OVERVIEW
Parent Sector : Education Sector(ED)
Duty Station: Dar es Salaam
Job Family: Education
Type of contract :Non Staff
Duration of contract : From 1 to 6 months
Recruitment open to : Extenal candidates
Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 3-April-2021
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
The BEAR II Project advocates for the improvement in the quality, relevance and perception of TVET in Tanzania. One of the BEAR II programmatic strategies is to improve the perception of TVET among young people and society through an annual skills competition week for TVET stakeholders, including students and parents, teachers, institutions and employers.
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Overall Objective
This assignment aims to provide technical assistance and support in the design, implementation and evaluation of the Tanzania National Skills Competition (NSC),focusing on skills promotion through running a national skills competition and sending young Tanzanian to compete at Regional and International skills competitions, in particular the World Skills Competition being done in every year.
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Activities to be implemented.
• Activity 1: Standardization and Harmonization. Work in close collaboration with Ministry of Education Science and Technology; NACTE, VETA and VTA in Zanzibar to develop an overall organization, institutional arrangement towards skills competition, methodology and related guidelines, policies and manuals for the implementation of the National Skills Show and Competition (NSC)
• Activity 2: Develop a National Skills Competition Strategy this will include preparation of Annual Action Plan and Budget
• Activity 3: Conduct an assessment from other related initiatives such as MAKISATU, TET Exhibition, and Skills Fair and determine the gaps on the Skills show and exhibition in Tanzania
• Activity 4: Conduct Capacity Building to MoEST, NACTE, VETA and VTA on the use of manuals and guideline, for undertaking A National Skills show and competition
• Activity 5: Form Skills Competition technical team (One in Zanzibar and other in mainland) that will be responsible for preparation of National TVET Skills Competition in mainland and Zanzibar in September 2021.
• Activity 6: Develop a National Skills Competition Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework for assessing the outcomes and impact of the National TVET Skills Week.
• Activity 7: Develop a sustainable model for the private sectors to effectively participate in a National Skills Competition in Tanzania
• Activity 8: Create a linkage (membership) between Tanzania through its National Skills Competition implementing institutions and WorldSkills International for visibility and develop partnerships for the implementation of a national skills week and competition.
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COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- An experienced I individual consultant in Skills development or TVET sector
- Post graduate degrees in TVET, Business, Economics, and Agricultural, Skills development or related fields.
- Proven experience in institutional capacity building and support to management in TVET system.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Experience with policies, guidelines and manual development with copyright.
- Proven expertise in skills competition and knowledge of transfer using training and coaching techniques.
- Strong presentation/communication/ persuasion skills.
- Strong networking skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with policy-makers, enterprises representatives and TVET institutions managers, including ability to produce quality reports
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- A PhD of similar nature is an added advantage.
- Work Experience in conducting Skills show and Competition/Skills Fair/Skills exhibition
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SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
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Please note that only selected candidates will be further contacted and candidates in the final selection step will be subject to reference checks based on the information provided.
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