Consulting Services for Strengthening Teachers’ Capacity to Foster Interdisciplinary and Innovative Teaching in General Education Institutions

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Georgia Project Name: Georgia I2Q - Innovation, Inclusion and Quality Project No.168481 Assignment Title: Consulting Services for Strengthening Teachers’ Capacity to Foster Interdisciplinary and Innovative Teaching in General Education Institutions Contract/RFP No: GE-MESCS-560504-CS-CQS Georgia has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Georgia I2Q - Innovation, Inclusion and Quality Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, and related services and consulting services to be procured under this project. The Project consists of the following key components: Component 1- Improving Quality of and Access to Early Childhood Education and Care: Support to facilitate expanded access to quality pre-school education in selected pre-schools. Component 2 – Fostering Quality Teaching and Learning in General Education: Support to provide a learning environment that is conducive to quality education in selected general education schools. Component 3 – Strengthening Financing Options and Promoting Internationalization in Higher Education: Support to improve the quality and international competitiveness of higher education. Component 4 – System Strengthening and Stakeholder Communication: Support to facilitate a shift in attitude towards learning. Component 5 – Supporting Project Management, Monitoring, and Evaluations: Support capacity building for effective management and monitoring of the Project including provision of Operating Costs, Training, outreach and awareness campaigns, consulting services, M&E and, Project audits for (a) Project Management Team (PMT); and (b) Project Management Unit (PMU). The Project will be implemented over a six-year period by the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia (MESY) and its subordinate government agencies and by the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia (MDF). The Project Management Unit (PMU) created within MESY supports the impl