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Hire consultant for STEM DRR/CCA education for student in Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF)

1. Project Background          

Plan International Thailand proposes to leverage on the success of the Chiang Rai Model to 3,600 schools in 12 provinces in northern Thailand, through Outcome 1) developing and piloting a CSSF platform to facilitate e-learning and Comprehensive School Safety Framework - CSSF certifications, Outcome 2) building CSSF capacity for 3,600 schools in 12 provinces and Outcome 3) enhancing education policies and actions to address CAY needs on school safety inclusive of ensuring CSSF platform is ready for national scale up.

Building on the success of the Chiang Rai model, in which CSSF was launched and implemented in 50 schools within one province, Plan International will introduce the Safe Schools models and minimum standards to 12 provinces in northern region via The CSSF Platform. The new phase will leverage current capacities and experience to further replicate a successful implementation and establish ‘CSS community of practice’ in these provinces. The CSSF Platform is a web-based learning and evaluation tool for Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) to be co-designed by Plan International Thailand MOE - OBEC and MOI - DDPM, and will target school teachers from at least 3,600 schools in 12 provinces.

2. Purpose for STEM DRR/CCA education in Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF)

The hired consultant will prove that STEM DRR – Disaster Risk Reduction/CCA – Climate Change Adaptation  education in CSSF will be an effective tool for scalability, due to;

• Create a learning space and materials for elementary and/or high school students. To understanding in STEM education as well as the necessary other digital skills.

• Guide and help encourage students to develop prototype projects. By applying knowledge from STEM studies for adaptation to climate change, environment and reducing disaster risk.

3. Overall Methods

1. 1. Co design of STEM DRR/CCA learning space via online/offline and material that its contextualised to 12 target provinces.

The hired consultant and Plant International Thailand will conduct a meeting with MOE - OBEC offices in Chiang Rai. The agenda will include; a) introduce and agree on STEM DRR/CCA module and tool in CSSF.

b) review existing materials and contextualize to northern of Thailand. The hired consultant will propose and procurement proceed the set of STEM DRR/CCA tool and material for pilot students learning and practice.

1. 2. STEM DRR/CCA training, follow up and coaching for selected target schools from 12 provinces in northern of Thailand;

The hired consultant and Plan International Thailand will also conduct meetings with representatives of DDPM regional centre areas: 15, 10 and 8 and OBEC offices in Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Kamphaeng Phet and Lampang. This meeting is aimed at ensuring the stakeholders recognise the importance of participating in STEM DRR/CCA education, tool and material in pilot schools.

The hired consultant will be the focal point for trainer and coaching for target selected schools

1. 3. Co conducting forum and exhibition for students’ developing prototype projects on STEM DRR/CCA;

The hired consultant and Plan International Thailand will conduct the forum and exhibition for students’ developing prototype projects on STEM DRR/CCA. The hired consultant will be the focal point for follow up and coaching the selected pilot school. To ensure the students can apply STEM for developing prototype projects on STEM DRR/CCA. And preparing the students’ developing prototype projects on STEM DRR/CCA to present in event forum and exhibition.

The hired consultant will be the focal point for arrange the event for conducting forum and exhibition for students’ developing prototype projects on STEM DRR/CCA.

Overall methods and timeline

4. Ethics and Child Protection

Plan International Thailand and hired consultant committed to ensure the rights of those who participating in developing, data collection or analysis are respected and protected, in accordance with our Plan International’s Ethical Framework and Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy. The developing STEM DRR/CCA content and data collection team will be briefed on the child and youth safeguarding policy and sign on consent form before the developing content STEM curriculum module, M&E tool in CSSF and/or data collection taking place. The personal data of the interviewees and participants will be kept as confidential and will not be publicized.

5. Details of timeline and deliverables

December 2022 to June 2023

6. Deliverables by the hired consultant

7. Budget                                                                    

8. Expected Qualifications

• Excellent writing skills in English and Thai.

• Applicants can be an independent consultant team or researcher (s) from a university/research institute or consultancy firm based in Thailand.

• Significant professional background with experience in IT-Information Technology management, Website and/or application, and operating programme

• Previous experience in conducting similar work for INGOs or international donors will be preferred

11. Applications

Interested applicants should