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CALL FOR PARTNERSHIPS (CFP)

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Not-for-Profit Institutions

Ref: STEPCam/C3/PTTCs/Maths/PRESET

(Please quote this UNESCO reference in all correspondence)

Date:  24 September 2020

Closing date: Friday, 16 October 2020 (17.00.00 GMT+0700 SE Asia Standard Time)

Inquiries via email to: Ilaria Vanzin i.vanzin@unesco.org (technical aspect), or Jahan, Nusrat n.jahan@unesco.org or k.kouy@unesco.org (administrative & financial aspects)

I. BACKGOUND/OBJECTIVE

The United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Science and Culture. UNESCO’s programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Agenda 2030 adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. This Call for Partnerships (CFP) for Implementation Partners relates to the UNESCO project:

Strengthening Teacher Education Programmes in Cambodia (STEPCam)

[Brief description of the programme/ project]

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), under the Framework of the National Strategic Development Plan, developed the Education Strategic Plan (ESP) 2019-2023 with the ambition to develop human capital to lead Cambodia’s transformation to an upper-middle income country by 2030. To achieve these national goals, the Teacher Policy Action Plan (TPAP) was formulated aiming at providing clear direction for systematic reform and implementation of teacher policies, including concrete programmes, activities, timelines, expected outcomes, and projected budget for implementation.

The GPE3 grant for Cambodia consists of two parts: a ‘fixed part’ of US$14.4 million managed and co-funded by UNESCO as the Grant Agent, and a ‘variable part’ of US$6.2 million having UNICEF as the Grant Agent. The two parts of GPE3 will work in a complementary manner to achieve impactful results.

For the fixed part, under the leadership of the MoEYS and in consultation with the development partners, UNESCO formulated the Strengthening Teacher Education Programmes in Cambodia (STEPCam), for the period 2018 -2021, to institutionalize continuous professional development for teachers in Cambodia, as envisaged in the MoEYS CPD Policy.

The objective of the programme is to improve the quality of teaching to improve student learning, providing assistance at five levels: system, trainers, teachers, teaching and learning environment. STEPCam will (i) develop continuous professional development systems; (ii) support the government's efforts in enhancing competencies of in-service teachers, specifically those in early grades, as part of improving learning outcomes; (iii) upgrade qualification of trainers at Provincial Teacher Training Centres (PTTCs); and (iv) upgrade PTTCs infrastructure.

The third component of the programme is to upgrade PTTC teacher educators’ capacity and qualification through a Teacher Qualification Upgrade (TQU) programme equivalent to a Bachelor of Education and additional In-Service Teacher Education and Training (INSET). The INSET was informed by a Training Needs Assessment (TNA) conducted from late 2019 to early 2020 as a collaborative effort between the Teacher Training Department (TTD), Phnom Penh Teacher Education College (PTEC), and UNESCO Phnom Penh. It has been jointly decided that the additional INSET will initially focus on upgrading the PTTC teacher educators’ ICT competency and teaching methodology, raising their abilities to implement distance/e-learning. Teaching methodology for early-grade learning is a crucial part of initial teacher education at Provincial Teacher Training Centres to ensure that teacher trainees develop knowledge and skills required for them to become competent and effective teachers at primary schools after graduation. This directly responds to the strong emphasis on early grade literacy and numeracy by MoEYS.

Under Component 2, STEPCam and MoEYS have developed the Early Grade Teaching and Learning Materials Package (EG TLMP) on Maths Grades 1 and Grade 2, which was piloted in 2019/20 academic year and will be rolled out in 2021 academic year.

TTD has developed a new 12+2 Maths syllabus for Pre-service Teacher Education and Training (PRESET) at PTTCs. The new syllabus do not integrate the EG TLMP for Maths Grades 1& 2. UNESCO Phnom Penh seeks to engage an experienced organization/institution/NGO to support the MoEYS and UNESCO to convert the EG TLMP for Maths Grades 1&2 into a chapter to be integrated into the aforementioned syllabus and also include the Grade 3 to cover the entire spectrum of Early Grade Mathematics.

