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Three Short ICT soft skills Courses - Gaza Strip

Mercy Corps is looking for a service provider(s) to deliver five 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.  In the coming year, Mercy Corps will offer 10 full-length ICT courses.  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 22 short courses for graduating students, freelance or recently employed ICT professionals.  Some courses will be offered directly by content specialists. 

This ToR seeks a qualified Contractor to prepare and deliver three short courses during the autumn of 2012.  These courses are not technical.  They aim to improve the soft skills and marketplace capacities of ICT professionals.  Therefore, Trainers will not necessarily be ICT technical specialists.

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.

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

·        Recently employed / self-employed ICT professionals whose updated skills will enhance their opportunities.

Interested service providers can receive the hard copy for the TOR starting from 10 Sep. 2012 up 20 Sep. 2012 from the Mercy Corps offices in Gaza according to the following address:

Abu‐Ghalioun Building‐2, Ahmad Orabi Street. Gaza City. 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.

Mercy Corps will conduct a pre bid meeting on 12 September at 1:00pm at Mercy Corps office illustrated above to respond to the vendor’s questions and to clarify the submission conditions required for this TOR. 

All submissions must be delivered no later than Sunday 23 September 2012 at 12:00pm.

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