Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa (RTIA): Technical Expertise for South Africa

Contracting authority is procuring technical expertise for South Africa as specified in this Invitation to tender and its annexes. The procurement is divided into four technical areas (TA), which are: 1. Review of the educator post provisioning norms and standards 2. Policy for School Based Work Integrated Learning Proposed period of implementation is between October 2025 and September 2026. The scope of the procurement and the division into technical areas are described in more detail particularly in annexes 1.1. and 1.2. The Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) is an agency responsible for education and training, early childhood education and care, and lifelong learning in Finland. Operating under the Ministry of Education and Culture, EDUFI promotes internationalization, supports educational development, and ensures the quality and accessibility of education across the country. The Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa (RTIA) is an EU-funded Team Europe Initiative supporting teacher education and teacher professional development in Sub-Saharan Africa. The RTIA is implemented by a Facility consisting of Expertise France, Finnish National Agency for Education EDUFI, Enabel, VVOB, and APEFE. This technical expertise procurement is part of the RTIA Window 1 Technical Assistance, implemented by EDUFI., TA 1: Review of the educator post provisioning norms and standards The technical area (TA) aims to evaluation and review of the current educator provisioning and distribution policy, reviewing educator provisioning and distribution policy to ensure that it is in line with the principles of equity, redress and inclusivity, development of a post distribution model that will take into account all the elements of the policy. The scope and subject-matter of the procurement is described in more detail particularly in Annex 1.1 "ToR TA1 International and National Experts"., TA 2: Policy for School Based Work Integrated Learning The technical area (TA) aims to audit and review of existing guiding documents on Work Integrated Learning, analysis on existing Work Integrated Learning practices, development of school-based WIL Policy that ensures student teachers receive in-school support from mentor teachers in line with standardized expectations and requirements across HEIs. The scope and subject-matter of the procurement is described in more detail particularly in Annex 1.2 "ToR TA2 International Experts".,