Teachers are central to quality and equitable education delivery in schools. It is therefore important that the government has focused its attention on enhancing their effectiveness and efficiency so that the right people are available and quality education is accessible to the learners. Teachers are the most important resource in today’s schools (OECD,2018). Furthermore, the National Curriculum requires effective teaching force that can use the curriculum materials to delivers quality teaching and learning.

According to the 2018-2020 ESSP, only 37.9% of the primary school teachers are qualified across the whole of Somalia, and only 20.8% in FGS/FMS regions. In 2019, the MoECHE conducted Teacher Proficiency Test and found that schoolteachers lacked pedagogical skills and subject knowledge. This has a detrimental effect on the quality of education of children and the ministry is intent on correcting this.

The GPE funded ESPIG to align with the priorities of the Federal Government of Somalia’s Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP 2018-2020). The overall grant objective is to increase access to quality education for Somali children; enhance the quality of primary education; and improve the capacity of the MOECHE at Federal/Member States to regulate and manage the education sector. The grant is being implemented by the Federal Government of Somalia Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education (MoECHE) in collaboration with the Federal Member States’ Ministries of Education with CARE as the Grant Agent.

The ESPIG program will deliver a tailored in-service teacher training program in partnership with institutions of higher learning and other training providers in the FMS regions. The design of the in-service training is informed by the need to strengthen the pedagogical skills and subject knowledge of teachers so that eventually the quality of education is enhanced to ensure the dreams of students are realized.

CARE is responsible for the development and approval of the training materials which should be aligned with the new curriculum and textbooks as well as the recommendations and the strategic steps suggested in the ESSP 2018-2020.  CARE has undertaken consultancy to review and harmonize the existing curriculums to match the approved National Curriculum and developed training modules for each subject area required for the fulfilment of the completion and award of a Diploma in Primary Teacher Training.

When the materials are approved by MoECHE, the approved institutions of higher learning in the FMS’ regions will provide teacher training courses after the passing of a rigorous assessments by MoECHE regarding their capacity to conduct effective teacher training in their regions.

It is on this backdrop, that MoECHE is willing to engage qualified consultant/firm to digitalize and upload the developed teacher training modules into the procured tablets in order to ensure learning continues in hard-t- reach areas as well as densely populated IDPs camps that are on transition and teachers might not have opportunities to access free formal face-to-face classes.

b)    Pretest digital content with group of learners, with government officials and another stakeholder

c)     Deploy the approved content and digitized material for the in-service teachers training that will be foundational to the improvement of the quality of education in Somalia.

1. Review the course materials for the in-service teacher training and shape it to accommodate the on-line delivery as well as on offline option the tablets of teacher training.
2. Revision and development of materials/content for in-service teachers training program which includes but is not limited to:

a)   Development of materials/content for the in-service teaching course (12) subjects consisting of 18 modules each for each year1 and year 2).

b)  Customizing the training to digital content.

1. Conduct harmonization of approach workshops for all subject tutors so as to train them on on-line delivery of the courses.

Deliverables

The key deliverables in this consultancy are:

a)     Digitalized content/materials and uploads onto web platform. This includes video preparation, recording, editing, and uploading in-service teacher training materials.

b)    Reviewed, harmonize and user-friendly in-service teacher training materials. Finalized and approved training materials for Year one and Year Two1 – (12 subjects of total 18 modules plus 5 education modules). All materials are in Somali language except for English language which is in English, and Tarbiyyah and Arabic that are in Arabic languages.

c)     Conduct a validation workshops involving CARE, MoECHE and FMS MoEs.

d)    Final report that details the process, exercise, challenges, and recommendation.

• Company’s registration and legal documents i.e. valid Ministry of Commerce registration.
• Updated company profile with your company contacts details and physical address and all pertinent information,
• Proof of tax clearance.
• Adequacy and quality of the proposed methodology, and work plan that is responsive to the Terms of Reference (ToR).
• Key experts’ qualifications and competence for the assignment (CVs of key experts required):
• • Proficiency in English, Arabic, and Somali languages
  • Demonstrated experience in digitalization work especially as it relates to Education.
  • Demonstrated experience in instructional Design
  • Good with blogs, social media platforms and productivity tools.
  • Eye for visual design and familiarity with user-centered design.
  • Thorough knowledge about digital safety.
  • Qualification in pedagogy or experience in teaching/training.
•  Previous Similar experience of the consultancy firm (as a firm) relevant to the assignment with other international NGOs. (Attach previous contracts)
• Financial proposal.

• Ability to think critically and strategically in difficult conditions
• Commitment to ensure knowledge transfer and capacity building is central in the work.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, relationship building and networking skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in stressful conditions;