Tenders Are Invited For International Consultancy Strengthening And Validation Of A National Resource Center For The Educational Inclusion Of Children And Adolescents With Disabilities

Tenders Are Invited For International Consultancy Strengthening And Validation Of A National Resource Center For The Educational Inclusion Of Children And Adolescents With Disabilities International Consultancy Strengthening And Validation Of A National Resource Center For The Educational Inclusion Of Children And Adolescents With Disabilities Apply Nowjob No 523923 Work Type Consultancy Location Dominican Rep Categories Adolescent Development Child Protection EducationReference TermsInternational Consultancy Strengthening And Validation Of A National Resource Center For The Educational Inclusion Of Children And Adolescents With Disabilities Attention To Diversity Is One Of The Dimensions Of The Curriculum For Competency Development Policy Strategic Plan 2017 2020 Minerd Page 57 Whose General Objective Of Goal 4 Is To Ensure The Inclusion Of All Children Girls And Adolescents In Situations Of Vulnerability So That They Have Equal Educational Opportunities Reducing Disparities In Access Participation Permanence And In The Achievement Of Learning In This Sense The Dominican Republic Has Been Developing Significant Experiences Of Support For Students With Specific Needs For Educational Support Students At Risk And Dropout Some Of Them In Collaboration With Ngos Organizations And National And International Institutions In The Departmental Order 03 2008 The Considerations That Support The Approach Of Inclusive Education And Attention To Diversity And Justify The Initiatives That Give Coherence To Its Fulfillment Are Gathered In Addition Ordinance 04 2018 Establishes The Support For The Population With Specific Educational Support Needs Within Which The Provision Of Accessible Resources For All Is Contemplated Since 2004 The National Resource Center For Visual Disability Olga Estrella A Unit Of The Directorate Of Special Education Of The Ministry Of Education Has Been Transcribing Books Into The Braille System Recently In 2018 It Started The Expansion Of Support Services For Students With Sensory Disabilities With The Creation Of A Sign Language Production Team Which Has Started The Production Of Stories Fables And Other Content In Dominican Sign Language Analysis Of The SituationIn The Dominican Republic More Than 25 000 Children Between 0 And 9 Years Old And Around 58 000 Between 10 And 19 Years Old Have Some Type Of Disability The General Population Of School Age Children And Young People With Disabilities Amounts To About 83 000 Girls Boys And Adolescents With 1 82 Being Girls And Adolescents And 2 24 Boys And Adolescents Up To 19 Years Of Age 1 According To Data From Enhogar 2013 Educational Exclusion Is High In The Population With Disabilities From 3 To 19 Years Of Age 41 Of Children And 38 Of Girls Are Outside The Formal Education System Which Doubles The Non Disabled Population Outside Of School Which Is 20 Of Boys And 19 Of Girls In 2013 The Ministry Of Education Carried Out An Information Survey At National Level In 9 982 Schools That Is 87 Of The 11 519 Public And Private Schools And Identified 26 581 Children And Young People With Signs Of Disability 10 470 Girls And 16 111 Children 91 Of Students With Disabilities Attend Regular Schools 74 Of Them Attend General State Schools In This Same Survey 52 Of Schools Report Not Having Children With Disabilities Of These 48 Rejected The Admission Of Students With Disabilities And 52 Expressed Their Wish To Accept Them During The 2011 2012 Academic Year Some 4 578 Students Enrolled In Special Education Schools In Addition This Study Shows That 64 Of Schools Do Not Have Staff To Support The Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities And 59 Do Not Have Specific Methodological Strategies Or Teaching Resources Adapted To Students With Disabilities And Their Learning Process JustificationThe Ministry Of Education Has A National Curriculum That Raises Educational Inclusion As One Of Its Pillars Assuming The Responsibility Of Guaranteeing The Right To Education For People With Disabilities Or Other Specific Need For Educational Support For The Effective Implementation Of An Inclusive Curriculum The Ministry Of Education Needs To Strengthen Its Capacities To Extend Support To Educational Centers With Accessible Didactic Resources For Disabilities And Structured Training Programs For Teachers To Achieve The Learning Of All Children And Young People Regardless Of Their Disability Or Specific Need For Educational Support Overall ObjectiveStrengthen And Validate The National Resource Center For The Educational Inclusion Of Children And Adolescents With Disabilities In Regular Schools Which Generates Information Teacher Training Programs And Accessible Educational