Are you an experienced professional? FCA is hiring a TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR) for Consultancy for the Development of a Competency-Based TVET Curriculum for Waste Management, Recycling and Circular Economy Skills in Hargeisa Somaliland in Hargeisa. This role falls within the Consultancies sector and requires candidates with 8 - 9 years of relevant experience. The application deadline is Oct, 03 — early applications are encouraged.
Request for Proposal
TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR)
Consultancy for the Development of a Competency-Based TVET Curriculum for Waste Management, Recycling and Circular Economy Skills in Hargeisa Somaliland.
Date of issue:
September 21, 2026
Project title:
Badbaado: Skills for Resilience and Green Economy in Somaliland
Deadline for offers:
Oct 03, 2026, 23:50 P.M. (EAT)
Contracting authority:
FCA Somalia/Somaliland Country Office — Procurement Committee
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Procurement.Soco@kirkonulkomaanapu.fi
Chapter 1
Introduction & Background
FCA, with funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA), is implementing the Badbaado project to strengthen the economic resilience of youth and women in Somaliland and Somalia through market-relevant skills development, employment, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and green economic opportunities.
The waste management and circular economy sectors offer significant potential for employment, entrepreneurship, and sustainable enterprise development. However, their growth is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers and limited alignment between Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes and the evolving needs of the labour market. Existing training provision does not adequately equip young people with the practical and industry-relevant competencies required to access emerging opportunities within waste management, recycling, and circular economy value chains.
FCA therefore seeks to engage a qualified consultant to develop a market-driven and implementation-ready Competency-Based TVET Curriculum for Waste Management, Recycling and Circular Economy Skills. The consultancy will adopt a sequential, evidence-based approach covering labour-market and value-chain analysis, occupational and competency analysis, curriculum development, preparation of training and assessment materials, and stakeholder validation.
The assignment will not seek to develop curricula for the entire waste management and circular economy sector. Instead, the analyses will identify and recommend the most viable occupation(s) with clear potential for employment and entrepreneurship. The selected occupation(s) and resulting curriculum will be aligned with the Ministry of Education and Science’s TVET standards and the Somaliland National Qualifications Framework.
FCA is Finland’s largest international development and humanitarian organization and a member of the ACT Alliance. FCA has been working in Somaliland since 2007. Through this consultancy, FCA aims to strengthen pathways for young women and men to acquire practical, industry-relevant competencies that enable them to secure employment, establish or expand enterprises, and participate effectively in waste management, recycling, and circular economy value chains.
The assignment is expected to result in a practical, competency-based curriculum and accompanying training and assessment package that can be validated, piloted, and integrated into relevant TVET provision.
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Objectives
The consultant shall:
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Conduct a rapid labour-market, skills-demand and circular-economy assessment to identify employment, enterprise and business opportunities.
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Identify priority value chains with the highest potential for youth employment and entrepreneurship.
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Undertake occupational analysis (DACUM or equivalent) to define tasks, performance standards and competency requirements.
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Develop competency standards and a competency-based curriculum (qualification profile, modules, learning outcomes, delivery strategy, assessment framework) aligned with Ministry requirements.
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Develop an integrated training and assessment package: trainer guidance, trainee materials, assessment tools, workplace-learning framework and equipment/resource requirements.
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Integrate cross-cutting competencies OSH, environmental sustainability, digital literacy, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, gender equality, disability inclusion and workplace readiness.
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Facilitate stakeholder validation with the Ministry, TVET institutions, employers and government agencies, and revise the curriculum accordingly.
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Provide recommendations for implementation, trainer preparation, institutionalization, quality assurance and sustainability.
About Hargeisa
Hargeisa is the capital and largest city of Somaliland, serving as the region's main economic and administrative hub. The city is home to a growing number of international organizations, NGOs, and private sector companies, making it a key employment center in the Horn of Africa. Professionals relocating to Hargeisa will find a dynamic and rapidly developing urban environment.
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