II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTED OUTPUTS/DEVERABLES:

A. Responsibilities

Under the leadership of the Teacher Training Department (TTD) of MoEYS and the technical working group, comprising but not limited to Phnom Penh Teacher Education College (PTEC), Primary Education Department (PED), the partner will:

1) develop a solid chapter on teaching Early Grade Maths (EGM), based on the existing MoEYS’s EG TLMP for Maths Grades 1 &2,  including the Grade 3 to cover the entire spectrum of early Grade Mathematics,  to be added to the Maths syllabus so that the Maths TLMP and the 12+2 PRESET at PTTCs are aligned;

3) contribute to develop the capacity of the National Master Trainers and PTTCs Maths teacher educators developing sounds and user friendly training packages, and

3) provide technical assistance during the roll out of the training to ensure quality standards are met, acting as mentors of the National Master Trainers while they lead the training for Maths teacher educators from 16 PTTCs on the new EGM chapter.

B. Output/Deliverables

• An inception report that describes the ToR outputs, and an accompanying work plan that provides the timeline of the required steps to undertake this assignment;
• One training materials package for National Master Trainers and one for PTTCs Maths Teacher Educators. The packages must include, but not be limited to the following:

• Detail agenda of the training
• Handout for participants
• Training guide
• A dedicated section/technical note on Formative assessment

• Training report of 10 National Master Trainers.
• Mentoring report and recommendations following the mentorship provided to the National Master trainers in training 50 Maths teacher educators at PTTCs on the new EGM chapter
• Report on effectiveness of EGM teaching at PTTCs provided by Maths teacher educators based on a series of field visits. The report should articulate the process and mechanisms to keep providing mentoring during an entire PTTCs academic year.
• Finalised EGM chapter to be integrated into the new 12+2 Maths syllabus for PRESET at PTTCs, reflecting training outcomes observed during field visits and monitoring.

III. ELIGIBILITY:

A UNESCO Implementation Partner is an entity with a not-for-profit status to which 91�鶹������Ʒ���� entrusted partially or fully with the implementation of programmes or projects specified in a signed document. Along with the assumption of full responsibility and accountability for the effective use of resources and the delivery of outputs as set forth in such a document.

Main features of a UNESCO Implementation Partners’ Agreement

The partner brings added value, including monetary or in-kind contribution, to the project/activity

The partner shares in the risks and rewards of the project/activity implementation and is responsible and account for delivering expected results

The partner is involved at each step of the process, from detailed work plan elaboration to project/activities evaluation.

The partnership will include aspects beyond the delivery of a service to include capacity-building elements with respect to the partner and/or beneficiary

The parameters that will determine whether an entity is eligible to be considered by UNESCO will be based on the UNESCO Partner Identification form - Annex 2

IV. PROPOSAL

Proposed Methodology, approach, Quality Assurance Plan and Implementation Plan

This section should demonstrate the entity’s response to the Terms of Reference by identifying the specific components proposed, how the outputs/deliverables shall be addressed, as specified; providing a detailed description of the essential performance characteristics proposed, Identifying the work/portions of the work that will be subcontracted.

Moreover, the proposal should demonstrate how the suggested methodology meets or exceeds the objective, expected outputs/deliverables and methodology set in TOR, while ensuring appropriateness of the approach to the local conditions and the rest of the project-operating environment. This methodology must be laid out in an implementation timetable and a quality assurance plan.

Management Structure and Resource (Key Personnel)

This section should include the comprehensive description of the management structure and information regarding required resources including:

• The curriculum vitae (CVs) of key personnel that will be assigned to support the implementation of the proposed methodology, and
• An explanation of how the qualifications of key personnel’s are relevant to areas in the TOR.

V. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND METHODOLOGY:

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. Sound technical proposal that includes innovative and replicable inclusion mechanisms to maximize the value transfer to the beneficiaries.
2. High impact interventions directly targeting and responding to the needs established in the TOR.
3. Size of budget requested commensurate with the organization’s proven administrative and financial management capacity.
4. Participatory monitoring and evaluation that will contribute to building a sense of ownership among the beneficiaries to promote the sustainability of the interventions.

VI. BUDGET SIZE AND DURATION:

The amount requested in the proposal should be commensurate with the organization’s administrative and financial management capabilities. In principle, project duration will not exceed 12 months.

Regarding the budget of the technical proposal of the partner, UNESCO retains the right to elaborate the work plan and negotiate the budget with the partners, prior to signing agreement, to ensure value of the money. Likewise, UNESCO will ensure that in accordance with its policies the selected Partner will be able to provided added value in terms of financial or in-kind contribution. The partner’s financial or in-kind contribution must be indicated in the budget proposal (amount and percentage). No overheads in terms of administrative or service fees are accepted (direct budgeting based on activities).

