81280371-Development of occupational standards and training programmes, information campaign

Kurze Beschreibung

With 33.3 million inhabitants, Uzbekistan has the largest population of the five Central Asian countries. Almost half of the population is under 25 years of age. Uzbekistan"s growing economy has resulted in increasing demands to the education system. The country has been making a considerable effort to reform its education system, including technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Still, the training of specialists whose competencies meet the demands of the labour market, continues to constitute a significant challenge.
Currently, the TVET system is not able to prepare qualified specialists both in terms of quantity and quality. A significant number of TVET graduates either fail to find employment in their field of specialization or are employed under their level of qualification. Unemployment among persons under 30 is at about 15%. Hence, there is a gap between the training provided by the VET system and the demands of the labour market. One of the main causes of this gap is a lack of training programmes which are based on up-to-date occupational standards.
The development of occupational standards reflecting the demands of the labour market presupposes their development in close cooperation with representatives of the relevant sectors of the economy. The cooperation between the TVET system and the economy in the design of occupational standards continues to be a major challenge. Equally important is the implementation of training programmes jointly by the TVET system and employers.
The textile industry is one of Uzbekistan's most important manufacturing sectors. It has an important role to play in the development of the country"s economy. Uzbekistan is the sixth largest cotton producer and the fifth largest cotton exporter in the world. In the textile industry, around 70 businesses are opened every year. Around 2,000 businesses are united under the association Uztextilprom. Uzbekistan wants to gradually shift its industrial structure from raw cotton to the export of finished textiles, which offer relatively high economic added value. To achieve this, the country needs, among other things, well-qualified skilled workers.
The German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with the project "Support of the Reform and Modernization Process in the Vocational Education System of Uzbekistan". The project focuses on supporting the reform of the TVET system through dual TVET approaches, exemplary for selected occupations in the textile sector. Demand orientation will be achieved through systematic cooperation with the respective industry and through practical vocational training in the workplace. The project aims to create sustainable opportunities for employment and decent income. The goal of the project is specified as follows: "The reformed vocational education and training and further training of specialists in selected sectors of the economy of Uzbekistan meets the needs of the economy."

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

With 33.3 million inhabitants, Uzbekistan has the largest population of the five Central Asian countries. Almost half of the population is under 25 years of age. Uzbekistan"s growing economy has resulted in increasing demands to the education system. The country has been making a considerable effort to reform its education system, including technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Still, the training of specialists whose competencies meet the demands of the labour market, continues to constitute a significant challenge.
Currently, the VET system is not able to prepare qualified specialists both in terms of quantity and quality. A significant number of TVET graduates either fail to find employment in their field of specialization or are employed under their level of qualification. Unemployment among persons under 30 is at about 15%. Hence, there is a gap between the training provided by the TVET system and the demands of the labour market. One of the main causes of this gap is a lack of training programmes which are based on up-to-date occupational standards.
The textile industry is one of Uzbekistan's most important manufacturing sectors. It has an important role to play in the development of the country"s economy. Uzbekistan wants to gradually shift its industrial structure from raw cotton to the export of finished textiles, which offer relatively high economic added value. To achieve this, the country needs, among other things, well-qualified skilled workers.
The German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with the project "Support of the Reform and Modernization Process in the Vocational Education System of Uzbekistan". The goal of the project is specified as follows: "The reformed vocational education and training and further training of specialists in selected sectors of the economy of Uzbekistan meets the needs of the economy."
The module is expected to produce the following outputs:
- Output 1: The capacity of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of Uzbekistan to develop and coordinate a national needs-oriented vocational education and training system is strengthened through the inclusion of relevant players of the state, the economy and the education system.
- Output 2: The textile association Uztextilprom and the Chamber of commerce and industry fulfill their new obligations as relevant players in the reformed vocational education and training system.
- Output 3: A Sector skills council with representatives of the economy and state institutions is operational in the textile sector.
- Output 4: The capacity of vocational schools, vocational colleges and technical colleges to implement training programmes related to the textile sector is strengthened.
- Output 5: The conditions necessary for new, needs-oriented technical vocational education and training programmes in the processing industry are created.
The service of the assignment covers implementation of a part of the measures necessary to achieve Output 3 and all measures necessary to achieve Outputs 4 and 5.
Target group of the assignment are specialist and managers of TVET institutions and companies involved in the training of the students as well as TVET students between 17 and 22 years.
Summary of activities to be performed under this assignment:
- Development/modernisation of occupational standards in the textile sector reflecting the demands of the labour market.
- Development of training programmes and their implementation according to the principles of dual vocational education and training
- implementation of an information campaign for relevant target groups for the occupations in the textile and industry sectors.
The working packages are expected to make a significant contribution to the advancement of dual TVET in Uzbekistan by exemplifying how dual TVET can be organised.

Beschreibung der Verlängerungen

GIZ may optionally commission contract amendments and/or increases based on the criteria in the tender documents to the successful bidder of this tender. For details, please see the terms of reference.

Beschreibung der Optionen

GIZ may optionally commission contract amendments and/or increases based on the criteria in the tender documents to the successful bidder of this tender. For details, please see the terms of reference.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Bedingungen

1. Trading name and address, commercial register number.
2. Eligibility declaration that no grounds for exclusion in Section 123, 124 of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (GWB) apply.
3. Eligibility declaration subcontractors if applicable.
4. Association clause if applicable.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

1. Average annual turnover for the last three years (last-but-four financial year can be included in case of tenders held within 6 months of end of last financial year), at least: 1.000.000 EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 200.000 EUR.
2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field of education and employment and at least 3 reference projects in the region Central Asia in the last 3 years

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1. the applicant has identified the claimed infringement of the procurement rules before submitting the application for review and has not submitted a complaint to the contracting authority within a period of 10 calendar days; the expiry of the period pursuant to Article 134, Section 2 remains unaffected,
2. complaints of infringements of procurement rules that are evident in the tender notice are not submitted to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for the application or by the deadline for the submission of bids, specified in the tender notice.
3. complaints of infringements of procurement rules that first become evident in the tender documents are not submitted to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for application or by the deadline for the submission of bids,
4. more than 15 calendar days have expired since receipt of notification from the contracting authority that it is unwilling to redress the complaint.
Sentence 1 does not apply in the case of an application to determine the invalidity of the contract in accordance with Article 135, Section 1 (2). Article 134, Section 1, Sentence 2 remains unaffected.