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GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE (TESTING NOTICE!!!!!)
THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION
DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT of TEACHER and EDUCATION PERSONNEL (PMPTK)
Better Education Through ReformedManagement and Universal Teacher Upgrading Project (BERMUTU)
Financing Agreement Credit No. 4349-IND; Loan Agreement No: 7476-IND;and
Dutch Grant Agreement TF No. 090794
The Directorate General for Quality Improvement of Teacher andEducation Personnel (PMPTK) of MoNE has received financing in the amount of US $ 138,000,000 equivalent from the World Banktowards the cost of the Better Education Through Reformed Management and Universal TeacherUpgrading Project (BERMUTU), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consulting services to be procuredunder this project. This project will bejointly financed by the Netherlands Trust Funds. The project will include the following components:
. This component willaddress the quality of teachers enteringthe profession will be upgraded through the development of an accreditation process to ensure that the curricula of teachertraining institutions are revised in line with international best practice. Teachers continuing in the profession will beprovidedwith greater access to in-service training through the expansion of the Open University and LPTK offerings of courses and modulesin an improved and multi-media format. The technical assistance will be provided to facilitate the development of accreditationinstruments and a strategic plan for the accreditation process.
This component will support the quality ofteachers' improvement through the implementation at the local level of the teacher classroom assessment and professionaldevelopment elements of the teacher certification process. The technical assistance will be provided : (i) for the development andestablishment of mechanism for the recognition of the prior learning of teachers, including eligibility examinations; (ii) for thedevelopment of subject-based and management-based learning modules elementary and junior secondary teachers, principals andsupervisors; (iii) for the establishment of school-based teacher induction programs forbeginning teachers and aperformance assessment reporting process by the principal at the end of the teachers' probationaryyear
This component will support the developmentof a comprehensive and integrated framework to sustain and continually enhance the quality and accountability of teachers afterthey are certified. Provision of technical assistance to carry out the following activities : (i) review and, to the extent possible, reform existing policies,procedures and instruments relating to performance appraisal for progression and promotion; (ii) link incentives to performance andcareer advancement; and (iii) improve lines of accountability between managers (principals/supervisors) and teachers
This component will support: (i) thedevelopment of an improved teacher database; (ii) monitoring and evaluation studies of teacher performance, rapid assessments ofBERMUTU implementation, and an evaluation of BERMUTU's impact on LPTK students, on teacher performance, and on student achievementin basic education; and (iii) program coordination.
The technical assistance will be provided to : (i) e stablish a monitoring system for the certification of teachersand the implementation of the Grants programs under component 1 and 2 of theProject,improvement of the existing teacher monitoring system, and development of a monitoring system for time-on-task and teaching methodsapplied in classrooms; (ii) carry out of evaluation studies to measure the effect of theProject-financed activities on teacher feedback regarding the process of teacher certification and Project implementation; and(iii) assist districts in facilitating and ensuring the quality of Working Group programs as part ofProject management, coordination and monitoring supports; and to strengthen the PCU's and the implementing units' capacity inprocurement and financial management.
Consulting services financed by the loan, credit and grant will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004 , revised October 2006 .
Request for expression of interest for large-value consultants' contractswill be announced, as they become available, in Development Business Online and DgMarket, and in National newspapers, for the following contracts packages:
Ref No:
Description ofAssignment
SelectionMethod
Objective ofservices
Expected proposalssubmission
1
TA Accreditation, Teacher Upgrading models &induction program QCBS TA for support-ing comp 1, 2.1 and 2.4 September8th , 2008 2
TA #Supporting LPMPs to empower districts in facilitating and monitoring the quality of working groups program -- Western part ofIndonesia QCBS TA for support-ing comp.2.2 and 2.3 September 8th , 2008 3
TA #Supporting LPMPs to empower districts in facilitating and monitoring the quality of working groups program -- Western part ofIndonesia QCBS TA for support-ing comp.2.2 and 2.3 September 8th , 2008 4
Development ofpolicies, processes and instrument relating to teacherprogression and promotion . QCBS TA for support-ing comp.3 September 8th , 2008 5
IT firm tosupport MoNE to improve online inputting and retrieving ofdata QCBS TA for support-ing comp.4 September 8th , 2008 6
TA to supportthe strengthening structures for teacher improvement atthe local level QCBS TA for support-ing comp.2.2 September 8th , 2008 7
TA - Baselinesurvey andimpact for the output-outcome & evaluation of KKG/MGMP Grant s and Certification QCBS TA for support-ing comp.4 September 8th , 2008 8
TA for Financial Management QCBS TA for support-ing comp.4 September 8th , 2008 9
TA-Establishment of Monitoring and Evaluation system for BERMUTU QCBS TA for support-ing comp.4 September 8th , 2008
Interested consultants who wish to receive a copy of the advertisementrequesting expressions of interest for the above packages, or those requiring additional information, should contact the addressbelow. Directorate of Training Development
Attn. Poppy Dewi Puspitawati
Komplek Perkantoran Depdiknas
Gedung D Lt. 15
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman-Senayan
Jakarta
Tel: +62-21-579 74129 / 57 9 4 131
Fax: +62-21-579 74129
E-mail: bermutu _ diknas@yahoo.com
