REPUBLIC
OF RWANDA
OF RWANDA
RWANDA
EDUCATION BOARD (REB) P.O. Box 3817 KIGALI
EDUCATION BOARD (REB) P.O. Box 3817 KIGALI
RFP/RWAA/2012/003
RE-ADVERTISEMENT:
INSTITUTIONAL CONSULTANCY ON CURRICULUM REVIEW TO SUPPORT RWANDA EDUCATION
BOARD (REB)
INSTITUTIONAL CONSULTANCY ON CURRICULUM REVIEW TO SUPPORT RWANDA EDUCATION
BOARD (REB)
RWANDA
EDUCATION BOARD: CURRICULUM 2020 Rwanda Education Board (REB) with financial
support from UNICEF and other donors is embarking on a comprehensive process of
Curriculum Review. This is a re-advertisement to invite interested institutions
/ consultancy firms to submit proposals to support the comprehensive review and
development of the Primary and Secondary School Curriculum in Rwanda
(Curriculum 2020)
EDUCATION BOARD: CURRICULUM 2020 Rwanda Education Board (REB) with financial
support from UNICEF and other donors is embarking on a comprehensive process of
Curriculum Review. This is a re-advertisement to invite interested institutions
/ consultancy firms to submit proposals to support the comprehensive review and
development of the Primary and Secondary School Curriculum in Rwanda
(Curriculum 2020)
Background:
One
of the priorities in the Education sector in Rwanda is ensuring that education
quality continues to improve through closer integration of curriculum
development, quality assurance and assessment, improved textbook distribution,
and improved teaching and learning among others is emphasized. The Ministry of
Education in Rwanda has plans to review the programmes and teaching methods in
order to equip the population with knowledge, skills and attitudes to support
the country’s development. Rwanda Education Board (REB) the implementing arm of
the Ministry of Education has identified a comprehensive review and development
of the curriculum, as a goal to be achieved within its business plan. It is
envisaged that a revised curriculum will propel Rwanda to the economic
development it desires. The intent is to have the new curriculum in place and
ready for use by 2016 as the country moves towards the achievement of VISION
2020.
of the priorities in the Education sector in Rwanda is ensuring that education
quality continues to improve through closer integration of curriculum
development, quality assurance and assessment, improved textbook distribution,
and improved teaching and learning among others is emphasized. The Ministry of
Education in Rwanda has plans to review the programmes and teaching methods in
order to equip the population with knowledge, skills and attitudes to support
the country’s development. Rwanda Education Board (REB) the implementing arm of
the Ministry of Education has identified a comprehensive review and development
of the curriculum, as a goal to be achieved within its business plan. It is
envisaged that a revised curriculum will propel Rwanda to the economic
development it desires. The intent is to have the new curriculum in place and
ready for use by 2016 as the country moves towards the achievement of VISION
2020.
Aim
of the consultancy
of the consultancy
The
Rwanda Curriculum requires an overhaul to meet the demands of the country’s
vision and the dynamic global skills market demands. A systematic approach to
reviewing the efficacy of each component of the curriculum within a time frame
is needed in order to stay up-to-date and therefore, to provide the Rwandan
learners with a competitive edge in the world economy and a solid foundation in
the development of a knowledge-based and technology-led economy. Ultimately the
new curriculum should be skills based and competency-based.The Overall
objective is to conduct a systematic and comprehensive review and update of the
Rwanda national curriculum from Pre ?primary to Senior Six with an objective of
creating a body of essential knowledge, values and skills that all Rwandan
children should learn. The revised curriculum should give the nation confidence
that learners are acquiring the necessary skills and competencies at every
level of study to make appropriate progress.
Rwanda Curriculum requires an overhaul to meet the demands of the country’s
vision and the dynamic global skills market demands. A systematic approach to
reviewing the efficacy of each component of the curriculum within a time frame
is needed in order to stay up-to-date and therefore, to provide the Rwandan
learners with a competitive edge in the world economy and a solid foundation in
the development of a knowledge-based and technology-led economy. Ultimately the
new curriculum should be skills based and competency-based.The Overall
objective is to conduct a systematic and comprehensive review and update of the
Rwanda national curriculum from Pre ?primary to Senior Six with an objective of
creating a body of essential knowledge, values and skills that all Rwandan
children should learn. The revised curriculum should give the nation confidence
that learners are acquiring the necessary skills and competencies at every
level of study to make appropriate progress.
