning resources required for technical and vocational education.

o) All TVET panel experts must be serving or retired technical lecturer in the skills sets identified.

p) Extensive experience in the use of labour market information in developing Vocational education policies strategies and programs.

q) Understanding of the key issues involved in vocational education and training in the region, or specifically in Somalia.

r) Evidence of CVs and passports of subject panel experts.

s) Strong professional background in TVET curriculum development.

t) Show evidence of having successfully completed at least two similar assignments.

u) Outstanding communication and analytical skills, with excellent command of spoken and written English

v) Computer literate.

Requirement:

The Consultant must have done a similar assignment(s). Prove of the previous work done on the same should be provided.

9. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Interested consultants who meet the consultancy requirements should submit the following;

a) A detailed technical proposal that comprises methodology, work plan, experience of previously conducted similar assignments, capacity to undertake the assignment & budget for the consultancy period.

b) A detailed work plan that clearly shows number of days and deadlines for each task-including anticipated time for sharing draft to SCI, commenting, accommodating comments and finalizing the draft.

c) A one-page concept on how to Review CBET TVET Curriculum and development.

d) Curriculum Vitae of the consulting lead and experts who will undertake the assignment including three professional references.

e) Detailed budget breakdown based on expected daily rates of the Lead consultant and lumpsum payments to the experts per subject syllabi.

f) List of your technical panel experts and CVs. Ability to do more than one syllabus by the experts will be an added advantage.

g) History of the consultancy firm or technical institution as source of experts.

h) A sample curriculum one has participated in developing.

10. CODE OF CONDUT:

Save the Children’s work is based on deeply held values and principles of child safeguarding, and it is essential that our commitment to children’s rights and humanitarian principles is supported and demonstrated by all members of staff and other people working for and with Save the Children. Save the Children’s Code of Conduct sets out the standards which all staff members must adhere to and the consultant is bound to sign and abide to the Save the Children’s Code of Conduct.

A contract will be signed by the Lead Consultant before commencement of the action. The contract will detail terms and conditions of service, aspects on inputs and deliverables. The Consultant will be expected to treat as private and confidential any information disclosed to her/him or with which she/he may come into contact during her/his service. The Consultant will not therefore disclose the same or any particulars thereof to any third party or publish it in any paper without the prior written consent of Save the Children. Any sensitive information (particularly concerning individual children) should be treated as confidential.

An agreement with a consultant will be rendered void if Save the Children discovers any corrupt activities have taken place either during the sourcing, preparation and implementation of the consultancy agreement.

11. MANDATORY SECURITY TRAINING:

The consultant shall be expected to go through mandatory on-line security training and submit the certificate of completion to SC before the commencement of the task. Failure to deliver this will lead to an automatic disqualification. SC will advise on the security plan on appointment.