Expression of interest - Public TVET teachers of the Technicien Superieur (TS) interested in the development of e-Learning Lessons of the TS Informatique de Gestion- QuAVET

 General Information

Brief information on the project

The Multi-Donor Action “Improving the Quality and Attractiveness of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Lebanon for poor and vulnerable social groups” is jointly co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The joint action is implemented by GIZ as a specific Action within the wider BMZ project “Improving the Quality and Attractiveness of TVET in Lebanon (QuA-VET)”.

The aim of the action is to orient the vocational training towards the qualification needs of the labour market in sectors with sustainable employment potentials, therefore improving the employment capacities for poor and vulnerable social groups living in Lebanon. The implementing partner, the Directorate General for Vocational and Technical Education (DGVTE), requires further support in involving the private sector in vocational education and training. Thus, the project’s emphasis is placed on improving the partnership between vocational training institutions and the private sector. This includes developing modularized and practice-oriented training programmes in selected sectors, digitalizing e-learning lessons for the technical theoretical subjects of the promoted TVET programs and general subjects and enhancing the quality of in-company training for employees and work-based learning for vulnerable individuals.

The target groups of the project are vulnerable youth and young adults (aged 15-35), including Syrian and Palestinian refugees, individuals from hosting communities, TVET Lebanese students, unemployed or underemployed individuals (aged 17 to 35), and employees in Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) seeking to improve their employment prospects through relevant qualifications.

Context

Background – e-Learning

e-Learning was initially introduced in Lebanon’s TVET sector as a response to urgent crises, beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing through recurring waves of conflict and instability that made in-person education difficult or impossible in many regions. While originally implemented as a temporary solution, these experiences revealed the significant long-term potential of digital education. Schools, students, and teachers have come to recognize the benefits of e-Learning—not only as a crisis response tool, but as a flexible and supportive approach that enhances the overall teaching and learning process. 

With many institutes now equipped with the necessary digital devices and know-how, e-Learning has evolved into a forward-looking component of the TVET education system. It supports blended learning models that enrich classroom teaching instruction, expand access to quality content, and ensure continuity of learning in the face of future challenges.   

Building on the experience gained from previous GIZ projects, ProVTE and VTE4all, the QuA-VET project has contributed to this ongoing transformation by developing technical theoretical courses for Baccalaureate Technique (BT) of the Industrial Mechanics and Technicien Supérieur (TS) of the Health Inspection and Food Safety in e-Learning (EL) modality. In addition, following the digitalization of BT1 general subjects by the VTE4all project, QuA-VET is developing the e-Learning Lessons for BT2 general subjects across all BT2 programs, in alignment with the newly updated curriculum, as well as the technical theoretical subjects for the BT Hospitality – Production and TS Informatique de Gestion. 

These efforts aim to guarantee that students have continuous access to quality education, while supporting teachers in delivering engaging and flexible learning experiences.   

Outline of the mission

To ensure a consistent level of quality of the content and the flow of the e-Learning Lessons (ELLs), a standard development process has been defined. The teachers will attend a mandatory 80-hour training course (over a period of 2 weeks), so called Digital Training of Trainers (ToT), to get familiarized with this process, with e-Learning principles and with the e-Learning development software.

The ToT course will be conducted in a blended modality. During the second week of the training, teachers will be assigned to develop one e-Learning Lesson (50 minutes long), in English language, related to one of the TS1 or TS2 technical theoretical courses listed below. The teachers’ performance will be assessed following the ToT’s eligibility criteria, and the most qualified teachers will subsequently have the possibility to be contracted by the QuA-VET project to develop different technical theoretical courses of the TS Informatique de Gestion, in the EL modality, following the existing official curriculum of the DGVTE such as:

• TS1 Information System
• TS1 Analysis Methodology
• TS2 Java
• TS2 Network
• TS2 Database

Outputs/Results

• Attendance and successful fulfilment of the pre-ToT assignments.
• 100% attendance of the Digital ToT course on e-Lesson development (80h) outside official working hours for teachers / in the afternoon:

•  Completion of the self-paced e-courses.
•  Attendance in the online sessions on MS Teams.

• 100% fulfilment of the assignments required during the course.
• Development of 1 e-Lesson (50 minutes) of a Technical Theoretical Subject delivered by the end of the ToT course, applying the standards presented during the ToT.