Call for Trainer in North| Call for Trainer in Beqaa | RFQ 260109 - IECD/SDA Life skills Trainers

The European Institute for Cooperation and Development (IECD) is a French non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1988 and operating in the field of social and economic development in partnership with local institutions. IECD’s main sectors of action are vocational training and professional integration, assistance to micro and small enterprises, and access to education for the most vulnerable. IECD has been operating In Lebanon since 1989 and opened a regional office in Beirut in 2007.

Semeurs d’Avenir (SDA), association created in 2010, is the operational partner of IECD in Lebanon. As part of its partnership with IECD, SDA implements projects in entrepreneurship, education, training, and professional integration.

The short trainings intervention aims to bring professional skills to young Lebanese and refugees through short-term (up to 4 months) vocational training programs targeting jobs with higher employment opportunities on the local labor market. Nine training programs are currently being offered: installation of solar panels, hospitality, plumbing, electricity, heating and air conditioning, sewing, childcare, patient and elderly care, and nail and foot care. These training programs are combined with a personal development component, which includes community activities and general improvement of personal skills.  

To support this project, IECD and SDA are searching for a Life Skills trainer to facilitate sessions in the North and in Beqaa. The life skill competencies, divided into 5 topics (2 hours per topic) for each training.

This project targets beneficiaries from vulnerable backgrounds, with ages varying from 15 to 35. Most of the training courses don’t require a pre-requisite from the trainee since they are entry level programs.