This request for expression of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in UN Development Business No. 784 of 16 October 2010.
Within the context of the Fast Track Initiative III project, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has received funds from the Fast Track Initiative and Irish Aid to implement a Basic Education Project aimed at improving the quality of basic education in Lesotho, and intends to apply part of these funds to eligible payments for individual consulting services of a short term Curriculum Development Specialist.
The main objective of this Individual Consultant consulting assignment is to engage a Curriculum Development Specialist to assist the National Curriculum Development Centre to develop and refine curriculum packages for Grade 1 – 3, develop Monitoring and Evaluation tools and systems; produce a Training Plan for Pilot School Teachers and train National Curriculum Development Centre professional staff and Pilot School Teachers.
The expected implementation period of the services is for 3 months from June 2011 to August 2011.
The Ministry of Education and Training now invites eligible individual consultants to provide their detailed curriculum vitae that indicate that they are qualified and experienced to perform the services for which they are expressing their interests.
An individual consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, October 2006 Revised May 2010.
Interested individual consultants may obtain further information at the address below from [i.e. 0900hours to 1200hours and 1430hours to 1600hours] between Monday and Friday:
Director Education Planning
Ministry of Education and Training
Corner Constitutional Road and Pioneer Road
PO Box 47
Maseru 100, Lesotho
Tel: (266-223) 11248
Curriculum vitae clearly labeled "INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO ASSIST NCDC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR BASIC EDUCATION – GRADES 1, 2 AND 3" must be deposited in the Tender Box at the address below on or before 28 April 2011.
Ministry of Education and Training Headquarters
Room 404
Inspectorate Building
Corner Constitutional Road and Pioneer Road
Maseru, Lesotho
Electronic submissions (using a single pdf or other protected file) are also encouraged and should include as their message subject " INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO ASSIST NCDC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR BASIC EDUCATION – GRADES 1, 2 AND 3" and should be sent to rinamelek@gmail.com and lelingoanamakong@yahoo.com.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
President's SSHRC
Deadline: June 1
The President's SSHRC fund is available to provide seed money of up to $7000 towards developing a competitive SSHRC proposal.
For full application details, please see: http://www.usask.ca/research/research_services/internal_funding_opps.php#PresidentsSSHRCResearchFund
If you would like to discuss President's SSHRC further, consult successful examples of President's SSHRC applications, or learn about some of the characteristics of successful applications, please don't hesitate to contact me (sara.mueller@usask.ca)
The President's SSHRC fund is available to provide seed money of up to $7000 towards developing a competitive SSHRC proposal.
For full application details, please see: http://www.usask.ca/research/research_services/internal_funding_opps.php#PresidentsSSHRCResearchFund
If you would like to discuss President's SSHRC further, consult successful examples of President's SSHRC applications, or learn about some of the characteristics of successful applications, please don't hesitate to contact me (sara.mueller@usask.ca)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Research Services Drop-In Session
On March 30 from 1:30-2:30, Research Services will be hosting a drop-in session in Education 2001. All faculty and staff in the College of Education, the College of Law, and the Library are invited to attend.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Digging into Data Challenge 2011
Eight International Research Funders Announce Round Two of the Digging into Data Challenge
Today, eight international research funders are jointly announcing their participation in round two of the Digging into Data Challenge, a grant competition designed to spur cutting edge research in the humanities and social sciences. The Digging into Data Challenge asks researchers these provocative questions: How can we use advanced computation to change the nature of our research methods? That is, now that the objects of study for researchers in the humanities and social sciences, including books, survey data, economic data, newspapers, music, and other scholarly and scientific resources are being digitized at a huge scale, how does this change the very nature of our research? How might advanced computation and data analysis techniques help researchers use these materials to ask new questions about and gain new insights into our world?
The first round of the Digging into Data Challenge sparked enormous interest from the international research community and led to eight cutting-edge projects being funded.
Due to the overwhelming popularity of round one, the Digging into Data Challenge is pleased to announce that four additional funders have joined for round two, enabling this competition to have a world-wide reach into many different scholarly and scientific domains. The eight sponsoring funding bodies include the Arts & Humanities Research Council (United Kingdom), the Economic & Social Research Council (United Kingdom), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (United States), the Joint Information Systems Committee (United Kingdom), the National Endowment for the Humanities (United States), the National Science Foundation (United States), the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (Netherlands), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada).
Final applications will be due June 16, 2011. Further information about the competition and the application process can be found at www.diggingintodata.org. The internal deadline will be June 9, 2011.
For more information, please contact Sara Mueller, sara.mueller@usask.ca.
Today, eight international research funders are jointly announcing their participation in round two of the Digging into Data Challenge, a grant competition designed to spur cutting edge research in the humanities and social sciences. The Digging into Data Challenge asks researchers these provocative questions: How can we use advanced computation to change the nature of our research methods? That is, now that the objects of study for researchers in the humanities and social sciences, including books, survey data, economic data, newspapers, music, and other scholarly and scientific resources are being digitized at a huge scale, how does this change the very nature of our research? How might advanced computation and data analysis techniques help researchers use these materials to ask new questions about and gain new insights into our world?
The first round of the Digging into Data Challenge sparked enormous interest from the international research community and led to eight cutting-edge projects being funded.
