REPOST_Certification of Qualification Services Under MEPI2 - CQS-00152

1. The Project

project funded by the U.S. –Middle East Partnership Initiative, a program of the United States Government that seeks to strengthen civil society and promote stability in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. This unique project exemplifies the progress that can be made with private sector involvement in development programs. TYE will train 365 youth in important technical and life skills needed to compete in the labor market and become productive participants in society in coordination with the local partners to complement their work and help youth in practical training. This will be accomplished by increasing youth employability by building their capacities in response to labor market demands and educating local employers about the importance of investing in workforce capacities as a way to increase morale and professionalize their business missions. The project will address the socio-economic challenges affecting Tripoli’s youth by securing the placement of 115 individuals in local jobs thanks to cooperation with different businesses

2. Trainees’ profile

Trainees in Heavy machinery, Metal welding, Electrical, will be accredited to perform these jobs.

Target: 60

Method: A third party will be contracted to conduct a professional standardized test and will provide accreditation to the beneficiaries that successfully achieve the acceptable grade per competency. The acceptable grade is determined by the accreditation body (comparable to a pass/fail threshold).

The trainees will be assessed on two levels,

a) “Formative assessment” The trainer will monitor and evaluate the progress of the trainees in acquiring the abilities filling in the “formative assessment” for each trainee, at the end of the training all graduates will receive certificate of attendance issued by Safadi Foundation.

B) “Standard assessment” The assessment of competences will be carried out by a professional third party

(accredited for testing and inspection) independent from the training provider assuring transparency and consistency in the assessment and in the certification of the qualification. Based on the Assessment standards individuals will then be assessed in order to determine if they have the requisite abilities for effective work performance, all based on a set of “Assessment criteria and indicators” that will be set by the third party in line with training objective (expected learning outcome defined in the curriculum), The candidate is considered competent if demonstrate ability in passing 80% of the total tested abilities. Noting that certificates issued by third party will show a breakdown of passed/failed abilities, so the certificate’s holder and future employer both know strengths and areas of improvement for the beneficiary.

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 60 trainees to define their ability to perform work in 3 different subjects (Heavy machinery, Metal welding, Electrical.)

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.

1. Assessment development

Based on the Vocational Trainings curricula (3 Different Topics), 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.

1. 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