Annex A- Scope of Work
Under the guidance of, and in coordination with, the Project Manager, Centre Manager and the Project team, the selected Testing agency “Third party inspector” is required to set assessment standard, test and certify the competencies of 100 trainees to define their ability to perform work in 8 different subjects (internal wall Plastering, domestic Plumbing, wall Painting, floor & wall Tiling, carpentry, domestic Electricity, water proofing, and steel fabrication)
Methodology
The below describes the methodology adopted to evaluate the level of qualification of a Vocational Trainings participants.
Qualification allows to recognize the technical capacity of a professional, in a given activity and with a defined level of technicality.
Certification of competencies is awarded by a third-party body, which is itself accredited.
The third-party body objectively evaluates the competencies of concerned persons and the
compliance with adequate requirements.
After a scheduled evaluation of competencies, testing agency will formally recognize the skills that a candidate has developed through the teaching program.
The candidate who passes the assessment and the expected performance criteria for all core competencies in a specific field will receive a Certificate of Qualification.
Assessment development
Based on the Vocational Trainings curricula (8 topics in construction), testing agency’s experts will develop the related assessment tools to be adopted by the assessors, and upon which the performance of individuals will be evaluated. These tools are, but not limited to:
a. Questionnaire, for interview purposes
b. Compliance checklist “assessment standard”
For this purpose, all trainings’ curricula will be issued to the testing agency, so that accurate evaluation criteria are prepared.
Onsite assessment
Phase 1: Questionnaire & interviews
The purpose of this phase is to assess the theoretical knowledge and the general competencies of each trainee. Interviews could be conducted on site or in a classroom.
The assessor will fill the prepared questionnaire and answers will be analyzed prior to results issuance.
Phase 2: On-site assessment
Assessors will inspect on-site applications done by the trainees and will fill the related compliance checklist based on their observations. Observations will be analyzed prior to results issuance.
Each assessment, with both phases, would require approximately 30 minutes per trainee
Annex B - Bill of Quantities
Description
Unit
Quantity
Unit Cost
Total cost $
1
Development of assessment tools for 8
Subjects (internal wall Plastering, domestic Plumbing, wall Painting, floor & wall Tiling, carpentry, domestic Electricity, water proofing, and steel fabrication).
Per subject
8
2
Testing & certifying beneficiaries, each beneficiary will be tested and certified for one subject.
Per beneficiary
100
Total Cost (USD)
Call Type
Call for Tenders
Organisation
Intervention Sectors
Training & Capacity Building
How to Apply
Annex C - Submission Guidelines
The proposals must be submitted via email to ahmad.khalaf@safadi-foundation.org with the subject line “Certification of Qualification”.
The deadline for submission is 02 Apr 2018, 11:00 am. Local time.
The proposals must be submitted in English language, and it must include the following:
Company Profile
Testing methodology and approach (one to two pages)
Financial proposal (refer attached Bill of quantities)
Incomplete or late applications shall be disqualified. SF provides equal opportunity to all vendors and consultants, and does not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity or religion.
Services Time frame
Duration of assignment is from 07 Apr to end of Jun 2018.
Services Location
The tests will be delivered in the AVTC, or on construction sites nominated by SF withinTripoli and its suburbs.
Eligibility
The Consultant should have relevant certification and accreditation to test work performance competencies.
Deadline
Countries
Lebanon