Development of the National TVET Platform Software

Background

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sits at the intersection of education and the world of work, thus plays a crucial role in economic and social development. TVET as a key component of education is highlighted under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on quality education and lifelong learning in the Target 4.4 “substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.” It is also featured in the SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth in the Target 8.6 “substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training.”  

Digitalization plays a crucial role in making TVET systems aligned with the rapidly changing digital economy and oriented towards the future world of work. Digital transformation contributes to the pursuit of SDG 4 and, through a systemic approach, promotes the expansion of access to education through economies of scale and greater equity. It also supports SDG 8 increasing employment opportunities for young people by promoting the skills required by the fourth industrial revolution thereby increasing employment opportunities for young people. Furthermore, the rise of digital technology in the education and training sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic has had direct impacts on governments as well as TVET providers and partners. (To read more about digitalization in TVET, see the UNESCO-UNEVOC webpage on this topic here: https://unevoc.unesco.org/bilt/BILT+-+Digitalization).

UNESCO Ramallah, as a lead agency for the SDG 4 in Palestine, supports Palestine in advancing the TVET agenda including digitalization. Currently, it implements the project “TVET4Future”, funded by the Government of Belgium through the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel), aiming to enhance youth TVET competencies. A main component of the TVET4Future project focus on bridging the gap between the supply and the demand in the labour market through the provision of accurate up to date information. In this regard, UNESCO has produced a project document and a policy framework on the development of the Palestinian Labour Market Information System (LMIS) and updated the National Occupations and Skills Forecasting Model 2022-2025.  

As a part of this project, UNESCO will support the National TVET Commission of Palestine in developing and hosting a digital platform that serves as a national one stop shop that offers TVET Management Information System (MIS), TVET Employment Tracking System, and TVET online courses to advance the digitalization of TVET and support various TVET stakeholders and partners in their efforts to enhance the relevance of TVET in Palestine.

Dear Sir/Madam,

You are invited to submit an offer for the Development of the National TVET Platform Software in accordance with the present solicitation document.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) consists of this cover page and the following Annexes:

Annex I Instructions to Offerors

Annex II            General Conditions of Contract

Annex III           Terms of Reference (TOR)

Annex IV          Proposal Submission Form

Annex V           Price Offer

Annex VI          Vendor Information Form

Your offer comprising of technical proposal and financial proposal, in separate files, should be submitted by email and reach the following address [email protected] no later than 18 June 2023 16:00 Ramallah local time without any copy to any other e-mail addresses and with the subject as: RFP ED Ref: RAM/2023/ED/TK/193.  

Offers addressed to any other e-mail accounts will be disqualified. Please note that all files exceeding 10MB must be sent in batches clearly marked as “Batch 1 and Batch 2, etc.”

This letter is not to be construed in any way as an offer to contract with your firm/institution. Your proposal could, however, form the basis for a contract between your company and UNESCO.

You are requested to acknowledge the receipt of this letter and to indicate whether or not you will be submitting a proposal. For this purpose, and for any requests for clarification, please contact Tala Khalifeh at [email protected]

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