81283890-Digitalization of core processes and development of blended learning formats for the TVET system in Ethiopia

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Ethiopia is Africa"s second-most populous country, with approx. 112 million people. Economic growth of around 9% was achieved in 2019 and 6% in 2020 despite the global pandemic. The country"s education system faces the challenge of providing students with practical training that is appropriate to the labour market. Young Ethiopians face a high rate of unemployment, which further exacerbates social inequality and is accompanied by the potential for conflict.
Offering training courses and studies that are geared more strongly towards employment is a key prerequisite for job creation and improved income generation. The education, private and health sectors have to cooperate in order to align training, study and further education courses with the needs of the private sector.
The Ethiopian Government recognises the importance of closer cooperation between the education and private sectors, and focuses on this in various policy strategies. Nevertheless, efforts to involve the private sector in developing and implementing training courses at vocational schools and technical colleges, as well as measures aimed at developing employment-oriented skills, have failed to produce the desired results to date. The employability of graduates therefore remains too low. There is a lack of skilled workers that meet the requirements of a private sector characterised by increasing specialisation, mechanisation and internationalisation.
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ is implementing the Sustainable Training and Education Programme in Ethiopia. Germany is supporting the Ethiopian Government in improving the income and employment situation, especially for young people, through demand-driven training courses. Training models based on demand and needs in the Ethiopian economy and the health sector are developed and implemented together with the private sector. The aim of the project is to improve the employability of the target groups: vocational school and technical college students and graduates, young adult job seekers and the self-employed in the informal sector. The project is also aimed at teaching staff and managers in vocational training institutions and technical colleges, trainers within companies, and technical and managerial staff in partner ministries and subordinate authorities. Gender equality provides a framework for action for all interventions through the project and is a consistent element of the dialogue with partners.
The ministries responsible and their subordinate authorities face the challenge of ensuring the necessary general conditions and resources and permanently mainstreaming employment-oriented approaches. 42 per cent of the graduates of the vocational schools that have received support have so far found employment relevant to their training (figures correct as of March 2021). In addition to these employment impacts, the cooperation has already contributed to improved training quality and increased employment prospects. The greater orientation towards the growing Ethiopian economy is contributing indirectly to productivity increases and to the country"s economic development in general. The Capacity Building in the Education Sector Project aims to support the continued institutionalisation of these interventions.
The project is operating at various levels to achieve this. Firstly, advice is provided to partner institutions at national level in order to improve the training of vocational school teachers, among other things. At the same time, training measures for various target groups are being piloted together with the relevant national and regional authorities in Adama, Bahir Dar, Hawassa and in Addis Ababa. The focus is on the private sector, with the intention of actively and permanently involving companies as well as employers" associations and chambers.

Deadline

Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2022-06-14. Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2022-05-12.

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Geschichte der Beschaffung

Datum	Dokument
2022-05-12	Auftragsbekanntmachung
2022-11-30	Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge

Auftragsbekanntmachung (2022-05-12)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Titel: Allgemeine und berufliche Bildung
Referenznummer: 81283890
Kurze Beschreibung:

Ethiopia is Africa"s second-most populous country, with approx. 112 million people. Economic growth of around 9% was achieved in 2019 and 6% in 2020 despite the global pandemic. The country"s education system faces the challenge of providing students with practical training that is appropriate to the labour market. Young Ethiopians face a high rate of unemployment, which further exacerbates social inequality and is accompanied by the potential for conflict. Offering training courses and studies that are geared more strongly towards employment is a key prerequisite for job creation and improved income generation. The education, private and health sectors have to cooperate in order to align training, study and further education courses with the needs of the private sector. The Ethiopian Government recognises the importance of closer cooperation between the education and private sectors, and focuses on this in various policy strategies. Nevertheless, efforts to involve the private sector in developing and implementing training courses at vocational schools and technical colleges, as well as measures aimed at developing employment-oriented skills, have failed to produce the desired results to date. The employability of graduates therefore remains too low. There is a lack of skilled workers that meet the requirements of a private sector characterised by increasing specialisation, mechanisation and internationalisation. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ is implementing the Sustainable Training and Education Programme in Ethiopia. Germany is supporting the Ethiopian Government in improving the income and employment situation, especially for young people, through demand-driven training courses. Training models based on demand and needs in the Ethiopian economy and the health sector are developed and implemented together with the private sector. The aim of the project is to improve the employability of the target groups: vocational school and technical college students and graduates, young adult job seekers and the self-employed in the informal sector. The project is also aimed at teaching staff and managers in vocational training institutions and technical colleges, trainers within companies, and technical and managerial staff in partner ministries and subordinate authorities. Gender equality provides a framework for action for all interventions through the project and is a consistent element of the dialogue with partners. The ministries responsible and their subordinate authorities face the challenge of ensuring the necessary general conditions and resources and permanently mainstreaming employment-oriented approaches. 42 per cent of the graduates of the vocational schools that have received support have so far found employment relevant to their training (figures correct as of March 2021). In addition to these employment impacts, the cooperation has already contributed to improved training quality and increased employment prospects. The greater orientation towards the growing Ethiopian economy is contributing indirectly to productivity increases and to the country"s economic development in general. The Capacity Building in the Education Sector Project aims to support the continued institutionalisation of these interventions. The project is operating at various levels to achieve this. Firstly, advice is provided to partner institutions at national level in order to improve the training of vocational school teachers, among other things. At the same time, training measures for various target groups are being piloted together with the relevant national and regional authorities in Adama, Bahir Dar, Hawassa and in Addis Ababa. The focus is on the private sector, with the intention of actively and permanently involving companies as well as employers" associations and chambers.

