Institutional capacity needs assessment on inclusive education in Jordan

GIZ and UNESCO have initiated collaboration aiming at providing technical assistance to the Jordanian Ministry of Education (MOE) in their efforts towards inclusion in line with the goals and priorities outlined in the National 10-Years Strategy for Inclusive Education. This partnership is in the framework of the GIZ PROMISE Programme. GIZ has developed jointly with the MoE the programme ‘Promoting quality in inclusive education in Jordan’ (PROMISE), funded through the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). ‘PROMISE’ aims at improving equal access to and quality of primary and secondary public schools in Jordan. The programme focuses on school children from KG2 to Grade 10 with particular focus on children with disabilities and is a direct contribution to the national 10 year- Strategy for Inclusive Education (IES) and the Education Strategic Plan 2 2018-2022 (ESP), as well as to SDG 4- Inclusive and equitable quality education, SDG 5- Gender equality and SDG 3- Health. UNESCO will support the following two main components of the PROMISE programme: (1) Policy, National Planning and Management (referred as ‘System Strengthening’ in this project proposal); and (2) Capacity Development.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Objective: identify and analyze gaps within the education system related to inclusion and diversity in education in view of informing a capacity development strategy on inclusive education for Jordan.

Expected result: a thorough capacity needs assessment is conducted, focusing on the different institutional set up at macro (primarily the Ministry of Education) and meso (Field Education Directorates) level involved in the process of mainstreaming inclusive education at public schools in Jordan.

Please find attached procurement notice for further details.