Terms of Reference (TOR) for providing Digital Skills Trainings to Teachers

Everest Club

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Everest Club Dailekh 

Terms of Reference (TOR) for providing Digital Skills Trainings to Teachers

Introduction of Everest Club, Dailekh

Everest Club was established in 1993 as a non-profit organization for cultural and social service provider, especially development of health, education, sanitation, agriculture promotion, WASH promotion, natural economy, social empowerment, disaster risk reduction and climate change adoption, etc in Dailekh, Kalikot, Jumla, jajarkot Districts as per aspiration of Karnali.

From the beginning, it has been working to implement sustainable development with primary focus on the deprived and disadvantaged community by qualified, experienced professional and dedicated young hands. Now NGO is working for creation of self- reliance society through improve their (Focused community) socio-economic status. Everest club is working in the area of renewal energy promotion, WASH promotion, drinking water scheme functionality, income generation, sustainable soil management, small irrigation; Marketing, advocacy and networking, empowerment and organization development to creation of self- reliance society through improve their (Focused community) socio-economic status.

Background information/context

Everest Club is implementing ‘Knowledge based Initiative for Reinforcing Resilience through Integrated Actions in Nepal (KIRAN)’ project in two municipalities: Aathbis (four wards-4, 5, 6, 7) and Chamunda Bindrasaini (one ward-5) Municipality of Dailekh District of Karnali Province in partnership with Save the Children.  The project is integrated project covering education, child protection, livelihood, and resilience components and being implemented from 1st February 2021 to 31 January 2024. The project aims - Children from the most deprived and vulnerable families are educated, protected and their families are economically resilient. Based on the goal of the project, it intends the improvement of learning achievement through teachers' capacity building and improvement in classroom environment. The capacity building of teachers is the part of Enabling Teachers common approach of Save the Children.

Enabling Teachers seeks to develop teachers’ competencies and ensure they have the enabling environment required for their motivation and success so that children learn from a quality education. One of the key interventions of the project is to support different types of continuous teacher professional development support and enhance their skills of handling of digital learning portal, that include use of various digital devices, learning and teaching apps, platform and using its for pedagogical practices.

Implementing information and communications technology (ICT) in education in Nepal is very important in Nepal. The ICT Masterplan (2013-17) considered use of ICT in education as one of the strategies to achieve the broader goals of education. The School Sector Development Plan (SSDP) 2016-23 aims to use ICT as a significant tool to improve classroom delivery, maximize access to teaching learning materials and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of educational governance and management. Similarly, digital skill of the teachers is one of the competencies of Teachers’ Competency, 2072.

Unless the teachers are fully comfortable and confident with new approach to teaching using ICT, the initiative will have limited impact on the teaching-learning process. It is also essential to reassure the teachers that Information and Communications Technology-based education only changes their role, rather than minimizing or eliminating their role altogether.

There is a global shortage of motivated and well-trained teachers who are able to provide the quality teaching and learning required for girls and boys to learn and succeed. The teaching using ICT is proven as a success tool, but the teachers are not using ICT while teaching leaning process. For this, the teacher needs capacity on digital skill to support them delivering pedagogical skill. Digital skills are defined as a range of abilities to use digital devices, communication applications, and networks to access and manage information. It is the part of the teachers’ life during CoVID-19 pandemic.

Objective of the assignment: 

The Service provider/Consultant is responsible for providing sessions to community schools teachers and project staff as: 

  • Organize five days virtual teachers’ training on digital skill linking to deliver pedagogical skills on the below mentioned contents. There will be 110 teachers/ head teachers from 25 schools of Aathbis Municipality, Dailekh. There may be additional 3-4 project staffs. The training will be of at least 2.5 hours per session/day.
  • Connect teachers in the virtual community of practice for their learning, sharing the challenges and peer/expert lead learning and application of the skill.

The following will be the key contents of the training:

  • Handling digital devices
  • Google tools and drive
  • Managing Virtual Classrooms
  • Online teaching learning / pedagogical process
  • Digital library
  • E-portfolio and assessment
  • Use of virtual learning platform 
  • Safeguarding risks and mitigation strategies while taking online classes

Location and official travel involved

The consultant has to deliver the training through virtual mode for not more than 30 participants/per groups for total 110 participants divided in 4 groups. The training will be organized to the teachers of community schools of Aathbis Municipality of Dailekh districts Karnali State of Nepal.

