South Sudan: Teacher Trainer in Maban County, Upper Nile State

Background information

The Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service (LWF/DWS) South Sudan Programme was established in 2009 and strives to provide humanitarian assistance (emergency/relief, rehabilitation and development work) to refugees and other vulnerable communities to enable them meet their basic human rights and needs in line with its vision and mission statements, and core values. The activities of LWF include education, child protection, food security, WASH, emergency and capacity building of local authorities and community members. The above activities fall under LWF’s two broad thematic areas of:

1. Emergency Response and Disaster Risk Management.
2. Sustainable livelihoods which include (Food Security, Education and Water/Sanitation) sectors.

LWF/DWS South Sudan Programme has been implementing the education activities in Yussif Batil, Gendrassa and Kaya Refugee camps, Maban Country, Upper Nile State under five projects;

One of the strategic objectives for LWF South Sudan is to increase access to education and improve quality of learning for children and adults in Upper Nile State. This is expected to result in an improved teaching and learning environment and increased enrolment and retention rates and hence reduced dropout rates in the target schools. Training of teachers is one of the factors that contribute greatly in improving the quality of teaching and learning. LWF runs 15 Primary Schools across Yussif Batil, Gendrassa and Kaya refugee camps and has just started to run one Secondary School between Yussif Batil and Gendrassa. With funding from SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency), LWF/DWS seeks to train all secondary teachers (9) on curriculum content, teaching methodology, psychosocial support, life skills, child rights and positive disciplining and 60 primary school teachers on the same topics.

Goal

To familiarise the participants with the MoEST Primary and Secondary curricula and equip the participants with the modern pedagogical teaching and learning methods employed when teaching in the classroom to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

Attendees:

• 33 primary teachers and 1 LWF staff from Yussif Batil
• 27 primary teachers and 1 LWF staff from Kaya Refugee Camps
• 8 secondary school teachers, 1 secondary school headteacher and 1 LWF staff from ‘Gentil’ Secondary School

Total 72 participants

The specific objectives

By the end of the training, participants should be able to;

1. Know the role of a teacher in and out of the class
2. Explain factors to constitute effective learning
3. Understand the primary or secondary syllabus and be able to use its content
4. Be able to use pedagogical techniques, including active learning methods, and child centred and teacher centred approaches
5. Draw schemes of work and lesson plans for the primary or secondary curriculum
6. Develop primary and secondary learning and teaching aids
7. Monitor and assess the progress of primary and secondary learners
8. Understand the term positive disciplining, uses positive disciplining methods in the classroom and can demonstrate classroom management techniques
9. Be able to identify and provide psychosocial support to individual students and within the classroom.
10. Ensure that child rights, life skills and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming are integrated into the teaching and learning experience

Training structure & methodology

The training will be undertaken in three shifts to cater for the number of participants and difference between the primary and secondary teachers. One workshop will be for Yusuf Batil for 5 days, one in Kaya for five days and one at Gentil Secondary School for five days.

The methodologies employed will include presentations, group discussions, brainstorming, micro teaching, simulation and role play.

The consultant should share and discuss the training manual with the Education Coordinator in Maban ahead of the training. Ideally, the training would be conducted in English for primary school teachers and complemented in Arabic; an interpreter from one of the staff can be made available if required due to the proficiency level of some teachers in English. The training should be simplified to the level of the teachers and must be practical and realistic for the emergency situation in the camps. The secondary school training should be conducted in English and Arabic due to the school running both English and Arabic secondary curriculums based on the learners previous schooling experience.

Work Plan and Time Frame

The time frame for this consultancy will 19 days only distributed as follows:

Activity

Number of days

• Training materials development. 1
• Travel to Maban and preparation for the training 1
• Actual training of the participants – Yussif Batil Camp (primary teachers) 5
• Actual training of the participants – Kaya Camp (primary teachers) 5
• Actual training of the participants from Gentil School (secondary teachers) 5
• Report writing and submission 2

Total number of days 19

****Deliverables:****

• Training materials developed detailing all the content to be covered.
• Training schedule/timetable developed and shared with LWF field office.
• Detailed training report produced showing achievements, challenges, and follow up recommendations.

Equipment and supplies:

• LWF Maban will provide logistical support (vehicle, office space) as required and within their means.
• All training material and supplies will be made available by LWF.
• The consultant will be expected to share ahead of time any materials that LWF needs to provide for the training (within reason).

Responsibility

The trainer will have the overall responsibility of handling the training process from the start to the end of the process. His / her responsibilities will include:

• Development of training materials based on the ToR developed
• Draft training schedule detailing each session in the schedule
• Training report production and submission within the scheduled time
• Prepare and conduct a baseline / pre-test and post-test to compare participants knowledge and experience of teaching methodologies, curriculum content and psychosocial support mechanisms prior to and on completion of the training
• Complete appropriate documentation when participants successfully complete the training (certificates)
• Work with the Education Team to identify ways of critically assessing ALP teachers performance
• Ensure that the training sessions are held on time and always keep a respectful attitude
• Ensure the validity of his / hers travelling documents

On its part, LWF will be responsible for the transport and accommodation of the trainer while in the field conducting the training and for one return flight from Juba to Maban.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Education with post graduate in Education from a recognised institution
• Clear understanding of the Primary (English pattern) and Secondary (Arabic and English pattern) South Sudan Curriculum.
• Experience of psychosocial support, life skills, child rights and positive disciplining training.
• Professional experience with Education in Emergencies especially in refugee contexts in South Sudan
• Previous experience of trainings especially in refugee camp settings.
• Knowledge on the South Sudan Contextualised Minimum Standards of Education in Emergencies
• Demonstrated professional experience in NGO staff trainings and workshops.
• Knowledge or experience of LWF/DWS operations would be an added advantage
• Excellent facilitation, communication and writing skills
• Proficiency in oral and written English (knowledge of Arabic is an added advantage).

The consultant is expected to maintain the highest possible professional and personal standards and will be required to adhere to the LWF/DWS Code of Conduct. In particular, he/she will ensure the honesty and respect the dignity of the persons with whom they interact. Information and documentation shared in the course of the assignment may not be used for any other purpose without the express permission of the country representative of LWF in South Sudan.

Candidates interested in the position will be expected to provide the following documentation:

• Detailed technical proposal in response to ToR, with specific focus addressing the scope of training and methodology to be used
• Initial work plan based on methodology outlined, and availability of applicant
• Company profile or CV including a minimum of 3 references plus the CV(s) of associate if any
• Detailed budget proposal breakdown based on expected daily rates and initial work plan

Interested and eligible applicants can send copies of their CVs, testimonials, technical proposal and financial proposal and copies of two recent and relevant evaluations work carried out by the applicant before the 7^th November October 2014(s) to:

TO:

Human Resources Coordinator
LWF South Sudan
Email: HR.lwfss@yahoo.com

And

Team Leader, Upper Nile State
LWF South Sudan
Email: proz2.ssd@lwfdws.org