Call for Expression of Interest for: 16 contractual teachers of the Baccalauréat Technique (BT) interested in the development of e-learning lessons of the BT general subjects- VTE4ALL

Context

Considering the current COVID-19 pandemic and the stumbling economic and social situations that are affecting Lebanon at several levels, all schools are closed since March 2020 and could be even stay closed during the 2021/22 academic year.

Based on, the EU funded and implemented by GIZ, ProVTE Project’s experience in the distance learning, and considering that the teaching and training at distance will be a constant in the future in the form of blended learning, the EU-funded VTE4all Project, implemented by GIZ, intends to extend the development of distance learning lessons to the general subjects of all BT1 and BT2 programs. This will ensure that students have access to a larger number of courses and their learning is not interrupted due to the instability in the country. Moreover, the lessons in DL modality will be a support for teachers for in presence lessons.  

To fulfil this task, VTE4all is looking for 16 competent and motivated TVET teachers to develop general subjects’ lessons in distance learning (DL) modality.

Objectives

To assure a consistent level of quality of the content and the flow of the distance learning lessons, a standard development process has been defined. The teachers will attend a mandatory 40-hour training course, so called Training of Trainers (ToT), to get familiarized with this process, with e-learning principles and with the e-learning development software. The ToT is free of charge and not remunerated. Within the course, each teacher will develop its own distance learning lesson using Articulate 360 authoring tool.

The ToT courses will be conducted online, between November and December 2021. During the second week of the course, the teachers will be assigned to develop 1 DL lesson (50 minutes long) related to one of the general subject courses listed below. His/her performance will be assessed, and the most qualified teachers will subsequently have the possibility to be contracted by VTE4all to develop different general subject courses of the BT program in DL modality, such as:

• Mathematics

• French Language

• Science

• Arabic Language

• Information Technology

• Social Studies

• English Language

• Law

Outputs/Results:

The outputs / results requested from the teachers are:

• 100% attendance of ToT course[1] (40h) on developing DL lessons
• 100% fulfilment of the assignments required during the course
• Development of 1 lesson (50 minutes) of a general subject delivered by the end of the ToT course, applying the standards presented during the ToT

Requirements for interested candidates

Motivation to spend 8 hours a day in front of a computer screen.

Qualifications and skills

• University degree at least at bachelor level in, at least one of the following majors: Education, Mathematics, Applied Sciences, Information Technology, English Literature, French Literature, Arabic Literature, Law, Social Sciences, or alternatively LT with 2 additional years of related work experience
• Fluency in Arabic language
• Fluency in English language and/or Fluency in French language (required for developing language lessons)
• Proficiency in use of MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Proficiency in internet (re-)search
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WebEx or similar programs

General professional experience

• At least 5 years of experience in teaching (on contractual basis) one of the general subjects in the first and/or second year of Baccalauréat Technique as above listed

Specific professional experience

• Proven and extensive experience in the development of training materials and documentation
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Ability to explain complex information in a concise manner
• Experience in preparing assessment on general subjects

Conditions

• Time frame of the cooperation 01.12.2021 – 31.10.2023
• Availability of a PC or laptop with MS Office applications
• Availability of a monitor screen (preferrable)
• Availability of a stable internet connection
• Participants of the ToT will receive a compensation of 192$ for a 50-minute lesson developed and submitted by the end of the course in compliance with the standards set during the course, under condition they attended 100% of the online training sessions and delivered all course assignments

[1] The hours are a net value, breaks are not included in the calculation of hours, longer breaks, longer time in the premises but with the same number of hours.