Terms of Reference (TOR): Consultancy for Development of E-Learning Courses on Agri-Tech Innovation and Digital Business

Terms of Reference (TOR)

Consultancy for Development of E-Learning Courses on Agri-Tech Innovation and Digital Business

1. Introduction

Youth Innovation Lab (YI-Lab) is a not-for-profit civic tech company that operates at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and its applications, empowering young professionals to tackle emerging challenges in our communities. YI-Lab's mission is to engage young people in bridging science to people and policy through innovation.

The "Advancing Agri-tech and Climate Innovation in Nepal" project is implemented by YI-Lab supported by GIZ-GRAPE II Project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union. The project aims to build climate-resilient, gender-transformative, and innovation-driven agribusiness ecosystems in Koshi, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim provinces from September 2025 to May 2027.

2. Background of the Assignment

This assignment focuses on the project's third core component: the development of scalable digital learning tools. The 2025 YI-Lab Youth Survey revealed a significant skills gap, with 40% of youth citing a lack of relevant job opportunities and 14% identifying inadequate digital skills as a key barrier. Agri-entrepreneurs, smallholder farmers, and MSME owners further highlighted limited access to practical knowledge on climate-smart practices and digital tools for market access. 

To bridge this gap, YI-Lab invites Expressions of Interest from qualified consulting firms to develop high-quality, expert-led e-learning courses. These courses must be technically sound in both agricultural and digital domains to ensure they provide credible, actionable knowledge. By deploying these modules on the open-access Shikshya.org platform and disseminating them through a network of project Fellows, the project will ensure widespread reach and inclusive access, particularly for women and marginalized groups in 3 provinces (Karnali, Sudurpaschim and Koshi).

Shikshya.org (https://shikshya.org/) is an e-learning portal developed by YI-Lab that provides high-quality educational resources to students, educators, and lifelong learners. The portal includes low-bandwidth video streaming, interactive courses and quizzes, and a discussion forum.

3. Objectives

The primary objective of this assignment is to develop and integrate two comprehensive, self-paced online training courses on the Shikshya.org platform:

1. Course A: Digital Tools for Small Businesses, Online Marketing, and Communication
2. Course B: AI for Climate and Agri-Tech Innovation

The courses will be designed as modular, interactive learning experiences, for youth entrepreneurs, smallholder farmers, women-led businesses, new business ideas, and MSME owners, enabling them to acquire practical skills and earn certification, thereby strengthening the agri-entrepreneurship ecosystem in Nepal.

Click on the link below for the detailed TOR:

Terms of Reference_E-learning Course Development

Submission Process

Interested VAT registered consultants/firms are requested to submit the technical and financial proposal along with the required documents to YI-Lab by 11:59 PM 14 December 2025. For queries, write to YI-Lab at info@youthinnovationlab.org

To apply, kindly submit your proposals and required documents: https://bitly.cx/7d4Pk

Note: Youth Innovation Lab (YI-Lab) reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal without providing any reason.