Quality Assurance Department

Ministry of Education

Republic of Maldives

Announcement No: (IUL)461-AS/1/2017/11 

Request for Expressions of Interest (Individual Consultant)

The development of a quality assurance framework, named as the School Improvement, Quality Assurance & Accountability Framework (SIQAAF or SIQAA Framework) has been one of the most important and innovative policy initiatives in the Maldivian school system with the focus on improving and ensuring school quality. The Child-friendly Baraabaru School (CFBS) quality indicators was developed as an evaluative tool for addressing all key quality dimensions in the schools (MoE, 2010).

The SIQAA framework will support the Ministry of Education, the Maldivian schools and their communities to identify and implement a shared vision for school improvement to create successful schools.  All schools can use the SIQAA Framework to improve their performance by engaging the school community and their peers in a cycle of performance feedback that includes performance planning, self-evaluation, review, and performance reporting.

The implementation of the new framework will take a phased approach where selected schools will start piloting the arrangements in early 2018. However, an implementation policy and operationalization plan is required to enable consistent implementation across all schools.

Thus, the Quality Assurance Department (QAD) seeks a specialist/ local individual consultant for revising the school improvement, quality assurance & accountability framework and for the development of an implementation policy and operationalization plan.

The EOI requested by Ministry’s Advertisement No. (IUL)461-AS/1/2017/10 dated 20^th July 2017 has been cancelled due to insufficient number of complete bids, thus Quality Assurance Department re-invites eligible consults to submit proposals according to the TOR. The detail term of reference for the consultancy is available to download directly from this announcement.

Interested eligible Individual Consultants are invited to an information session (non-compulsory) to be held on 10^th August 2017, 11:30am at G.Edhuruhiyaa 9^th Floor. However, please note that Expression of Interest is NOT LIMITED to the individuals who attend the information session.

Proposals must be submitted in sealed envelopes to the address below on 15^th August 2017 at 1100 hours local time. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders or representatives at the address below on 15^th August 2017 at 1300 hours.    

Address: Quality Assurance Department

9^th Floor

G.Edhuru Hiyaa

Falhumathee Magu, K.Male’, Maldives

Note: Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the government financial policies and UNICEF guidelines. Interested individuals may obtain further information on request by writing to: [email protected] or via telephone: 3341158

7^th August 2017