Employment through Skill Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) ST-19, Block 6, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, near NIPA, Karachi. Phone No. 99244112-7 Fax No. 99244118 Website: http://www.ssdp.stevta.gos.pk EXPRESSION OF INTEREST CONSULTANCY SERVICE Establishment of Sector Skills Councils in Sindh STEVTA is implementing World Bank funded Sindh Skills Development Project (SSDP) which aims to strengthen and improve the quality of Public Sector Skills Development Programs in the province and to bring institutional reforms. The Employers engagement in Technical Vocational Education & Training (TVET) system and Skills Development has been recognized crucially important globally to ensure that training programs meet the actual and changing needs of industry. To meet these objectives and to align training programs as per emergent and future needs, STEVTA intends to establish Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) in Sindh. The services of Consultants/Consulting firm are required who may assist STEVTA in establishing SSCs and piloting of at least 01 SSC for the Food Beverages and Hospitality sector in Sindh. The objectives of the consultancy are twofold: a. To increase the awareness/capacity of sector employers of the need for such a SSC and to suggest mechanism to institutionalize the role & responsibilities of employers for creating employer led TVET System at a sectoral level; and b. To prepare a concept note and operational guidelines for the establishment of a Sector Skills Council for the Food & Hospitality sector. Deliverables 1. Feasibility report and concept paper for establishing SSC in the context of Pakistan / Sindh. 2. Consultations visits to key stakeholders of the sector to obtain their views and inputs. 3. Arrange workshop/seminars to create awareness on the functioning of demand driven TEVT System and role of employers on the SSC. 4. Operations Manual suggesting funding mechanisms, governance, role & responsibilities of various stakeholders and other operational issues describing how to assist and support STEVTA in identification of skill requirements and delivery of skills programs in particular sector 5. Planning, organization and management of an exposure visit to best practices to understand the functioning of the SSC. The selection of Consultants/Consulting firm shall be based on Consultants Qualification Selection (CQS) method as set out in Selection of Consultant World Bank Guidelines 2011. Interested firms may submit their interest to STEVTA latest by 10 th April, 2015 . The Proposal must contain brief Profile of the Firm, its strength, Professional Expertise & Experience and capacity to perform the task. The RFP shall only be issued to shortlisted firm. Further information may be obtained from Project Director, SSDP also available on STEVTA website www.ssdp.stevta.gos.pk . Project Director (SSDP)
Employment through Skill Sindh Technical Education
&Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) ST-19, Block 6,
Gulshan-e-Iqbal, near NIPA, Karachi. Phone No. 99244112-7 Fax No.
99244118 Website: http://www.ssdp.stevta.gos.pk EXPRESSION OF
INTEREST CONSULTANCY SERVICE Establishment of Sector Skills
Councils in Sindh
STEVTAisimplementingWorldBankfundedSindhSkillsDevelopmentProject(SSDP)whichaimstostrengthenandimprovethequalityofPublicSectorSkillsDevelopmentProgramsintheprovince
and to bring institutional reforms. The Employers engagement in
Technical Vocational Education & Training (TVET) system and
Skills Development has been recognized crucially important globally
to
ensurethattrainingprogramsmeettheactualandchangingneedsofindustry.Tomeetthese
objectivesandtoaligntrainingprogramsasperemergentandfutureneeds,STEVTAintendsto
establish Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) in Sindh.
TheservicesofConsultants/ConsultingfirmarerequiredwhomayassistSTEVTAinestablishing
SSCsandpilotingofatleast01SSCfortheFoodBeveragesandHospitalitysectorinSindh.The
objectives of the consultancy are twofold:
a.Toincreasetheawareness/capacityofsectoremployersoftheneedforsuchaSSCandto
suggestmechanismtoinstitutionalizetherole&responsibilitiesofemployersforcreating
employer led TVET System at a sectoral level; and b.To prepare a
concept note and operational guidelines for the establishment of a
Sector Skills Council for the Food & Hospitality sector.
Deliverables 1.Feasibility report and concept paper for
establishing SSC in the context of Pakistan / Sindh.
2.Consultations visits to key stakeholders of the sector to obtain
their views and inputs. 3.Arrange workshop/seminars to create
awareness on the functioning of demand driven TEVT System and role
of employers on the SSC.
4.OperationsManualsuggestingfundingmechanisms,governance,role&responsibilitiesof
variousstakeholdersandotheroperationalissuesdescribinghowtoassistandsupport
STEVTAinidentificationofskillrequirementsanddeliveryofskillsprogramsinparticular
sector 5.Planning, organization and management of an exposure visit
to best practices to understand the functioning of the SSC. The
selection of Consultants/Consulting firm shall be based on
Consultants Qualification Selection
(CQS)methodassetoutinSelectionofConsultantWorldBankGuidelines2011.Interestedfirms
maysubmittheirinteresttoSTEVTAlatestby10thApril,2015.TheProposalmustcontainbrief
ProfileoftheFirm,itsstrength,ProfessionalExpertise&Experienceandcapacitytoperformthe
task. The RFP shall only be issued to shortlisted firm.Further
information may be obtained from Project Director, SSDP also
available on STEVTA website www.ssdp.stevta.gos.pk. Project
Director (SSDP)
