Request for Training Consultancy Service

Ref. GA 2067

Request for Training Consultancy Service In the field of

ICT Focus, short technical courses - Gaza Strip {Ref. GA 2062}

Mercy Corps is looking for a service provider(s) to deliver focused short ICT courses in Gaza Strip.

Background:

Mercy Corps is a nonprofit international relief and development organization serving more than 19 million people in 36 countries. Mercy Corps has had a presence in the West Bank and Gaza since the 1980s, helping Palestinians meet their immediate needs for survival and find durable solutions to chronic problems. With offices in East Jerusalem, Ramallah and Gaza City, Mercy Corps implements programs throughout the Palestinian territories.

As part of its Palestinian Community Assistance Program, which is fully funded by USAID, Mercy Corps offers a program in economic development and workforce preparation.  Within its focus on the ICT sector, Mercy Corps is working to provide young Gazans with advanced technical skills which lead to income and employment.  Approximately 200 young Gazans graduated in 2012 from Mercy Corps’ full-length courses in E-Content and Arabization, and Open Source programming.  Those graduates may go on to business development activities, or internships for work and freelance experience.

However, Mercy Corps also recognizes a need for shorter, tightly targeted learning opportunities to enhance ICT programming and self-employment skills. Responding to specific requests, Mercy Corps will offer a total of eleven short courses for graduating students, freelance or recently employed ICT professionals.  Some courses will be offered directly by content specialists. This ToR seeks a training provider to prepare and deliver three of the courses.

Objectives:
Short ICT courses aim to:

1-      Extend the skills of Gaza’s ICT professionals by introducing highly marketable skills and information.

2-      Create new income opportunities for youth in Gaza Strip.

3-      Respond to specific needs and encourage specialization.

Target Group:  Short courses will target

·         Graduating ICT students recommended by their professors or institutions. Courses for current students will be held on school holidays.

·         Recent graduates of ICT or ICT-user fields; particularly those for whom ICT is a career or self-employment path.

Interested service providers can receive the hard copy for the TOR starting from Wednesday 13 June 2012 until 27 June 2012 from the following address:

Mercy Corps Office Gaza, Abu‐Ghalioun Building‐2, Procurement Dep.  Ahmad Orabi Street. Phone No. 08‐2826331

Submissions for Gaza bidders should be on hard copies in sealed envelopes and must be delivered to the above mentioned address.