Specifically
objectives of the review will include:
objectives of the review will include:
- To
review and put in place a Rwandan National Skills and Competency ?Based
Curriculum that acts as a benchmark for all schools and provides young
people with the knowledge, values and skills they need to move confidently
and successfully through their education, taking into account the needs of
different groups including the most able and pupils with special
educational needs and disabilities
- To
design a skills and competency-based curriculum that is relevant to the
labour market of the country, the region and globally, ensuring that the
content of our National Curriculum compares favourably with some of the
best curricula in the developing world especially, reflecting the best
collective wisdom there is about how children learn and what they should
know. - To
identify appropriate requirements for learner attainment that measure up
to those performing highest in and around the world. - To
enable parents to contribute to, and understand what their children should
be learning throughout their school career and therefore to support their
children’s education
Scope
of the Task and Duration
of the Task and Duration
The
process of the review exercise is expected to be completed within 36 months and
will be done in phases as detailed below:
process of the review exercise is expected to be completed within 36 months and
will be done in phases as detailed below:
a)Phase
I: Planning for and conducting a study / research and evaluation into the
strength and weaknesses of existing curriculum and subject syllabuses and draw
out recommendations to guide the definition of the skills and competencies for
the new curriculum. This study should draw heavily from existing theoretical
perspectives, or schools of thought of curriculum planning and development,
highlighting related literature, and evidence-based case studies, with merits
and demerits of various curriculum planning and development models, and their
varying levels of success, applicability and replicability from different
contexts. The contemporary debates around cyclical curriculum models, linear
curriculum models, and objective based curriculum models, subject based
curriculum models, thematic based curriculum models, electrical models, and
other post-modern curriculum models need to be explored in relative detail. The
evidence based conclusions of this study should in turn be able to inform
choice and decision making of Rwanda Education Board, leading to a National
Consultative Process on the nature and desired characteristics of the revised
curriculum involving all stakeholders. The national conference involving all stakeholders
will be aimed at debating and refining the suggestions comments and
recommendations of the research report, and coming up with a Rwandan curriculum
development model which will propel the country into a middle income economy by
2020.
I: Planning for and conducting a study / research and evaluation into the
strength and weaknesses of existing curriculum and subject syllabuses and draw
out recommendations to guide the definition of the skills and competencies for
the new curriculum. This study should draw heavily from existing theoretical
perspectives, or schools of thought of curriculum planning and development,
highlighting related literature, and evidence-based case studies, with merits
and demerits of various curriculum planning and development models, and their
varying levels of success, applicability and replicability from different
contexts. The contemporary debates around cyclical curriculum models, linear
curriculum models, and objective based curriculum models, subject based
curriculum models, thematic based curriculum models, electrical models, and
other post-modern curriculum models need to be explored in relative detail. The
evidence based conclusions of this study should in turn be able to inform
choice and decision making of Rwanda Education Board, leading to a National
Consultative Process on the nature and desired characteristics of the revised
curriculum involving all stakeholders. The national conference involving all stakeholders
will be aimed at debating and refining the suggestions comments and
recommendations of the research report, and coming up with a Rwandan curriculum
development model which will propel the country into a middle income economy by
2020.
b)Phase
II: Planning for and holding a National Curriculum Conference (NCC) to
disseminate findings of the study on the strength and weaknesses of the
existing curriculum and to consult with stakeholders on proposed revised
learning objectives and outputs for the new curriculum.
II: Planning for and holding a National Curriculum Conference (NCC) to
disseminate findings of the study on the strength and weaknesses of the
existing curriculum and to consult with stakeholders on proposed revised
learning objectives and outputs for the new curriculum.
c)Phase
III: Development of a costed time tabled road map plotting the work to be
undertaken and the key deadlines to be achieved in delivering the revised
curriculum including processing the approval of the revised curriculum learning
objectives and out puts, the national curriculum framework, the required
desired methodologies and the key skills and competencies (completed by July
2013). This includes the consideration of the report by the relevant
authorities.
III: Development of a costed time tabled road map plotting the work to be
undertaken and the key deadlines to be achieved in delivering the revised
curriculum including processing the approval of the revised curriculum learning
objectives and out puts, the national curriculum framework, the required
desired methodologies and the key skills and competencies (completed by July
2013). This includes the consideration of the report by the relevant
authorities.
d)Phase
IV: Identification of capacity gaps of the curriculum experts and actual
training of the experts, with clear indication of the commencement of the
elaboration of the revised curriculum/syllabi (to start in August 2013).
IV: Identification of capacity gaps of the curriculum experts and actual
training of the experts, with clear indication of the commencement of the
elaboration of the revised curriculum/syllabi (to start in August 2013).
Qualifications
·
Prospective
consultants should be holders of at least a Master’s degree in Curriculum
Design, Planning and Development related fields of study.
Prospective
consultants should be holders of at least a Master’s degree in Curriculum
Design, Planning and Development related fields of study.
·
Extensive
previous experience of skills and competency based curriculum design,
implementation and review in primary and secondary education in developing countries
is an added advantage.
Extensive
previous experience of skills and competency based curriculum design,
implementation and review in primary and secondary education in developing countries
is an added advantage.