Kurze Beschreibung

Ethiopia is Africa"s second-most populous country, with approx. 112 million people. Economic growth of around 9% was achieved in 2019 and 6% in 2020 despite the global pandemic. The country"s education system faces the challenge of providing students with practical training that is appropriate to the labour market. Young Ethiopians face a high rate of unemployment, which further exacerbates social inequality and is accompanied by the potential for conflict.

Offering training courses and studies that are geared more strongly towards employment is a key prerequisite for job creation and improved income generation. The education, private and health sectors have to cooperate in order to align training, study and further education courses with the needs of the private sector.

The Ethiopian Government recognises the importance of closer cooperation between the education and private sectors, and focuses on this in various policy strategies. Nevertheless, efforts to involve the private sector in developing and implementing training courses at vocational schools and technical colleges, as well as measures aimed at developing employment-oriented skills, have failed to produce the desired results to date. The employability of graduates therefore remains too low. There is a lack of skilled workers that meet the requirements of a private sector characterised by increasing specialisation, mechanisation and internationalisation.

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ is implementing the Sustainable Training and Education Programme in Ethiopia. Germany is supporting the Ethiopian Government in improving the income and employment situation, especially for young people, through demand-driven training courses. Training models based on demand and needs in the Ethiopian economy and the health sector are developed and implemented together with the private sector. The aim of the project is to improve the employability of the target groups: vocational school and technical college students and graduates, young adult job seekers and the self-employed in the informal sector. The project is also aimed at teaching staff and managers in vocational training institutions and technical colleges, trainers within companies, and technical and managerial staff in partner ministries and subordinate authorities. Gender equality provides a framework for action for all interventions through the project and is a consistent element of the dialogue with partners.

The ministries responsible and their subordinate authorities face the challenge of ensuring the necessary general conditions and resources and permanently mainstreaming employment-oriented approaches. 42 per cent of the graduates of the vocational schools that have received support have so far found employment relevant to their training (figures correct as of March 2021). In addition to these employment impacts, the cooperation has already contributed to improved training quality and increased employment prospects. The greater orientation towards the growing Ethiopian economy is contributing indirectly to productivity increases and to the country"s economic development in general. The Capacity Building in the Education Sector Project aims to support the continued institutionalisation of these interventions.

The project is operating at various levels to achieve this. Firstly, advice is provided to partner institutions at national level in order to improve the training of vocational school teachers, among other things. At the same time, training measures for various target groups are being piloted together with the relevant national and regional authorities in Adama, Bahir Dar, Hawassa and in Addis Ababa. The focus is on the private sector, with the intention of actively and permanently involving companies as well as employers" associations and chambers.

Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Originalsprache: Englisch 🗣️
Dokumenttyp: Auftragsbekanntmachung
Art des Auftrags: Dienstleistungen
Verordnung: Europäische Union, mit GPA-Beteiligung
Gemeinsames Vokabular für öffentliche Aufträge (CPV)
Code: Allgemeine und berufliche Bildung 📦
Zusätzlicher CPV-Code: Beratungsdienste im Bereich Wirtschaftsförderung 📦
Ort der Leistung
NUTS-Region: et 🏙️

Verfahren
Verfahrensart: Verhandlungsverfahren
Angebotsart: Angebot für alle Lose
Vergabekriterien
Wirtschaftlichstes Angebot

Öffentlicher Auftraggeber
Identität
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
Art des öffentlichen Auftraggebers: Sonstiges
Name des öffentlichen Auftraggebers: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Postanschrift: Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
Postleitzahl: 65760
Postort: Eschborn
Kontakt
Internetadresse: https://www.giz.de 🌏
E-Mail: vergabe@bho-legal.com 📧
Telefon: +49 2212709-560 📞
Fax: +49 221270956-222 📠
URL der Dokumente: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YJAS/documents 🌏
URL der Teilnahme: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YJAS 🌏

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2022-05-12 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2022-06-14 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2022-05-17 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2022/S 095-262820
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 95
Zusätzliche Informationen

The communication takes place exclusively via the project area of the portal. Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YJAS

Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Kurze Beschreibung:

Offering training courses and studies that are geared more strongly towards employment is a key prerequisite for job creation and improved income generation. The education, private and health sectors have to cooperate in order to align training, study and further education courses with the needs of the private sector.