Due to the overwhelming popularity of round one, the Digging into Data Challenge is pleased to announce that four additional funders have joined for round two, enabling this competition to have a world-wide reach into many different scholarly and scientific domains. The eight sponsoring funding bodies include the Arts & Humanities Research Council (United Kingdom), the Economic & Social Research Council (United Kingdom), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (United States), the Joint Information Systems Committee (United Kingdom), the National Endowment for the Humanities (United States), the National Science Foundation (United States), the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (Netherlands), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada).
Final applications will be due June 16, 2011. Further information about the competition and the application process can be found at www.diggingintodata.org. The internal deadline will be June 9, 2011.
For more information, please contact Sara Mueller, sara.mueller@usask.ca.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus Fund
The Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus (ELKC), founded by the University of Saskatchewan in 1935 as the Emma Lake Art School, is one of the most influential artists’ retreats in Western Canada. It offers a unique natural setting for artistic and musical workshops, a variety of scientific and ecological classes and events, and retreats and programs for the public in a remote, yet easily accessible location.
The ELKC Fund will offer maximum $5,000 grants to encourage the development of unique programs/initiatives which will build and strengthen the ELKC. The purpose of these funds is threefold: (1) to assist with the development of programs that offer meaningful student experiences, (2) to increase the number of ELKC programs that align with the strategic directions of the University of Saskatchewan and (3) to create an attractive programming environment that compliments the ELKC facilities.
The deadline for the application is April 1.
For more details and application information, please contact Sara Mueller, Research Facilitator, at sara.mueller@usask.ca.
The ELKC Fund will offer maximum $5,000 grants to encourage the development of unique programs/initiatives which will build and strengthen the ELKC. The purpose of these funds is threefold: (1) to assist with the development of programs that offer meaningful student experiences, (2) to increase the number of ELKC programs that align with the strategic directions of the University of Saskatchewan and (3) to create an attractive programming environment that compliments the ELKC facilities.
The deadline for the application is April 1.
For more details and application information, please contact Sara Mueller, Research Facilitator, at sara.mueller@usask.ca.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
SSHRC Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences
SSHRC Research Workshops and Conferences Funding Opportunity – Spring 2011
The next application deadline is 8:00 p.m., May 2, 2011, given the normal May 1 deadline falls on a Sunday. The internal deadline to submit to Research Services is April 25, 2011.
Applicants will continue to submit their applications electronically to their research offices for approval, and must continue to adhere to the internal deadlines set by their institutions. The research administrators will approve and electronically submit all applications to SSHRC.
The electronic form and instructions are now available through the SSHRC website: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_programmes/conferences-colloques-eng.aspx
The next application deadline is 8:00 p.m., May 2, 2011, given the normal May 1 deadline falls on a Sunday. The internal deadline to submit to Research Services is April 25, 2011.
Applicants will continue to submit their applications electronically to their research offices for approval, and must continue to adhere to the internal deadlines set by their institutions. The research administrators will approve and electronically submit all applications to SSHRC.
The electronic form and instructions are now available through the SSHRC website: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_programmes/conferences-colloques-eng.aspx
Community-Based Health Research Summer Institute: Weaving the Tapestry
June 19-24, 2011
Registration opens online February 28, 2011!
Join researchers, academics, policymakers, community practitioners and graduate students for the Community-Based Health Research Summer Institute: Weaving the Tapestry on June 19-24, 2011 at the University of Regina. The objective of the summer institute is to provide knowledge and applied training in community-based research using a population health approach. Registration opens on February 28, 2011 online at http://www.uregina.ca/spheru/cbrsi/. Please view the attachment for more information and feel free forward this email to anyone who may be interested in attending. For questions, please contact CBHRSI@UREGINA.CA.
Registration opens online February 28, 2011!
Join researchers, academics, policymakers, community practitioners and graduate students for the Community-Based Health Research Summer Institute: Weaving the Tapestry on June 19-24, 2011 at the University of Regina. The objective of the summer institute is to provide knowledge and applied training in community-based research using a population health approach. Registration opens on February 28, 2011 online at http://www.uregina.ca/spheru/cbrsi/. Please view the attachment for more information and feel free forward this email to anyone who may be interested in attending. For questions, please contact CBHRSI@UREGINA.CA.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada - Call for proposals on privacy research
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has issued a call for proposals under its Contributions Program, which for the past several years has provided funding for cutting-edge privacy research and public education projects in Canada.
The Office is interested in receiving research proposals focusing on four priority areas: 1) identity integrity and protection, 2) information technology, 3) genetic privacy, and 4) public safety. However, the Office will accept research proposals on issues that fall outside these areas.
As well, the Office invites proposals to fund public education and regional outreach initiatives that aim to inform Canadians about their privacy rights and how they may better protect their personal information.
The deadline for receipt of applications is March 14, 2011 for fiscal year 2011-2012.
For more information see: http://www.priv.gc.ca/resource/cp/p_index_e.cfm#contenttop
The Office is interested in receiving research proposals focusing on four priority areas: 1) identity integrity and protection, 2) information technology, 3) genetic privacy, and 4) public safety. However, the Office will accept research proposals on issues that fall outside these areas.
As well, the Office invites proposals to fund public education and regional outreach initiatives that aim to inform Canadians about their privacy rights and how they may better protect their personal information.
The deadline for receipt of applications is March 14, 2011 for fiscal year 2011-2012.
For more information see: http://www.priv.gc.ca/resource/cp/p_index_e.cfm#contenttop
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