CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CONDUCT SKILLS MAPPING FOR EASTRIP SKILL AREAS
STATE DEPARTMENT FOR TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TENDERS OCTOBER 2024
EAST AFRICA SKILLS FOR TRANSFORMATION AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION PROJECT (EASTRIP)
| REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) |
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CONDUCT SKILLS MAPPING FOR EASTRIP SKILL AREAS
| Financing Agreement reference: | 63340-KE |
| Project ID No.: | P-163399 |
| REFERENCE NO: | KE-MOE-K-403047-CS-QCBS |
The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank towards meeting the cost of implementing the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) in Kenya through the Ministry of Education (MoE). The project, whose project development objectives (PDO) are to increase access, improve the quality of TVET programs in selected Regional Flagship TVET Institutes and to support Regional Integration in EAST Africa is being implemented at Kenya Coast National Polytechnic, Meru National Polytechnic, Kisumu National Polytechnic, KenGen GTC and Kenya Institute for Highway & Building Technology. The Ministry intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for Technical Assistance to conduct skills mapping for East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project Skill arears.
The primary task of this assignment will be to carry out skills mapping to understand the skills available, skills gaps and mismatches of TVET graduates from Regional Flagship TVET Institutions in Kenya in order to determine future skills demand.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.education.go.ke .
The Ministry of Education – State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. To be shortlisted, The Consultants must meet the following requirements:
- a)Eligibility and legal documents (Certificate of Incorporation/Registration, valid business permit, Tax Compliance certificate and power of Attorney for the firm; in case of joint venture, the power of Attorney must be authorized by the parties to the JV. For foreign firms they should provide the mentioned documents from their country’s that are equivalent.
- b)Minimum 8 years’ of working experience in conducting skills mapping (documentary evidence eg contract award or reference letter from the clients, stating scope of services and deliverables).
- c)Demonstrate knowledge of the Kenya TVET and skills context.
- d)The firm shall Prove technical expertise and experience in TVET education research in Kenya.
- e)Evidence of availability of Technical capacity including equipment and personnel to undertake this assignment should be demonstrated in the company profiles (mention areas of expertise). Do not provide CVs of staff.