VII. SELECTION PROCESS:

UNESCO will review proposals through a five-step process; (i) determination of eligibility; (ii) technical review of eligible proposals; (iii) Cumulative scoring of Technical and Financial proposal and ranking of the eligible proposals; (vi) round of clarification (if necessary) and work plan elaboration with the highest-scoring proposal; and (v) Implementation Partners’ Agreement (IPA) signature.

VIII. SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Applicants shall bear all costs related to proposal preparation and submission

Applicants must submit their proposals in two envelopes (one for Technical one for Financial) to:

• UNESCO Phnom Penh Office: P.O Box 29, #38, Samdech Sothearos Blvd., Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
• Number of copies: 1

The following documents must be submitted in order for the submission to be considered:

1. Proposal documents (technical and financial, including project outline)
2. Partners’ Identification Form (duly filled in, with supporting documents[1])
3. Audited financial statements for the past two years (If available. If not please provide justification why not)
4. CD or flash drive with soft copy of the entire application dossier

Only one submission per organization is allowed. Once the application is completed and submitted, revised versions of proposal documents will not accepted.

Submission deadline

Proposals, with supporting documents, should be submitted by Friday, 16 October 2020 (17.00.00 GMT+0700 SE Asia Standard Time)

For additional questions about the Call for Proposals Guidelines or application forms, please e-mail i.vanzin@unesco.org

Note: UNESCO reserves the right not to fund any proposals arising from this Call for Partnerships.

Depending on the value and context of the implementation partners’ agreement, the final financial report must be audited by the External Auditor of the Partner. The audit requirement will be confirmed during work plan elaboration and contract finalization.

UNESCO may conduct on site reviews (“spot checks”), subject to such standards, scope, frequency and timing as decided by UNESCO. The Partner  shall provide its full and timely cooperation with any such spot checks, which shall include Partner’s obligation to make available its personnel and any relevant documentation and records for such purposes at reasonable times and on reasonable conditions and to grant to UNESCO access to Partner’s premises at reasonable times and on reasonable conditions.

Below is an estimated timeline for this Call for Partnerships:

24 September 2020: Call for Partnership Opens.

16 October 2020: Deadline for organizations to submit proposals under this call.

17 October – 8 November 2020: Assessment and selection process will take place

09 November 2020: Selected applicants will be notified.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

UNESCO requires that partners, bidders and their sub-contractors adhere to the highest standards of moral and ethical conduct during the implementation of the partnership agreement and do not engage in corrupt and fraudulent practices.

United Nation Agencies have adopted a zero tolerance policy on gifts and, therefore, it is of overriding importance that UNESCO staff should not be placed in position where their actions may constitute or could be reasonably perceived as reflecting favorable treatment of an individual or entity by accepting offers of gifts, hospitality or other similar favours. Partners are therefore requested not to send or offer gifts or hospitality to UNESCO Personnel.

UNESCO will:

1. Reject a proposal to award and agreement if it determines that a partner recommended for award has engaged in fraud and/or corruption in competing for the agreement in question.
2. Cancel or terminate an agreement if it determines that a partner has engaged in a fraud and/or corruption in competing for or in executing a UNESCO contract.
3. Declare a partner ineligible to become a “United Nations registered vendor”, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time, if it determines at any time that the partner has engaged in fraud and/or corruption in competing for or in executing a UNESCO agreement.

This Call for Partnerships is not to be construed in any way as an offer to contract with your organization. Your proposal could, however, form the basis for a contract between your organization and UNESCO.

You are requested to acknowledge the receipt of this Call for Partnership and to indicate whether or not you will be submitting a proposal. For this purpose, and for any requests for clarification, please contact Ilaria Vanzin at i.vanzin@unesco.org

For and on behalf of UNESCO

Education / Phnom Penh

Ilaria Vanzin, STEPCam Programme Manager

IX. ANNEXES:

Annex 1 -

Annex 2 -

Annex 3 -

Annex 4 -  

[1] Supporting document is required such as annual report, organizational strategic plan, organizational policy for governance structure, financial management, and others. These supporting documents could be submitted in soft copy.