Development of TVET CBET Curriculum Tender, Somalia - 26829866

Procurement Summary

Country : Somalia

Summary : Development of TVET CBET Curriculum

Deadline : 29 Sep 2018

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 26829866

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Competition : ICB

Financier : Other Funding Agencies

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Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL
Somalia
Somalia
Email :css.logistics@savethechildren.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Development of TVET CBET Curriculum.

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 reportthat 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 Childreninternational. 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 TVETskills 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 skillsto 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. Thisincludes identifyinggaps and irrelevance in the current curricula in order to align with currenttrends thus ensuring a CBET curriculum producing highly competent TVET graduates demanded by the private sector.

Specifically the lead Consultant shall:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Work closely with the MOE TVET department and the curriculum department.

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

5. Lead and guide the curriculum task panelsat 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 exp

6. Identify long service TVET Trainers (panel experts)assubject 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 Trainerin the country of origin a must.

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

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