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IMPROVED TVET FOR EMPLOYMENT PROJECT

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

 

The Improved TVET for Employment Project is a pillar investment project by the Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG). The project will be funded by the Asian Development Bank, Government of PNG and Government of Australia through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.The project intends to strengthen PNG’s Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sub-sector in line with the recent reform in the Higher and Technical Education sector.

 

Key project activities include strengthening the capacity and management of 10 TVET colleges, providing high-quality TVET teacher training, developing a curriculum for demand-driven TVET programs, upgrading teaching facilities at TVET colleges to be gender responsive to increase female students access to TVET, and strengthening national TVET. The project will focus on building competencies and skills currently lacking in Construction Trades and Agriculture sector.

 

This project will be implemented in the following 10 TVET Colleges: Port Moresby Technical College, Kiunga TVET Centre, Highlands Agriculture College, Mt. Hagen Technical College, Don Bosco Technical College (Simbu), Goroka Technical College, Madang Technical College, National Polytechnic Institute (Lae), West New Britain Technical College and Bougainville Technical College.

 

GoPNG - through the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST) as the lead implementing agency is inviting suitable candidates to submit Expressions of Interest for the following:

 

Position

Terms of Reference

Project Manager

 https://selfservice.adb.org/OA_HTML/adb/xxcrs/jsp/ADBCsrnFwd.jsp?sel=185049

National Financial Accounting and Management Officer

 https://selfservice.adb.org/OA_HTML/adb/xxcrs/jsp/ADBCsrnFwd.jsp?sel=185053

National Gender and Social Safeguards Officer 

 https://selfservice.adb.org/OA_HTML/adb/xxcrs/jsp/ADBCsrnFwd.jsp?sel=185055

National Monitoring and Evaluation Officer 

  https://selfservice.adb.org/OA_HTML/adb/xxcrs/jsp/ADBCsrnFwd.jsp?sel=185142

National Environmental Safeguards Officer

 https://selfservice.adb.org/OA_HTML/adb/xxcrs/jsp/ADBCsrnFwd.jsp?sel=185143

National Communications and Community Support Officer

 https://selfservice.adb.org/OA_HTML/adb/xxcrs/jsp/ADBCsrnFwd.jsp?sel=185144

 

For more information on these positions please refer to the links provided. You may send your queries to Jennifer Kinandi, Sector Funding Division, DHERST (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Ninebeth Carandang, Principal Social Development Specialist, ADB (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and/or Kim Nava, Project Analyst, ADB (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).

Deadline for submitting Expression of Interest is extended to Thursday 16th February 2023 at 11:59pm (Manila Local Time)

 

Authorised by 

Dr. Francis. Hualupmomi

Acting Secretary - DHERST