Deadline: 28-Jan-25
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok) is seeking a contractor to organize activities under the project ‘Bringing Living Heritage to Classroom in Asia-Pacific’ which will strengthen capacities of teachers, policymakers and other educational/cultural stakeholders in Thailand to support the integration of ICH in schools.
Assignment
- The contractor is requested to carry out the following tasks:
- Recruit and manage a team of expert facilitators on ICH and educational innovation as well as support staff who will facilitate the trainings and follow-up activities;
- Organize at least 2 Teacher’s Trainings on Bringing Living Heritage to the Classroom in province(s) in Southern Thailand, in consultation with UNESCO and the relevant educational agencies:
- The first training can be up to 5 days in duration and take place tentatively in April-May 2025,
- The second training can be up to 3 days in duration and take place tentatively in August-September 2025,
- The trainings shall be conducted in Thai and English with translation services where applicable;
- Identify up to 50 participants, consisting of teachers from schools, community learning centres and educational organizations in Thailand (and, if possible, Malaysia) from primary to upper secondary level;
- Provide mentoring to the pilot schools that will be testing the lesson plans and pedagogical approaches taught during the training;
- Develop and disseminate teaching and communication materials, including work sheets, proceedings, recordings of activities, social media and news coverage.
Deliverables and Timeframe
- By 15 March 2025, the contractor will submit the final workplan, the list of experts and staff involved in the trainings, and the tentative agenda of the Teacher’s Trainings on Bringing Living Heritage to the Classroom in Southern Thailand;
- By 15 July 2025, the contractor will submit the results from the first training workshop and list of schools that are testing lesson plans developed by the participating teachers;
- By 31 October 2025, the contractor will submit the final report and related teaching and communication materials distributed over the course of the project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Required qualification, experience and competencies
- Over 5 years of professional experience in conducting training for teachers in Thailand and/or Malaysia;
- Have a roster of allied professionals in fields related to global citizenship and urban citizenship education and living heritage in education, who can be called upon to lead the planned activities.
- Desirable qualification, experience and competencies
- Long-term experience in lesson plan development for primary and/or secondary education;
- Familiarity with UNESCO’s work related to the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage;
- Familiarity with the concept and principles in achieving sustainable development goals, especially in aspects of education, equality, sustainable cities and communities, decent work and economic growth.
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