Description of the assignment:
The East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) primary objective is to increase the access and improve the quality of TVET programs in selected regional flagship TVET institutes and to support regional integration in East Africa.
In Kenya, the selected Regional Flagship TVET Institutes are: KenGen Geothermal Institute (Geothermal, Oil and Gas), Kenya Institute of Building & Highways Technology (Infrastructure Roads & Highways), The Kisumu National Polytechnic (Manufacturing-Textile and garment making), The Meru National Polytechnic (Building Technology) and The Kenya Coast Polytechnic (Blue Economy & Marine Technology).
By the end of the project period (2018-2026), all these flagship institutes under the project will have at least doubled their capacity.
The primary output of this technical assistance will be to carry out mapping of skills of TVET graduates, Training programmes and enrolment, Occupations in the industry, Skills gap and mismatches in the industry, TVET graduates’ employability and future skills anticipation in the EASTRIP priority areas.The consultant is required to scan all levels of skills qualifications in EASTRIP skill areas.
Duration of the contract: 6 months.
Date of start: February 2025.
Phase of the procurement: Submission of bids.
PROFILE REQUIRED
Desarrollo Multilateral SL (DEM), is a EU firm that provides international consultancy; its headquarters are based in Madrid (Spain).
It emerges as a business project aimed at covering the strategic needs in the public, private and third sector (social economy) through projects/programs financed by bilateral and multilateral funds.
Throughout its trajectory, DEM has been characterized by the provision of high value and quality services to governments, public administrations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society, local actors and the private sector.
Its main values are: strategic orientation, independence from criteria and commitment to solidarity between individuals and between communities.
Transparency in financial management and project implementation is essential to guarantee successful results, which is why DEM audits and publishes annually their accounts.
DEM has a network of collaborators, local partners and offices in different regions of the world. Its team is made up of highly trained professionals and its permanent staff is characterized for being a multidisciplinary and multicultural group.
In addition, it has a wide and select database of international consultants, with regional and local coverage in the five continents, experience in various areas of specialization who collaborate as independent experts. It also has a wide network of collaborating entities at a local level.