The Ethiopian Government recognises the importance of closer cooperation between the education and private sectors, and focuses on this in various policy strategies. Nevertheless, efforts to involve the private sector in developing and implementing training courses at vocational schools and technical colleges, as well as measures aimed at developing employment-oriented skills, have failed to produce the desired results to date. The employability of graduates therefore remains too low. There is a lack of skilled workers that meet the requirements of a private sector characterised by increasing specialisation, mechanisation and internationalisation.

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ is implementing the Sustainable Training and Education Programme in Ethiopia. Germany is supporting the Ethiopian Government in improving the income and employment situation, especially for young people, through demand-driven training courses. Training models based on demand and needs in the Ethiopian economy and the health sector are developed and implemented together with the private sector. The aim of the project is to improve the employability of the target groups: vocational school and technical college students and graduates, young adult job seekers and the self-employed in the informal sector. The project is also aimed at teaching staff and managers in vocational training institutions and technical colleges, trainers within companies, and technical and managerial staff in partner ministries and subordinate authorities. Gender equality provides a framework for action for all interventions through the project and is a consistent element of the dialogue with partners.

The ministries responsible and their subordinate authorities face the challenge of ensuring the necessary general conditions and resources and permanently mainstreaming employment-oriented approaches. 42 per cent of the graduates of the vocational schools that have received support have so far found employment relevant to their training (figures correct as of March 2021). In addition to these employment impacts, the cooperation has already contributed to improved training quality and increased employment prospects. The greater orientation towards the growing Ethiopian economy is contributing indirectly to productivity increases and to the country"s economic development in general. The Capacity Building in the Education Sector Project aims to support the continued institutionalisation of these interventions.

The project is operating at various levels to achieve this. Firstly, advice is provided to partner institutions at national level in order to improve the training of vocational school teachers, among other things. At the same time, training measures for various target groups are being piloted together with the relevant national and regional authorities in Adama, Bahir Dar, Hawassa and in Addis Ababa. The focus is on the private sector, with the intention of actively and permanently involving companies as well as employers" associations and chambers.

The main objective of the assignment is to improve the capacities for the implementation of digitalized TVET through the development of three blended learning formats in three supported economic sectors and the digitalization of three core processes of the TVET system.

Output 5 of the STEP Programme aims to strengthen capacities to implement digitalized TVET. Digital teaching and learning opportunities at the learning venues as well as digitalized core processes of technical and vocational education and training not only align the TVET system with the new technological requirements of the economy, but also strengthen its resilience and offer growth and employment potential through the development of a digitally competent skilled workforce. Several blended learning initiatives and offers, including learning management systems like Moodle, do already exist, and a digital examination system has been already introduced for selected regions and sectors, but not in any of the 5 economic sectors promoted by the project. For the digital transformation of education and training, however, the digital infrastructure must be further expanded to enable the implementation of digital teaching and learning offers at the learning locations as well as the application of digital core processes by public and private stakeholders and beneficiaries of TVET.

To this end, Output 5 is closely interlinked with Output 2. Output 2 aims to strengthen the capacity of UAS and TVET staff in the public and private sectors to implement demand-driven UAS education and TVET. Strengthening the management and leadership competences of UAS, TVET and education management staff as well as the technical, pedagogical and didactic training of educational and in-company training staff as well as UAS lecturers are essential approaches to improve the quality of TVET and study programmes and thus to contribute to an increased employability of graduates. In line with this output, under this assignment TVET personnel shall be, among others, enabled to implement digital solutions and blended learning methods in their teaching and training.

The services shall be provided in the following work packages:

Work package 1: Development of three blended learning formats

The contractor is responsible to support partners in the developing of three blended learning formats priorly identified by GIZ and its partners.

Work package 2: Further training on the use and development of blended learning methodologies in teaching and training

The contractor shall capacitate the project partners to implement the developed blended learning formats and to generally use blended learning methods in their teaching and training. Specifically, the contractor shall enable the institute responsible for the national TVET teachers training to capacitate master trainers to run teacher trainers.

