Consultancy to Develop the Disability Accessibility and Mainstreaming Guidelines for TVETs in Kenya at Girl Child Network

Main Objective of the Consultancy.

To develop Disability Accessibility and Mainstreaming Guidelines for TVETs.

Scope of the Work

• Development of Disability Accessibility and Mainstreaming Guidelines

The Guidelines will have 2 Standards

• Standard 1: Bare minimum standards for the registration of TVETs. These standards should help to support the TVETA when making the decision on whether or not an institution that has applied to be registered as a TVET in Kenya meets the bare minimum standards on reasonable accommodations.
• Standard 2: standards on how to promote inclusion and mainstreaming of trainers and trainees with disabilities and other learners from diverse backgrounds. The standards should cover the physical environment, human resources, teaching, and learning resources, teaching pedagogies, and social interaction between and among trainees, staff, and non-teaching staff among others.

Once these Guidelines are approved by TVETA, CBM, TVETA, NO One Out, and other partners, 1,500 copies will be printed and distributed to 8 project TVETs.

• The consultant will be expected to train 11 managers of the Disability Mainstreaming Committee, who are in charge of Guidelines management and implementation in TVETs. The training will last six days and will take place in Nairobi. The Committee will be responsible for updating TVETA staff who will disseminate the new guidelines through training to TVET managers and administrators in 15 different counties (Nairobi, Embu, Busia, Kitui, Machakos, Nyamira, Homa Bay, Elgeyo Marakwet, Transnzoia, Kiambu, Muranga, Kilifi, Kwale, Taita Taveta, Makueni) in the country over the 3 years.
• The Consultant will also conduct the training for managers, teachers and staff of the 8-project target vocational training institutions in Nairobi County on the new disability mainstreaming guidelines, which will be attended by two members from each project target TVET.

Expected Deliverables

• 1 Disability and Accessibility Mainstreaming Guideline developed
• Data and statistics on disability within TVETs in Kenya and Nairobi County (statistics/data on employment rate disaggregated by disability among other statistics).
• 11 DMC members trained on the new Guidelines (training report produced)
• Managers, teachers, and staff of 8 project TVETs trained on the new Guidelines (report produced)

Methodology

The following methodologies will be used alongside others that may be recommended by the consultant;

• Desk review
• Physical Observations of the TVETs Ecosystem
• Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with TVETA, TVETs managers and DPOs
• Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with trainees

Timeframe.

• This assignment is expected to run for a period of 15 working days upon award of the contract:
• 15days for development of the policy inclusive of 6 days of DMC co-participation for approval.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in, Technology Education, Special Needs Education, (Secondary Option), Childhood Special Education or social science field, with specification courses in Inclusion, Inclusive Education and research methods.
• Holders of Master’s Degree will be added advantage

Evaluation

• The expression of interests will be evaluated based on set criteria, as well as on the basis of competitiveness and value for money.

NB: Those that have undertaken a similar assignment will have an added advantage.