·
International
Consultant firms are required to partner with local Rwandan consultant (s) for
the purpose of this consultancy and for purposes of capacity building.
International
Consultant firms are required to partner with local Rwandan consultant (s) for
the purpose of this consultancy and for purposes of capacity building.
·
The
Rwanda Education Board (REB) reserves the right to reject
The
Rwanda Education Board (REB) reserves the right to reject
·
General
Education
General
Education
·
Qualifications
it deems irrelevant to the consultancy at any time of the consultancy process.
Qualifications
it deems irrelevant to the consultancy at any time of the consultancy process.
·
As
such the personnel submitted at the time of bidding should not change without
prior approval of Rwanda Education Board (REB).
As
such the personnel submitted at the time of bidding should not change without
prior approval of Rwanda Education Board (REB).
Deliverables:
1.
A
comprehensive report on the existing curriculum covering all aspects identified
in the outcomes with concrete recommendations to guide the review of the
curriculum.
A
comprehensive report on the existing curriculum covering all aspects identified
in the outcomes with concrete recommendations to guide the review of the
curriculum.
2.
A
conference report indicating concrete recommendations on curriculum to be
reviewed.
A
conference report indicating concrete recommendations on curriculum to be
reviewed.
3.
A
costed road map for the review process.
A
costed road map for the review process.
4.
An
approved National Skills and Competency-based Curriculum Frame work with
detailed curriculum learning objectives and outputs, the required/desired
methodologies and the key skills and competencies and approved recommendations
ready for use in the review exercise
An
approved National Skills and Competency-based Curriculum Frame work with
detailed curriculum learning objectives and outputs, the required/desired
methodologies and the key skills and competencies and approved recommendations
ready for use in the review exercise
5.
A
training plan and training of curriculum experts
A
training plan and training of curriculum experts
6.
Approved
skills and competency-based curricula and syllabi for all grade levels
Approved
skills and competency-based curricula and syllabi for all grade levels
7.
Overall
national teacher training plan and Training of Trainers for teacher
orientation.
Overall
national teacher training plan and Training of Trainers for teacher
orientation.
Reporting
and Management of the consultancy
and Management of the consultancy
The
consultancy will be managed by the Head of the Curricula and Pedagogical
Materials Development Department (CPMD). Reporting will be to the Director
General of Rwanda Education Board (REB) through the department of CPMD.
consultancy will be managed by the Head of the Curricula and Pedagogical
Materials Development Department (CPMD). Reporting will be to the Director
General of Rwanda Education Board (REB) through the department of CPMD.
How
to apply:
to apply:
- Submission:
The institutional consultancy to Support the comprehensive review and
development of the Primary and Secondary School Curriculum in Rwanda
(Curriculum 2020) will follow the following procedure:
1.SEALED Proposals should be sent to
Registry, tender box located at: UNICEF, Ebenezer House 1370 Boulevard de
l’Umuganda, Kacyiru, District of Gasabo, Kigali
Registry, tender box located at: UNICEF, Ebenezer House 1370 Boulevard de
l’Umuganda, Kacyiru, District of Gasabo, Kigali
2.Electronic submission of bidders
indicating ”Do not Open in Advance” on the Subject line should be sent to
e-mail at : kigali@unicef.org
indicating ”Do not Open in Advance” on the Subject line should be sent to
e-mail at : kigali@unicef.org
3.IMPORTANT ? ESSENTIAL INFORMATION The
reference RFP/RWAA/2012/003 must be shown on the envelope containing the
Technical Proposal and on the envelope containing the Price Proposal, as well
as on the outer packaging containing both envelopes. The interested bidders are
requested to collect the full Terms of Reference at the UNICEF reception or
send the email to bkayitankore@unicef.org and mmukangoga@unicef.org for the
electronic copy.
reference RFP/RWAA/2012/003 must be shown on the envelope containing the
Technical Proposal and on the envelope containing the Price Proposal, as well
as on the outer packaging containing both envelopes. The interested bidders are
requested to collect the full Terms of Reference at the UNICEF reception or
send the email to bkayitankore@unicef.org and mmukangoga@unicef.org for the
electronic copy.
- Deadline:
NOTE: This is a re-advertisement of the RPF/RWAA/2012/003 Advertised in
the Reliefweb and The New Times of Wednesday September 19, 2012. The new
deadline is November 5, 2012 at 10:00 hours, Kigali time (GMT+2). If you
already submitted your proposal you can review and re-submit otherwise all
bids will be opened after the new deadline of November 5, 2012. Proposals
received after the stipulated date and time will be invalidated. For any
inquiries on the education system in Rwanda contact the Director General Rwanda
Education Board on email; rutaisirejg@yahoo.com, or Deputy DG ? CPMD
email: joymusabe@yahoo.com, or refer to the Ministry of Education Rwanda
website.
