Tenders Are Invited For Consultant Technical And Vocational Education And Training Tvet Body Of Authority

South Sudan Consultant Technical And Vocational Education And Training Tvet Body Of Authority BackgroundSouth Sudan Faces Many Challenges That Undermine Its Peace And Development Including But Not Limited To Conflict Political Instability Poverty Underdeveloped Non Oil Sources Of Revenue And More Young People Represent Over 70 Of The CountryS Population Age 29 And Below 1 Over 70 Of The Population Is Illiterate 2 2 2 Million Children Youth Age 6 17 Are Out Of School 3 And The Country Suffers From Hyperinflation With Rates Reaching 550 In September 2016 And Peaking At 102 As Of September 2017 4 There Is Also A Severe Lack Of Private Sector Investment High Rates Of Child Labour And 59 Of The Working Age Population Has Been Unemployed For A Year Or More 5 Up To 70 Of Young People Lack Access To Financial Capital To Start Build Businesses And Promote Private Sector Development 6 And Many Private Sector Opportunities Have Been Carried Out By Non South Sudanese Given The Low Skill Level The Challenges Are Further Heightened At The State Local Level And By Gender Youth Unemployment In Juba Is Over 60 And Over 80 In Bor While 66 Of Young Women Are Unemployed 7 There Is A Great Need To Support The Inclusion Of Young Women Over 78 Of Youth In Urban Areas Stated They Are Eager To Work But No Opportunities For Employment Or Skills Training As Over 54 Said They Do Not Have Access To Tvet 8 With Many Youth Becoming Restless And The Risk Of Insecurity As A Result Technical And Vocational Education And Training Tvet Has Multi Faceted Benefits Including But Not Limited To Education And Job Skills Training And Employment That Can Promote Peaceful Co Existence And Sustainable Development Towards A Shared And Common Economic Goal Given That South Sudan Is One Of The Youngest Countries In The World Governmental And Public Infrastructure And Capacity Are Severely Limited And The Government Capacity And Delivery Has Nearly Been Halted Due To The Conflict The Economy Has Crippled As A Result Although The Education Sector Has Already Been Facing Low Levels Of Investment 2 6 Of Public Expenditures As Of 2015 The Current Crisis Further Exacerbates The Situation And The Technical And Vocational Education And Training Tvet Sub Sector Within Education Is The Lowest Funded Education Sub Sector Thus To Address The Current Conflict And Socio Economic Situation In The Context Of Fragile States Support Sustainable Development Goals 4 And 8 Align With The Recommendations Of The Global Out Of School Children Initiative South Sudan Country Study 2018 And Foster Unesco 2015 Recommendation Concerning Technical And Vocational Education And Training Tvet Unesco Through The Capacity Development For Education Caped Programme Support The Country Of South Sudan In The Development Of Tvet As A Peacebuilding Intervention As Part Of Caped Programme Unesco Conducted Assessments Of The Tvet Sector In 2014 And Early 2018 In Which One Of The Key Findings Was The Need To Have A Central Governing Structure To Support The Provision Of Tvet In The Country Given The Fragmentation In The Sector Which Involves Many Stakeholders Including 21 Government Bodies The Central Governing Structure Via A Body Of Authority Coordination Mechanism Will Serve As The Apex Body That Will Oversee The Management And Governance Of Tvet In The Country In A Streamlined And Harmonized Manner The Government Of South Sudan Has Made A Commitment To Support And Establish Such A Body Mechanism To Better Govern The Tvet Sector The Ultimate Objective Of This Assignment Is To Provide A Policy Framework For The Body Of Authority Coordination Mechanism That Can Be Adopted By The Government Of South Sudan Which Will Compliment And Support The Development Of A Single National Tvet Policy For The Country In Which Both Documents Will Be In Alignment With Each Other Where Relevant Activities And DeliverablesUnder The Overall Guidance Of The Unesco Representative To South Sudan And Head Of Office Of The Unesco Office In Juba South Sudan And The Direct Supervision Of The Education Project Officer The Individual Will Have The Following Duties And Responsibilities Activities 1 Facilitate And Support Up To Two 2 Workshops For Relevant Stakeholders One Workshop Will Entail The Development Of A Policy Framework For The Establishment Of A Tvet Body Of Authority Coordination Mechanism While The Second Workshop Will Present Validate The Policy Framework 2 Conduct Meetings And Consultations With Key Stakeholders Government Private Sector Un Agencies Technical And Financial Partners Ingo Ngo Training Institutions Etc In A Capacity Building Manner To Further The Development Of The Framework 3 Develop A Policy Framework For The Tvet Body Of Authority Coordination Mechanism In An Inclusive Participatory Consultative And Capacity Building Manner Including But Not Limited To Involving All Relevant Stakeholders Including Government Private Sector Development Partners Un Agencies Civil Society Academia Etc Gender Ethnic Background Etc The Methodology Framework Should Consider The Following A Propose A Clearly Defined Structure Of The Body Coordination Mechanism Including But Not Limited To Mandate Of The Body Responsibilities Reporting Lines Members Including Terms Nominations Duties Financing Scenarios Etc And Other Relevant ItemsI Ensure Members Represent Inclusively Government Bodies 9 Private Public Sectors Gender Etc Ii Consideration Of The Entity Being Under The Jurisdiction Of The Council Of Ministers Or A Specific Legal BodyIii Include Provisions On The Body Coordination MechanismS Mandate To Plan Coordinate And Establish Standards Qualifications Accreditation Examinations And Priorities In TvetIv Develop A Tentative Five Year Operational Plan Outlining A Detailed Work Plan For The First Year Inclusive Of Building The Capacities Of The Relevant StakeholdersB Draw On Lessons Practices From Countries With Similar Context To South Sudan 4 Other Relevant Activities As Prescribed By UnescoDeliverables 1 1St Draft Of Policy Framework 2 Final Draft Of Policy Framework Taking Into Account Comments From All StakeholdersTentative TimeframeTimeframe Is Subject To Change And Dependent On Agreed Timeframe Between Selected Candidate And Unesco Item DeliverableDate DeadlineArrival In Country For Meetings Within 1St Week Of Arrival In CountryFirst Workshop Facilitation In Country Within 1St Week Of Arrival In CountryDraft 10 Within 1St Month Of AssignmentSecond Workshop Facilitation In Country Within 3Rd Month Of AssignmentFinal Draft 11 Within 3Rd Month Of Assignment 1 United Nations Department Of Economic And Social Affairs Population Division 2017 World Population Prospects The 2017 Revision Custom Data Acquired Via Website 2 Unesco 2009 Literacy Rates In South Sudan Accessible Via Https En Unesco Org Countries South Sudan 3 Unesco 2018 Global Initiative On Out Of School Children South Sudan Country Study Juba Unesco 4 World Bank 2017 South Sudan Economic Update Taming The Tides Of High Inflation Available At Http Documents Worldbank Org Curated En 806291508505062484 Pdf 120563 Wp Sseuupdatefinal Public Pdf 5 Data Analysis From World BankS South Sudan High Frequency Survey Wave 4 2017 Accessible Via Http Microdata Worldbank Org Index Php Catalog 2916 6 Unesco 2018 Labour Market Assessment And Review South Sudan Juba Unesco

Refer document