REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Source: World Bank — General Education Quality Improvement Project - APL 1 (GEQIP)

QUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

English Language Teaching Improvement Program Consultancy Services

MOE/GEQIP/C-31/09

COUNTRY: ETHIOPIA

NAME OF PROJECT: GeneralEducation Quality Improvement Project

Sector: Education

CONSULTING SERVICES

Project ID No. P106855

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has applied for financingfrom the World Bank toward the cost of the General Education Quality Improvement Programto be implemented through a Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) with pooling of funds and intends to apply part of the proceeds for services of English Language Teaching Improvement ProgramConsultancy Services.

The overall objective of the consultancy is to provide short-term support to:

(i)review the pedagogic design of the ELTIP cascade model to ensure quality training

(ii)help enable teacher educators to develop training materials which meet the needs of the target groups; and

(iii)train Master Trainers, who are at the top of the cascade model being used, to train ToTs.

Scope of work

Under this assignment, the consultant firm is expected to work as part of the Teachers and Educational Leaders Development Core Process (TELD) and design and facilitate three workshops to develop Master Trainers.

Major Tasks and Responsibilities

Task 1: Conduct a desk review of key documents and design a work plan

Task 2: Review of the ELTIP design

Task 3: Select competent Master Trainers

Task 4: Prescribe training facilities/ equipment

Task 5: Facilitate a first workshop to train Master Trainers

Task 6: Design and facilitate a second workshop to support Master Trainers todevelop modules for use by teachers

Task 7: Design and facilitate a third workshop to train Master Trainers

Task 8: Validation workshop

Task 9: Editing

Task 10: Capacity building program

The Ministry of Education (MoE)now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank'sGuidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004 revised October 1, 2006.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours (from 8:30 am to 12:30 am and 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm from Mondays to Thursdays and from 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Fridays, local time.

The deadline for the receipt of Expression of Interest is June 6, 2011; 16:00 local time (04:00 pm). Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below

Ministry of Education

Attention: Ghebreyesus Ghebremicheal

Procurement and Property Management directorate Director

Room No. 107 Old Building

P.O. Box: 1367

Tel: +251-11-1565558 or 553133

Fax: +251-11-1570686

E-mail: jeyesuss@yahoo.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ministry of Education

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