Services the Service provider/ Resource Person /Trainer will provide

  • The consultant is responsible to the following:
  • Develop a detailed workplan highlighting the key delivery dates, collect feedback and finalization.
  • Develop key contents of the training and finalize in consultation with Save the Children
  • Develop hands-out of the key interventions to share the participants
  • Finalize the list of the teacher and communicate to them in collaboration with Everest Club
  • Organize teacher training to the teachers in 4 groups finalized in support from Everest Club
  • Prepare training completion report and share to Everest Club
  • Connect teachers in the virtual learning platform after completing the training

Experience and skill set required

  • At least Master's in education and having in-depth knowledge pedagogical skill.
  • Two years’ experience of facilitating virtual training to teachers on digital skills.
  • Two years’ experience of designing and developing training contents and manual and facilitating the teacher training
  • Having the practical knowledge to be delivered in the virtual classrooms to the teachers of the remote
  • Demonstrating skills to maintain positive relations with the teachers
  • Having skill and knowledge on the child safeguarding risks and mitigating strategy while conducting online classes

Expected Deliverable

Everest Club Dailekh expects the following deliverable to be provided:

S.N

Deliverable title

Description

Timeline

1

Meeting with Everest Club Dailekh and Save the Children

Virtual meeting with Everest Club Dailekh and SCI, and discussion on workplan along with key contents, review and discussion if any changes needed

At least 3 times after agreement

2

Finalize the teacher list and groups

The list of the teachers having their name, name of school, contact number and the email address will be collected by Everest Club

10th February 2022

3

Finalize the contents and training manual

Discussion with Everest Club Dailekh and SCI and considering the above key contents

12th February 2022

4

Conduction of training and linking to pedagogy skills

Conduction of the training- 5 days with at least 2.5 hours per day. The training is planned to conduct virtually and can be conducted both groups parallel

15th - 24th February 2022

5

Submission of final task completion report

Covering all the contents, deliverable, learning and recommendation

25th February 2022

Timeline

The assignment is proposed to be completed in 15 days

Estimated Commencement Date: 6th February 2022

Estimated End Date: 25th February 2022

Out of Scope:  N/A

Status updates/reporting

The consultant will report to the Project Coordinator- Education, Everest Club Dailekh who is based at Aathbis Municipality

General assumptions and dependencies 

The consultant will consult with SCI technical team during following deliverable s. Everest Club Dailekh and Save the Children will provide support to the consultant. 

  • Everest Club Dailekh will support to prepare the list of the teachers.

Budget and payment information

  • The payment will be made after the completion of all the deliverable and submission of reports.
  • The Tax on remuneration, allowances, transportation or if any heading will be deducted from Resource Person / Trainer Pay / remuneration before final settlement as per the prevailing Nepal Government taxation rate and rule

Other important information

The sub-contracting from the consultant for the services is not acceptable.

How to apply for the services

Qualified and interested firms/individual are requested apply with below mentioned documents. and application letter to the email address everestclub.hr.2050@gmail.com addressing to The Human Resource Department, Everest Club or submit the hard copy to Everest Club District Office, Narayan Municipality-1, Naya Bazar, Dailekh by 02 Feb 2022, 5 pm.

Filled out Consultancy Proposal Form (enclosed with this ToR)

  • A complete proposal stating the methodology of implementation, procedure, timeline, content of training and linking digital skill  linking to deliver pedagogical skills 
  • CV(s) of the proposed consultant(s) with full date of birth in dd/mm/yyyy format. 
  • For firms: Copies of- Firm registration certificate, VAT registration certificate, and latest Tax clearance certificate. For firms that are tax exempted by the government, a copy of tax exemption certificate should be submitted.
  • For Individuals (Nepali): Copies of citizenship certificate and VAT registration certificate.
  • An application letter including remuneration requirements (daily rate) and total cost charged by Individual or firm for the stated task and contact information for three work-related referees
  • List three relevant examples of gender norms work. Include link to website when possible.
  • Applications not including all of the above information will not be reviewed. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Please go through the link below to download the Consultancy Proposal Form:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tCDGrngPabU_5HahUaCo7P423TDtQ2W9/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106755148129806025610&rtpof=true&sd=true

Note: This Terms of Reference (TOR) for Service provider/ Resource Person/ Trainer, is annex part of Resource Person Hiring Contract of Digital Skill Training organized by Everest Club Dailekh 

Proposals should be submitted to the following address via email:

to everestclub.hr.2050@gmail.com

For more information and queries

Everest Club Dailekh

Tel: +977-089420257/9748020941/9848180234

The deadline for responses is: 02nd Feb 2022, 5PM

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Posted Date 27 Jan, 2022
Apply Before 02 Feb, 2022
City Dailekh