Call for Proposals 83472865

Green Apprenticeship for Women

The Career Path Development for Employment (CPD4E) programme is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) co-financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

CPD4E is looking for a contractor to improve the medium to long term employability of Young Women and People with Disability in South Africa, by equipping them with the required technical and related occupational skills that would enable them to as artisans actively participate in in a sustainable, increasingly decarbonized economy now and in the future.

The successful contractor would be responsible for providing the following services:

  • Recruitment and selection of qualified candidates based on the intended outcome of the tender and the specific occupational training programme requirements;
  • Recruitment and selection process that will ensure women and people with disabilities are preference in the group of trainees
  • A selection process, consisting of a minimum of desktop, personal interview as well as an assessment centre approach, to ensure candidates with the required aptitude and motivation are selected
  • Develop and implement an induction/support/work readiness programme (minimum 2 weeks) to improve employability before the start of the training programme;
  • Conducting training for a cohort of 45 young people in the target group according to the standard of the QCTO Artisan qualification in the trades of Motor Mechanics, Electricians and Plumbers
  • Developing and implementing a supplementary curriculum module for the trade being trained that would add relevant additional skills associated with the Just Energy Transition for example Electric Vehicle Technology for Motor Mechanics or Solar PV skills for Electricians and solar geysers for plumbers
  • Securing 3 Way apprentice contracts with employers for completing the training and workplace experience of the 45 apprentices preferably in the JET economy, and
  • Act as training provider and managing the process between host employer, training provider and apprentice for the duration of the apprenticeship

The programme is scheduled from 2024.11.20 until 2025.07.31 depending on the start of the contract.

GIZ invites eligible and professional companies with local presence in South Africa to participate in this tender.

Tender documents are available for downloading below.

Your proposal must be submitted to ZA_Quotation@giz.de by 03 November 2024. Please quote reference 83472865 when submitting the documentation. Late submissions will not be accepted.