Deadline: 29-Nov-21
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Project: “Modernization of the Vocational Education and Training System (VET) Related to Agriculture in Georgia – Phase II” is announcing call to identify prospective partners with the project ideas contributing to the project’s overall objective to support initiatives that propose cooperation, and deliver a demonstrable positive impact for supporting Innovation in Agricultural and Rural Economy Professions Related to Vocational Education and Training.
The UNDP/Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC) collaboration on VET and Agricultural Extension (AE) started in 2008. Support was provided for effective policymaking, developing capacities of VET service providers, and improving the quality of VET and AE services. The support aimed to increase (self) employability of VET graduates and the effectiveness of self-employed farmers.
Purpose
- The purpose of the call is to identify prospective project ideas contributing to the project’s overall objective to support full scale projects’ proposals around these initiatives. The priority will be given to those which propose partnerships, and deliver a demonstrable positive impact for supporting innovative practices in vocational education and training.
- Following the selection of the best project ideas, the successful applicants with the best project ideas will be selected by the UNDP project to form the quality partnership and co-design comprehensive project proposals for the future implementation.
- As a project partner, selected applicants are expected to provide inputs in the UNDP project planning and design and be actively involved in its implementation. UNDP does not take obligation of funding all the selected winner project ideas.
Priorities
Priority will be given to the initiatives that propose:
- Support the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and its system in the reform implementation
- Support Raising Quality of VET Provision (centres of excellence, supply of qualified teachers and instructors, quality assurance, etc.)
- Support Agriculture Knowledge and Information System (AKIS) development
- Support the Rural, Green and Climate Smart Skills Development and Knowledge Transfer
Eligibility Criteria
- Project ideas are expected to be submitted by the local and international non-governmental organizations, public and academic institutions that possess at least 5 years’ experience and the administrative, financial, and technical capacity to implement a project in line with the objectives as well as might bring a meaningful contribution to the project objectives. Good track record of working with donors in the past will be an asset.
- The organizations must be legally registered entities in their country of operation, and the organization and its performance indicators must be in good financial standing. International organizations may apply if the project idea benefits Georgia. Successful applicants must be prepared to be true partners, they will not be beneficiaries or recipients of support, but rather entities that can truly share both the risk and reward of the activity. Project ideas envisaging cooperation with private sector (employers) are welcome.
- They look for innovative, strategic, creative, targeted actions with high potential of capacity building and those that propose a clear vision of change, sustainability, multiplier effect, local ownership.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=85433