Resources For Greater Access Learning And School Completion Of This Population Specific Objectives1 Advise And Collaborate With The Ministry Of Education Of The Dominican Republic In The Review And Improvement Of Educational Strategies And Programs Aimed At The Population With Disabilities Maintaining Consistency With The National Curriculum 2 Redesign The National Resource Center For Educational Attention To The Population With Olga Estrella Disability Which Generates Educational Resources Training And Research Demands In All Strategies And Programs Of Educational Attention To The Population With Disabilities 3 Validate The Strategies Of The National Resource Center For Educational Attention To The Population With Disability In The Regional 10 Of Santo Domingo Este 6 Educational Centers A Pilot Schools Center Tasks For Specific ObjectivesT Areas Of Objective 1 1 1 Diagnosis Of Educational Services For The Population With Disabilities Offered By The Ministry Of Education Through Readings Of The Designs Observation Of Services National And Minerd Statistical Data National Studies And Research And Observation Of Information Services In 3 Regional Education Santiago 08 San Juan 02 And Santo Domingo Este 10 A Day Of Observation By Educational Regional 1 2 Generate A 10 Page Report With Recommendations Based On The Observations Of The Services In Santiago San Juan And Santo Domingo Este Objective 2 Tasks 2 1 Preparation Of A Redesign Document For The National Resource Center For Educational Attention To The Population With Disabilities Operational Operating Plan Organizational Structure Of The Resource Center In Collaboration With The Minerd Team 2 2 Design Of A Resource Kit For Intellectual Disability Integrating Ict As Much As Possible In Coherence With The National Curriculum The Regulations In Force And The Universal Design Of Learning Each Resource Must Have A Technical Description 2 3 Design Of A Continuous Training Plan For Technicians And Teachers In Methodologies And Adequate Use Of Accessible Pedagogical Resources In Coordination With Inafocam 2 4 Training Of The Minerd Team Of Experts As Trainers Of Trainers Composed Of Technicians From The Ministry Of Education 2 5 Advice To The Pilot Of Implementation Of The National Resource Center Objective 3 Tasks 3 1 Accompany The Minerd Expert Team In The Training Of Technicians And Teachers In The Use Of Methodologies And Appropriate Use Of Accessible Pedagogical Resources 3 2 Training In Digital Literacy To A Team Of Minerd Experts As Trainers Of Trainers So That They Develop Individualized Pedagogical Resources 3 3 Train The Technicians In The Adequate Accompaniment Of The Teachers In The Pedagogical Process In The Classroom Products Product 1 Technical Proposal And Work Schedule Agreed With Minerd And Unicef Product 2 Report Of The Survey On The Proposed Services With Recommendations To Improve The Minerd Educational Strategies And Programs Aimed At The Population With Disabilities Product 3 Redesign Documents For The National Resource Center For Educational Attention To The Population With Disability Product 4 Report Of The Pre And Post Training Process To The Minerd Expert Team Product 5 Validation Report Of The National Center Of Resources For Educational Attention To The Population With Disability In The Regional 10 Of Santo Domingo East And Product 2 Improved Validate In 6 Pilot Educational Centers Of Santo Domingo 10 Duration8 Months From The Signing Of The Contract From September 1 2019 To May 30 2020 Official Travel InvolvedThe Costs Of Travel Stay Transfers In The Country And Fees Must Be Contained In The Financial Proposal Submitted At The Time Of Application Outside Of The Contract Unicef Will Not Cover Any Other Expenses The Financial Proposal Should Not Include Logistical Expenses Of The Workshops Or Meetings Supervision Of The ContractThe Consultant Will Be Directly Supervised By The Education Officer Of The Dominican Republic The Technical Responsibility Of The Products Will Be The Director Of Special Education Of Minerd Way To PayThe Professional Fees Of Services This Consultancy Will Be Paid Against The Presentation Of Products And Acceptance According To Unicef According To The Following Scheme First Payment 20 Of The Total Against Agreed Delivery Of Product 1 Second Payment 25 Of The Total Against Agreed Delivery Of Products 2 And 3 Third Payment 25 Of The Total Against Agreed Delivery Of The Product 4 Fourth Payment 30 Of The Total Against Agreed Delivery Of Product 5Indicators Of PerformanceThe Performance Of The Work Will Be Evaluated Based On The Following Indicators Compliance With The Times Stipulated By Unicef Quality Of Work Accuracy Understanding Applicability And Demonstration Of High Standards Of Work With Unicef And The Partners Involved Unicef Reserves Th

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