with NGO Education Partnership
NGO Education Partnership (NEP) envisions inclusive and high quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all the people in Cambodia. NEP is a membership organisation with 70 membership organisations (Local NGOs and International NGOs). NEP promotes positive partnership and collaboration among members and development partners in the education sector in Cambodia. The coalition's mandate includes support for community-led assessments and research, monitoring of sub-national and national policy, joint advocacy, and engagement of actors working in vocational training, non-formal education, inclusive education, equivalency programs, and life skills. It also includes coordination and communications with CSOs, development partners, and other stakeholders in the education sector.
Additionally, NEP is also a permanent secretariat of 6 thematic working groups including Network on Early Childhood Care and Development (NECCD), Primary Education Sub-Sector Working Group (PE-SSWG), Sub-Working Group on School Reform (SWG-SR), Working Group Education and Disabilities (WGED), Sub-Working Group on Teacher Capacity Development (SWG-TCD), Sub-Working Group on Non-Formal Education (SWG-NFE) holding accountable for activities’ coordination and financial management.
Funded by BMZ through DVV International under the project named, Support of adult education in Cambodia, NEP will develop one policy brief on Lifelong Learning (LLL) Policy implementation in the modality of non-formal learning and adult learning through consultation with development partners, CSOs, private sector on best practices, challenges and offer recommendation to decision makers/ policy makers.
Context
The objective of this assignment is to create a comprehensive policy brief focusing on Lifelong Learning (LLL) policy implementation. The policy brief aims to identify effective interventions and assess their impact on enhancing LLL policy through knowledge management, resource mobilization, and support mechanisms. It seeks to inform key decision-makers and policymakers about LLL practices at the local, sub-national, and national levels.
The policy brief will involve the following key components:
By synthesizing information and insights from various sources, the policy brief will provide valuable insights into the state of LLL policy implementation and offer actionable recommendations to improve its outcomes.
Methodology/Scope of Work
The consultant is to propose a methodology for gathering Lifelong Learning (LLL) information and outlining a plan for developing the policy brief.
The policy brief will gather all actual implementation of the lifelong learning centre both run by government or NGO and the consultant will analyze the gap between implementation and policy.
The policy recommendations should be developed in response to the gaps and challenges of LLL policy implementation and based on the good practices.
Work schedule/ timeframe and deliverables
The policy brief development (5 days of assignment) will run for 4 weeks including information gathering using mixed qualitative methods: desk review; online or face-to-face in-depth interviews or focus group discussions.
The submission package should be organized as follows:
CVs and Cover Letter
Assignment Proposal includes:
How to Apply
Interested individuals, teams, and firms are requested to send CVs and Cover Letter along with assignment proposal (3-4 pages only) to email provided in the contact details.
The application deadline is May 20, 2024