Work package 3: Digitalizing three core processes of the TVET system

The contractor is responsible for digitalizing three core processes in one economic sector priorly identified by GIZ and its partners from the public and the private sector planned for Q2 and Q3 of 2022. The identification of core processes to be digitalized is based on parameters jointly agreed upon by GIZ and its partners, such as:

- Partner demands on digital processes

- Available infrastructure in pilot institutions

- Feasibility and with a promising outlook

- Already existing digitalized core processes as well as gaps.

Based on preliminary discussions with the relevant key stakeholders, the core processes to be digitalized will most probably be the following: 1) digital examination/assessment procedures, 2) registration/enrolment procedures, and 3) digital processes for career guidance and matching. The core processes described in these ToR might be subject to change depending on political and partner priorities.

Dauer: 24 Monate
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:

Bezeichnung des von der EU finanzierten Projekts oder Programms: FED/2019/405-93
Ort der Leistung
Hauptstandort oder Erfüllungsort: 00000 Ethiopia

Rechtliche, wirtschaftliche, finanzielle und technische Informationen
Bedingungen für die Teilnahme
Befähigung zur Berufsausübung:

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.

Wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit:

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 5 persons

Mindeststandards:

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 5 persons

Technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten:

1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 800.000 EUR.

2. At least 5 reference projects in the technical field Digitalization in the TVET or Higher Education Sector and at least 4 reference projects in the region Africa in the last 3 years

Mindeststandards:

1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 800.000 EUR.

2. At least 5 reference projects in the technical field Digitalization in the TVET or Higher Education Sector and at least 4 reference projects in the region Africa in the last 3 years

Verfahren
Rechtsgrundlage: 32014L0024
Mindestzahl der Bewerber: 3
Höchstzahl der Bewerber: 5
Objektive Kriterien für die Auswahl der begrenzten Anzahl von Bewerbern:

A selection will be made under all eligible participants based on the following criteria:

1. Technical experience:

a. Development of blended learning and e-learning format: 20%

b. Digitalzing educational core processes: 20%

c. Instructional Design for TVET or Higher Education programmes: 15%

d. Digital Transformation and change management: 12 %

e. Gamification and using games and related approaches in learning environments: 13%

2. Regional experience:

Regional experience in Africa: 10%

3. Experience of development projects (ODA-financed):

Experience of development projects (at least 50% ODA-financed): 10%

Zeitpunkt des Eingangs der Angebote: 12:00
Datum der Absendung der Aufforderungen: 2022-07-01 📅
Sprachen, in denen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge eingereicht werden können: Englisch 🗣️

Öffentlicher Auftraggeber
Identität
Andere Art des öffentlichen Auftraggebers: Legal person governed by private law (gemeinnützige GmbH) wholly owned by the Federal Republic of Germany
Kontakt
Dokumente URL: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YJAS/documents 🌏

Referenz
Zusätzliche Informationen

The communication takes place exclusively via the project area of the portal.

Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YJAS

Ergänzende Informationen
Körper überprüfen
Name: Die Vergabekammern des Bundes
Postanschrift: Villemombler Straße 76
Postort: Bonn
Postleitzahl: 53123
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
Telefon: +49 2289499-0 📞
E-Mail: vk@bundeskartellamt.bund.de 📧
Fax: +49 2289499-163 📠
Internetadresse: https://www.bundeskartellamt.de 🌏
Informationen zu Fristen für Nachprüfungsverfahren:

According to Article 160, Section 3 of the German Act Against Restraint of Competition (GWB), application for review is not permissible insofar as

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.

Quelle: OJS 2022/S 095-262820 (2022-05-12)

Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge (2022-11-30)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Gesamtwert des Auftrags: 1 683 810 EUR 💰
Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Dokumenttyp: Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge

Verfahren
Angebotsart: Entfällt

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2022-11-30 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2022-12-05 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2022/S 234-676134
Verweist auf Bekanntmachung: 2022/S 095-262820
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 234
Zusätzliche Informationen
Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YGG2

Verfahren
Vergabekriterien
Qualitätskriterium (Bezeichnung): Technical evaluation
Qualitätskriterium (Gewichtung): 70
Preis (Gewichtung): 30.00

Auftragsvergabe
Datum des Vertragsabschlusses: 2022-11-25 📅
Name: GOPA Consultants
Postanschrift: Hindenburgring 18
Postort: Bad Homburg
Postleitzahl: 61348
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
Hochtaunuskreis 🏙️
Name: common sense - eLearning & training consultants GmbH
Postort: Wien
Land: Österreich 🇦🇹
Gesamtwert des Auftrags: 1.68 EUR 💰
Informationen über Ausschreibungen
Anzahl der eingegangenen Angebote: 4
Quelle: OJS 2022/S 234-676134 (2022-11-30)

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