EOI-Baseline Study for Skill Development Projects across Meghalaya & Impact Assessment /Tracer study for candidates under Skill Development Programmes & ITIs

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EOI to conduct Baseline Study for Skill Development Projects in the 11 (eleven) Districts across the State of Meghalaya and Impact Assessment /Tracer study for candidates trained under various Skill Development Programmes and ITIs

About the Organization:

The Government of Meghalaya has established the “Meghalaya State Skill Development Society” (MSSDS) on the 5th December 2011. The society is registered under the Meghalaya Society Registration Act XII of 1983 and was designated to promote employable skill formation in Meghalaya. The basic purpose of forming this society is to develop a cohesive skill information, entrepreneurship and placement framework for Meghalaya, based on current and emerging needs of the economies of the state and to carry out skill development & placement activities through its Project Implementation Agencies.

About SANKALP:

Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP): The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) was set up in November 2014 to drive the ‘Skill India’ agenda - to converge existing skill training initiatives and to combine scale and quality of skilling efforts. The MSDE launched the National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) to create an end-to-end implementation framework that provides opportunities for quality short and long-term Skill Development (SD), leading to productive employment and career progression that meets the aspirations of trainees.

Terms of Reference

A. Baseline Study

Purpose and Objective of Baseline Study:

The purpose of this Study is to conduct a State-specific Labour Demand Assessment and Skill Mapping in order to derive the baseline status of the Skill Development Program to be taken up in the respective Districts for the next three years. The study shall also capture implementation strategies and document the lessons learnt. The purpose of this baseline study is to provide an information base against which to design the District Skill Development Programmes, monitor and assess the projects’ progress and effectiveness during implementation and after the activity is completed.

Target audience for the report is for MSSDS and to be externally shared with other government departments, civil society and technical partner agencies.

Scope of Services

The scope of the services required under this Terms of Reference include the collection of data for the baseline survey (at the appropriate level of analysis, namely, the individual, household and community level) and conduct rigorous data analysis that helps in evaluating the impact of the skill interventions at a later date, measured through measurable outcomes of success. The impact and outcomes measured will be consistent with the project’s theory of change, and will have to meet the Labour Departments’, Government of Meghalaya objectives and mandate.

The Consulting Services include the following:

• Propose a suitable survey methodology
• Based on the sampling frame, prepare a list of primary and secondary sampling units (such as households, villages) for both project and control areas identified. Specifically, the agency must prepare a household and village enumeration plan according to the survey methodology.
• Deploy the necessary human resources, organize and deliver the training of the supervisors and enumerators on the survey methodology and survey questionnaire. Carry out the pretesting of the questionnaire in project areas that are not selected for sampling.
• Administer the household and community level surveys including appropriate geocoordinates for the households and communities surveyed along with officials of MSSDS.
• Deliver cleaned - datasets in SPSS or Stata format with a detailed variable library.
• Conduct the statistical analysis and prepare the descriptive statistics of the relevant indicators following the project's theory of change,
• Prepare a baseline report using collected dataset to report on the data collection strategy, the sample distribution, and the summary statistics of the relevant indicators.

Methodology for Baseline Study:

• The baseline study will be based on primary data collection. The agency will adopt a mix of Quantitative and Qualitative methods to design the tools on selected indicators pertaining to the thematic interventions across various stages. The team will administer Household Survey with the target population, Village / Cluster Profiling, In-Depth Interview with all stakeholders in sample locations.
• The Research Agency should propose a sample size for the assignment. Higher proposed sample size will qualify for a higher score during the evaluation. Baseline sample locations to be selected among 11 Districts across the State.

A Stratified Random Sampling method will be used to identify the respondents of each of the tools proposed for conducting a State-specific Labour Demand Assessment and Skill Mapping. The detailed methodology (including the sampling method, tools, type and sample of stakeholders) will be proposed by the selected Research Agency.

B. Impact Assessment and Tracer Studies

Purpose and Objective Impact assessment and Tracer studies

A tracer study is a retrospective analysis taking a sample of former beneficiaries of skill development & vocational education intervention and looking into the changes that transpired in their lives and that of their families.

The overall objective is to evaluate the impact of the training programmes on the beneficiaries and the training relevance to job markets / livelihood activities, and to assess the employment status (wage or self) of the beneficiaries.

More specifically, this study/evaluation shall include, but not necessarily limited to, the following objectives:

• To assess the impact of training programs conducted under the Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya & PMKVY Projects
• To assess the impact of new courses introduced in ITIs
• To identify gaps still remaining in the trainings offered
• To make recommendations for future training programs, including higher level programmes and fields of training.

Scope of Services

The Tracer study will assess the employment status of beneficiaries trained under skills development programmes implemented under the Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya & PMKVY Projects and persons undergoing courses in new demand-based programmes introduced in Government ITIs. The study will focus on the following:

• Information on the employment status of the beneficiaries
• Relevance of trainings offered
• Results on Employers’ satisfaction with the persons placed for wage employment
• Results on the performance of beneficiaries who had undergone Training
• Recommendations on the future training areas to meet the needs of the labour market
• Recommendation on the school to work transition programmes while at school and during training
• Recommendations on strengthening linkages between employers and training institutes
• Recommendations on strengthening backward and forward linkages for persons undertaking self-employment
• Recommendation on the introduction of higher-level course(s)
• Any other information that may be relevant toward enhancement of training programmes and services of training providers.

Management and Reporting Arrangements

The focal point of the agency is expected to work closely with a team from MSSDS comprising of the Executive Director, MSSDS, the Administrative Officer and Skill Development Officers of each district for guidance and support. The agency will coordinate with this team for all technical deliverables and support required. Support to be provided by MSSDS shall be to:

• provide information and insights of each District
• provide technical assistance (e.g. assist in making travel plans and fixing appointments with local level officials, avail any other documents/information needed etc.).
• approve the methodology
• review quality of the report
• track progress of the assignment.

Agency profile

• Should be legally registered research agency with strong methodological approach
• Previous experience of high-quality Baseline Study of skill development projects (preferably 10 years in developing donor-driven Baseline/End-line/Evaluation studies)
• A competent team with experts on the thematic domains
• Excellent presentation and writing skills
• In-house capacity of translators (for all intervention region languages) and graphic designers
• Ability to conduct this study within 8 months.

Duration: 8 months

Maximum Budget (in Lakhs): INE 70.00 Lakhs

Deadline: 24th September, 2020

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