Expression of interest STE to develop technical theoretical subjects for Carpentry 70.3044.8-001.06 VTE4all

The VTE4all project financed by the EU and implemented by GIZ, is designed to support Lebanon in the context of the protracted displacement crisis providing job-related competences for vulnerable Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians. The main project approach is participatory and based on capacity development which aims to empower key stakeholders in Vocational and Technical Education. The project activity consists in developing curricula of Competency Based Training (CBT) modules in at least two sectors (different from construction). The selection of the sectors was made in a way to cover the needs of the local market and the CBT modules are delivered as short-term courses in the afternoon in a public school of the Directorate General of Vocational and Technical Education DGVTE and in the morning as a Travaux Pratique (TP) in the frame of a secondary technical education. The two sectors initially selected are furniture manufacturing and food production.

Outline of the mission

The public technical schools had existing BP and DS programs in furniture and wood industry, but the curricula were outdated and need to be improved adding more practice orientation with the inclusion of CBT modules to be delivered as TPs. VTE4all proposed a new design of BT which consists of the following:

Part 1: General subjects: Scientific subjects, Linguistic subjects (area of communication), Area of citizenship subjects

Part 2: Professional subjects: Technical theoretical subjects, Competence-based training modules (Travaux pratiques), On-the-job training (in companies)

During this mission, the professional will be developing technical theoretical subjects for the “Furniture and Wood industry” BT1 and BT2, and that includes:

• Review the occupation standards: stating the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for effective workplace performance
• Review competence standards: defining the competence units and the learning outcomes for each competence unit
• Review assessment standards: defining the conditions and the criteria for the assessment of the learning outcomes of each competence unit included in the competence standards
• Make the necessary research for the content of technical theoretical subjects after reviewing the above documents
• Develop up to 8 technical theoretical subjects related to the Furniture and Wood industry which are:
  • CAD / CAM for engineered and natural wood
  • Physics / Chemistry for engineered and natural wood
  • Subject 1 - Types of engineered wood
  • Subject 2 - Designs with engineered wood
  • Subject 3 - Process for engineered wood
  • Subject 4 - Types of natural wood
  • Subject 5 - Designs with natural wood
  • Subject 6 - Process for natural wood

The professional will also be supporting the development of the General Framework Guide for the new BT in “Furniture and Wood industry” that represents the background and different components and the methodology used for the design of this new BT which will be communicated to the selected candidate in due time.

Requirements

1. Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or architecture or interior design (minimum requirement).
• Fluency in English language (minimum requirement).
• Fluency in Arabic language (minimum requirement).
• Excellent written communication skills (minimum requirement).
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office or equivalent open-source packages in addition to proficiency in desk research and browsing the web (minimum requirement).

2. General professional experience

• 8 years of experience as a supervisor on a construction site whether in architecture or in decoration projects implementation, or in carpentry manufacturing workshop (minimum requirement).
• 6 years of working experience in furniture manufacturing or teaching in subjects related to furniture and wood industry (preferred requirement).

3. Specific professional experience

• 4 years of experience in understanding and/or preparing architectural drawings, schematics and blueprints (portfolio to be submitted), identifying specifications, taking measurements and selecting tools, materials and consumables for architectural or structural projects (minimum requirement).
• 4 years of experience in developing curricula or training material related to Furniture and Wood industry (preferred requirement)