TA-10701 NEP: Improving Capacity for Policy and Project Implementation in Skills Sector - TVET Specialist (Investment Planning) (E-058391-001)

The specialist will lead assessment and investment planning for selected TVET institutions and provide technical inputs to project preparation. The specialist will undertake field assessments, consult with relevant stakeholders, prepare investment proposals, and advise the project team on institutional strengthening and school modernization priorities. The specialist will work closely with consultants responsible for safeguards due diligence, digital infrastructure, innovation facilities, and other project preparation activities. The specialist will undertake two project preparation missions and provide ongoing technical support between missions. Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Output Output 1. Detailed Project Reports for around 10 Priority TVET Institutes The specialist will prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for approximately 10 selected TVET institutes to support project appraisal, costing, procurement planning, and implementation preparation. The specialist will: • assess the current condition, utilization, and training capacity of each institute; • review existing infrastructure, workshops, laboratories, utilities, furniture, and learning facilities; • assess equipment adequacy against priority occupations and training programs; • identify infrastructure, equipment, and institutional strengthening requirements; • define proposed investment packages and implementation priorities; • provide inputs to investment estimates; • recommend procurement packaging and implementation sequencing; and • prepare a DPR for each institute using a standardized format agreed with ADB and the government. The DPRs will be prepared to the level required for project appraisal and procurement planning and will not include detailed engineering design, architectural design, or bill of quantities. The specialist will coordinate closely with: • safeguards consultants responsible for environmental, social, climate, land, and other due diligence assessments; • digital infrastructure specialists responsible for digital systems, connectivity, and ICT infrastructure requirements; and • innovation specialists responsible for innovation hubs, learning factories, entrepreneurship facilities, and related spaces. The specialist will incorporate the recommendations of these specialists into the DPRs, as appropriate. Output 2. Equipment Upgrading Plans for Additional Training Institutes The specialist will prepare simplified equipment upgrading plans for approximately 25 additional TVET institutes where major infrastructure investments are not proposed. The specialist will: • assess existing equipment and workshop facilities; • identify equipment gaps against priority training programs and industry requirements; • prepare prioritized equipment upgrading packages; • recommend equipment specifications at a functional level; • estimate costs; and • provide inputs to procurement packaging and project costing. The equipment upgrading plans will focus on equipment modernization and replacement needs and will not require preparation of full DPRs. Output 3. Inputs to Project Design, Baselines, and Implementation Arrangements The specialist will support preparation of project design documents and implementation arrangements related to institute upgrading and school modernization. The specialist will: • provide inputs to baseline values and targets for school modernization, equipment, training delivery, industry engagement, and institutional performance indicators; • contribute technical inputs to the design and results framework; • support preparation of implementation arrangements related to institute upgrading investments; • provide inputs to operation and maintenance arrangements for project-financed assets; and • contribute technical inputs to project costing, procurement planning, and implementation sequencing. Output 4. Technical Advisory Support on TVET Modernization The specialist will provide technical advice to the project team on broader TVET modernization initiatives linked to the project. Areas of support may include: • teacher upskilling and professional development approaches; • assessor development and certification systems; • industry partnerships and private sector cooperation models; • work-based learning and apprenticeship approaches; • learning factories and modernized training environments; • governance and management arrangements for upgraded institutes; and • sustainability and utilization of project-financed investments The specialist will review project outputs prepared by other consultants and provide technical recommendations to ensure consistency with international good practice and project objectives Minimum Qualification Requirements • Advanced degree in social science, technology, or engineering • 12 years’ experience working on TVET system development • Demonstrated experience in planning investment projects with focus on developing detailed project reports and equipment requirements in context multi-lateral development projects • Demonstrated experience in setting up skills training centers such as center of excellence • Significant work experience in at least one country in South Asia, experience in additional countries in Asia is considered an advantage • Fluent in English, writing and speaking Minimum General Experience 15 Years Minimum Specific Experience (relevant to assignment) 12 Years Regional/Country Experience Required Desired Not Required Deliverables Details Name Type Estimated Submission Date Submission of Inception report with focus on assessment approach Report 31-Oct-2026 Submission of Draft DPR for approximately 10 priority TVET institutes Report 31-Dec-2026 Submission of Draft and final equipment upgrading plans for approximately 25 institute Report 15-Jan-2027 Inputs to project baselines, targets, implementation arrangements, costing, and procurement planning Others 31-Jan-2027 Submission of Technical advice on project design components and their implementation approach Others 28-Feb-2027 Submission of Final DPR and costing Final Report 31-Mar-2027 Schedule and Places of Assignment (chronological and inclusive of travel) Schedule Type Continuous Intermittent Max. Working Days/Week Home Office 5 Field 6 City and Country Working Days Estimated Start Date Estimated End Date Other Details (use if place selected is Others) Home Office, Other Search and Select: Place 15 15-Oct-2026 15-Nov-2026 Other City, Nepal Search and Select: Place 16 16-Nov-2026 31-Dec-2026 Cities in Nepal to be determined Home Office, Other Search and Select: Place 13 01-Jan-2027 15-Jan-2027 Other City, Nepal Search and Select: Place 11 16-Jan-2027 31-Jan-2027 Cities in Nepal to be determined Home Office, Other Search and Select: Place 35 01-Feb-2027 31-Mar-2027 Total 90 Export to PDF Export to PDF Copyright (c) 1998, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 1998, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Pick a Date Loading... Loading...