General Procurement Notice For Recruitment Of A Consultant For The Development Of The Gender Mainstreaming Strategy In Education Planning

General Procurement Notice For Recruitment Of A Consultant For The Development Of The Gender Mainstreaming Strategy In Education Planning (In The Development Of Sector Plan Strategies, Budgeting And Monitoring And Evaluation) The Project Is Structured In Four (4) Components Which Are As Follows: Component 1 : Improve The Quality Of Teaching And Learning In Togo, Learning Outcomes In Primary Education Are Low, As Demonstrated By The Learning Poverty Indicator. Eighty-Six Percent Of Children At The End Of Primary School Do Not Master Reading, If We Make An Adjustment For Out-Of-School Children. In This Context, Component 1 Aims To Strengthen The Skills Of Teachers Through Their Training. Under Component 1, The Project Will Focus On: (I) Improving Teacher Training And The Monitoring System To Strengthen Initial And Continuous Training In Basic Education; And (Ii) Support For Curriculum And Textbook Reforms Through The Implementation Of The Ongoing Curriculum Reform And The Adoption Of Component 2 : Improve Equitable Access To Basic Education (Primary And College) Inequitable Access To Education Is A Major Challenge Of The Education System In Togo, Especially For Girls From Rural And Disadvantaged Areas.As Previously Described, The National Education Diagnostic (Resen) Highlighted The Need To Increase Equitable Access To Education In Rural And Underserved Areas, Especially For Girls. Exclusions Based On Poverty, Location, Disability And Gender Persist, But The Gaps Are Even Greater In Rural Areas When Desegregated By Gender. Component 2 Aims To Improve Equitable Access To Basic Education By Providing Incentives To Support The Most Needy Group Of Children Taking Into Account Gender Disparities And Socio-Economic And Geographical Disparities, With A Special Focus On Girls. Based On The Issues Identified In The Sector Context Section, Possible Interventions Would Include (I) Removing Barriers To Girls Education; (Ii) Expand Access To Basic Education; And (Iii) Establish Digital School Infrastructure And Environments. The Project Is Expected To Achieve The Expected Results By : (A) Creating Safe School Environments For All; (B) Reducing The Cost Of Schooling For Girls From Vulnerable Households; (C) Constructing And Equipping New Primary And Middle Schools, And Adding Classrooms To Existing Schools That Face High Unmet Demand; (D) Providing Incentives To Improve The Learning Environment And Establishing Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics (Stem) Facilities And Resources In Colleges; And (E) Equipping Teacher Training Institutes (Eni, Ens Or Ecole Normale Supérieure) And Training Departments (Df). Component 3 : System Strengthening And Project Management Component 3 Will Support: (I) Teacher Management And Career Development Reforms; (Ii) Strengthening The National System For Evaluating Learning, Management And Accountability Of Schools And Building The Capacities Of Cogeps And Cogeres; (Iii) Technical Assistance, Monitoring And Evaluation And Project Management; And (Iv) Capacity Building Interventions Related To Project Implementation. The Pcu Would Provide Overall Coordination And Implementation Of Project Activities, As Well As Financial Management And Procurement. The Project Would Finance The Salaries Of The Pcu Staff, As Well As Operational And Equipment Costs. In Addition, The Component Would Cover Specific Technical Assistance (Ta) And Capacity Building Needs For Project Implementation. Capacity Building Activities Proposed Under Component 3 Could Include (I) Trainings, Study Tours And Other Initiatives Aimed At Building The Capacity Of Staff Of Relevant Ministries Or Agencies To Implement, Coordinate And Follow Their Programs; And (Ii) Building The Capacity Of The Teacher Training Institution Of The Tvet (Infpp) To Design A Teacher Training Program Adapted To The Market, The Use Of Ict To Support Practices And To Carry Out Follow-Up Studies Whose Results Will Be Used To Inform Policy Makers. Subcomponent 3 Would Also Support: (A) The Development And Implementation Of A Professional Leadership Training Program For School Principals, As Well As The Design And Implementation Of An Incentive Mechanism That Would Include Performance Agreements And A Bonus Program At The School Level; And (B) The Design And Implementation Of A Policy Governing The Meritocratic Recruitment And Deployment Of Managers. School Drawing On Diverse Experiences And Key Lessons From The Latest Wdr 2018 World Development Report. Annex 2 Provides Additional Details On The Various Activities Supported Under This Component, As Well As The Outputs And Outcomes Envisaged. Component 4 : Emergency Response Component. In Line With Op 8.00 Of The World Bank Investment Project Financing (Ipf) Policy To Assist The Government To Improve Response Times In Case Of Future Situations Where Urgent Assistance Is Required, This Zero-Budget Component Would Serve As An Emergency Funding Mechanism That Could Be Triggered In The Event Of A Natural Or Man-Made Disaster And/Or Health Crisis Such As Pandemics Through A Formal Declaration Of National Emergency, Or Upon Formal Request From The Government. In The Event Of A Disaster/Crisis, Funds From The Unallocated Expenditure Category Or Other Project Components Could Be Redistributed To Finance Emergency Response Expenditures And Thus Meet The Most Pressing Needs. 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