WLF is an Indonesian-based philanthropic foundation established in 2009 as an outgrow of the philanthropic legacy of William and Lily Soeryadjaya. As an active grant-making foundation, WLF works closely with implementation partners in three focus areas: education, healthcare and economic empowerment. WLF is committed to impactful and responsible interventions in its efforts to empower underprivileged communities across Indonesia. Although the scope of WLF philanthropic endeavors is countrywide, its current geographical focus centres on eastern Indonesia. The William & Lily Foundation is currently looking for Short Term Consultant(s) to conduct Needs Assessment on Early Childhood Education in Sumba Barat Daya
Terms of
Reference
Needs Assessment
to Support Vocational High Schools in
Southwest Sumba
Background:
Vocational
High Schools (SMK) play a crucial role in equipping future and current members
of the labor force with the appropriate knowledge and skills. Its main purpose
is to address the needs of today’s developed and highly diversified economies
by its emphasis on creating a specialized workforce. The focus on skills
development has made SMK an increasingly important sector for various
ministries in Indonesia, resulting in a signed MoU in late 2016 by five
ministers committing to developing and improving the national vocational
education system.
In
a report published in 2012, McKinsey estimated that Indonesia could face a
deficit of 9 million skilled and semi-skilled workers by 2030. In order to
address this issue, Indonesia needs to further facilitate education-to-employment
transition, demand deficits and skill mismatch more broadly. A further
statistic data from BPS (2017) shows the evidence of school-to-work transition,
where there is a big fraction of unemployment rate coming from high school
graduate rather than diploma/university graduate. High school graduates make up
for 47% of the total (open) unemployment in Indonesia compared to
university/diploma graduates or primary education graduates, 27.5% and 18.8%
respectively. This figure indicates that Indonesia’s economic modernization is
leading to stronger demand for more skilled and educated workers.
One
of solutions proposed to mitigate this issues is the creation of skilled labor
through vocational education. Vocational education are an important catalyst to
achieve the national education system’s primary goal of preparing students to
become productive and skilled members of the labor force. Vocational education
also contributes to reducing poverty with its focus on skills development as it
enables. However, there are many challenges that currently face the country’s
vocational education system, the most challenging perhaps that there is a
disconnect between vocational schools with the respective industries. For the
most part, much of the curriculum of vocational schools are theory-based, which
results in students graduating with severely inadequate practical knowledge and
skills that hinder direct entry to the workforce and thereby defeating the
whole purpose of vocational schools.
Based
on this reality, WLF is committed to improving access to quality education,
particularly vocational education, both formal and informal. We believe that vocational
education is particularly crucial in enabling the youth in marginalized
communities to grow into independent and self-sufficient individuals.
As
an initial step to our commitment to focus on the development of vocational
education, WLF will be employing the services of consultants to conduct an
assessment on the conditions of vocational education in Southwest Sumba (Sumba
Barat Daya / SBD), and what actions have been taken by the state and non-state
actors to improve the conditions of vocational education in SBD
Objective:
The
objective of this study is to have a better understanding on the overall
conditions SMK in Southwest Sumba. Under
this study we will be conducting an assessment regarding the local government’s
policy towards supporting SMK, how the SMK is currently being managed, the
curriculum that the SMK is utilizing, the teaching method that it is employing,
and the SMK’s access to industry players and the labor market.
Outputs:
The
following outputs must be achieved at the completion of the study:
1.
An
in-depth analysis regarding the national
and local policy and/or regulatory framework and the national and local
master-plan pertaining to the development of SMK in schools, and how such
policy and regulations have been implemented in Southwest Sumba. This will specifically focus on whether the SMK
responds to the need of the local industry for productive labor. If such local
policy is not available, this study needs to provide recommendation on the
policy framework that local governments needs to focus on.
2.
A
detailed analysis of how the SMK is managed in Southwest Sumba, particularly
the strategy the school employs in linking the SMK to the local labor market
and industry players. If such strategy
is not available, the study needs to provide recommendations on how such
strategy can be developed.
3.
A
detailed analysis of the capacity of practical teachers as it relates to
Southwest Sumba’s industry needs and recommendations on how to improve their
capacity.
4.
A
detailed analysis of the teaching methodologies that the school utilizes.
Suggested
Methodologies:
1.
Desk-review
of current policy documents from the local and national government, teacher
manual, school curriculum and other documents related to SMK.
2.
In-depth
interview with key stakeholders from the local government (Bappeda, Dinas
Pendidikan, and etc), teachers, principals, industry players and students.
3.
Conducting
Focus Group discussions with teachers, industry players, students and other
relevant stakeholders.
4.
Other
relevant industry that contribute to the achievement of the objective and
outputs.
Selection
Criteria:
1.
The
consultant(s) must have at least 5 years of experience conducting social
research.
2.
The
consultant(s) must have an educational background in research, public policy,
and/or education.
3. The
consultant(s) must have experience in engaging with a variety of stakeholders,
particularly students, industry players, and government officials.
4.
The
consultant(s) must have prior experience in working in a multicultural setting
and must be sensitive to different cultural practices and values.
Project
Duration:
The
research will commence in early January and the consultant(s) will be requested
to submit their final findings within 3 months.
Document Submission
requirements*:
Interested
consultant(s) must submit the following documents by December 7, 2018 to support@wlf.or.id:
1.
A
comprehensive proposal containing the context of the SMK in Indonesia and
Southwest Sumba and detailed research methodology that the consultant(s) will
apply.
2.
Curriculum
Vitae of the consultant(s) which responds to the selection criteria above.
3.
Work
plan of the need assessment, which must also contain the submission and
presentation of preliminary and final results of the assessment.
4.
Comprehensive
budget that will fund both the consultant(s) allocated time, and activities to
support the assessment.
5.
A
writing sample of the consultant(s)’ previous research work
*The
submitted documents can be written in English or Indonesian.
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