ToT Trainers for CBT Modules for Food Safety and Sanitation Inspector Tender, Lebanon - 91621390

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Country : Lebanon

Summary : ToT Trainers for CBT Modules for Food Safety and Sanitation Inspector

Deadline : 17 Nov 2023

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 91621390

Document Ref. No. : 83452798

Financier : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Tender Details

Tenders are invited for ToT Trainers for Cbt Modules for Food Safety and Sanitation Inspector 18.2208.9-001.00 Qua-Vet

Closing Date: Friday, 17. Nov 2023

Intervention Sector(s): Development

Remuneration range: 6000 (USD)

Duration of Contract: Starting December 2023 until August 2024

1. Context



a. Brief information on the project

The project "Improving the Quality and Attractiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Lebanon" (QuA-VET) aims to increasingly align vocational education and training in sectors with sustainable employment potentials with the needs of the Lebanese economy.

Emphasis is placed on improving the partnership between vocational training institutions and the private sector, strengthening human resource capacity in vocational training institutions, and developing practice-oriented training programs. The target groups of the project are young people, unemployed and underemployed adults who want to improve their employment prospects through qualifications relevant to the labour market.

The implementing partner is the Directorate General for Vocational and Technical Education (DGVTE), which lacks capacity at various levels to involve the private sector in vocational education and training. This concerns curriculum development, teacher training and the expansion of practical elements in teaching. The project's advisory approach includes establishing and advising coordination bodies with representatives of the state vocational training sector and company representatives at the macro and steering levels, piloting cooperation models between vocational training institutions and the private sector, systematic human resources development in public vocational training institutions and testing competency-based, modularized training programs.



b. Background

The TS (Technicien superieur) curriculum in Health Inspection and Food Safety (HIFS)

The public technical schools have existing BT and TS programmes, but the curricula are outdated and do not present a consistent content in terms of hourly distribution and type of subjects. Recently a tentative of standardisation was carried out by GIZ setting common general education subjects in TS1 and TS2 for all programmes and stating the number of hours for theoretical subjects and practical activities (Travaux Pratiques). The TP is delivered in a school workshop where the trainees practice the use of tools and materials typical of the occupation.

Currently the number of TP hours in the TS are not sufficient to develop the practical competences of the students. Eventually the project will propose a model to the DGVTE containing 2 to 4 in a year with 50 to 80 hours per TP.

The curriculum of a TP is designed in a way that the same curriculum can be used to deliver a short-term course named Competency Based Training (CBT) in the frame of continuous education.

The curriculum of a CBT module

A CBT module is a short-term course with 40 hours in the workshop in a school where the trainees practice the use of tools and materials typical of the occupation, the curriculum adopted is the same of the corresponding TP. At the end of this first in-school training a written assessment is carried out to issue a DGVTE certificate. Passing trainees will attend 80 hours of on-the-job training in a working site where they can practice in a working environment the skills acquired in the previous part of the course. At the completion of the experience in the workplace trainees- skills are assessed by and a professional certificate is issued.

The curriculum of a CBT module is composed of the following documents:

Occupational standard: A4 page describing synthetically the processes to be carried out by the job holder.

Competence standard: A4 page defining learning outcomes grouped in competence unit (indicatively 4 Competence Units (CUs) per CBT module).

Assessment standard: A definition of the conditions and the criteria for the assessment of the learning outcomes of each Competence Unit included in the qualification standard. The certification of competences is provided on the base of the verification of the criteria stated in the standard by an external professional assessor.

Education standard: The document describing synthetically the topics covered in each classroom lesson (if any) and the practical activities in the workshop and in the workplace (internship) carried out by the trainee with the timing planned for each of them.

Training standard: The training standard is a guidance for the teacher and the trainer to deliver the lessons. The training standard includes, the guideline, the list of tools and materials, the formative assessment and the summative assessment related to each competence unit.

Training guideline: The training guideline is defining the topics covered in the lessons with some description for each topic and at the same time set the working procedure that are in line with best practice that should be implemented during the training program. The training guideline includes the links to tutorial videos (at least two) that were used for the development of the guideline.

Tools and materials: An indicative list of tools and materials to be purchased for each Competence Unit to conduct the CBT training with a brief description and picture of the items, the quantities required per trainee, workshop, or CBT module edition, along with any further comments.

Formative assessment: A definition of the conditions and the criteria for the assessment of each learning outcome of each Competence Unit included in the competence standard for improving the performances of the trainees.

Summative assessment: A definition of the conditions and the criteria for the assessment of each learning outcome of each Competence Unit included in the competence standard to provide the trainees with the certification of competences on the base of the verification of the criteria by an external professional assessor.



Outline of the mission

Highly competent, qualified, motivated, flexible, and creative VTE teachers are the backbone of any TVET system; capable of adjusting to changing technological environments and creating conducive learning environments for their students. In the frame of QuA-VET project, GIZ organizes train the trainer (ToT) courses, aiming to address the entire range of necessary competences, including practical skills, occupational theory and technology as well as pedagogical, didactical, and methodological competences to enable them not only to gain skills in dealing with new technologies prevailing on the labour market, but also to develop practical experience in making teaching and training more responsive to the needs of the trainees and the labour market.

With the absence of standardized practical training procedures applicable to Food Inspection in general, the ToT course aims to fill the gaps of TVET teachers on Food Safety and help them to deliver quality competence-based training effectively and sustainably. The approach adopted for the ToT course is that the teachers should go through all practical activities and assessment that also students will, later on, get trained on during the courses offered by the teachers in the school.

Selected public VTE schools in different regions of Lebanon are considering offering practice-oriented competency based modular training in “Health Inspection and Food Safety” within the corresponding curriculum at TS level:

Sanitation and safety food inspector

Inspecting food storage
Identifying unsafe practices
Inspecting facilities to identify potential hazards
Monitoring pest control system
Inspecting labels on materials and consumables
The description of the ToT course and the Curriculum (occupational, qualification, assessment and training standards, Training documentation-in English, and Arabic) will be provided by the QuA-VET team.

The STE will prepare and conduct ToT trainings, according to and with the support of the provided CBT Module, for up to 60 participants (approx. 10 per training), which are teachers from public TVET schools in Lebanon, having a background in food safety.

The ToT shall take place within one the schools- premises and will gather selected teachers from different schools. The trainings may occur within Lebanon depending on the modules and time frame at the following school premises:

The Orthodox Vocational Institute - Akkar
Renee Mouawad Technical Institute (TI) - Zgharta
National Institute of Nursing Care - Bir Hassan
Bednayel TI - Bednayel
Nabatiyeh TI - Nabatiyeh


2. Tasks to be performed by the contractor

The contractor is responsible for providing the following services:

Critical examination of relevant project documentation (curricula and other materials provided by the Project Team) including written comments on the curricula
Structured meetings with Project Team Leader, Project Team Members, staff of the DGVTE and of other organisations involved in the project as considered necessary
Preparation of training material under supervision of QuA-VET technical experts before the starting of the course, based on the given CBT curricula
Meeting with the Project Team for guidelines to conduct practical training in the workshop based on the CBT approach
Regular information and consultation with the Project Team members
Familiarisation with the training locations and with the job-related equipment, materials, and consumables
2 working days per school to support and help setting the laboratories and equipment in the school, in coordination with the delivery of the material delivered by QuA-VET
Preparation of daily training plans for the implementation of the ToT based on the given CBT curricula
Organisation of the training sites in a way that tools and materials purchased by the project team are available

Documents

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