Terms of Reference (TOR)- Onboarding Consultant for Developing Training Package on Quality Control Procedures Solar PV System- (Installation & Commissioning)

Title	Engagement of an Individual Consultant / Agency to Create a Training Package on Quality Control Procedures Solar PV System- Installation & Commissioning.
Timeline	03 Months
Expected area of expertise	Solar Technical Training Content development Solar Technical Training Content Writing, Module Development
Email and website	procurement@selcofoundation.org, www.selcofoundation.org
Apply Link	https://forms.gle/8ehvcKZJL2drArSq5 (Contact Procurement for Form Link)
Last Date of Application	26th January, 2025

About SELCO Foundation:

SELCO Foundation's mission is to create a platform of solutions that uses sustainable energy as a catalyst to link environmental sustainability and poverty alleviation. With holistic development as the primary focus, the organization strives to create equitable societies where all communities have access to essential services. SELCO Foundation's Agri & Allied program focuses on empowering farmers and rural communities through sustainable agriculture practices, thereby creating an impact in terms of improved energy-efficient technology, increased crop yields, enhanced livelihoods, and reduced carbon footprint. To know more about SELCO Foundation, visit www.selcofoundation.org.

Summary of the project:

With the current climate and energy crisis, the role of a clean, decentralised and sustainable energy source has become crucial. Not only does it provide accessible and affordable energy to off-grid areas, it also ensures a broad space for technological solutions and innovations to counter the current crisis and to work towards enabling the sustainable development goals. Yet there is a huge gap in the sector due to a lack of entrepreneurs/enterprises/organisations and skilled technicians across the world, to build and promote a holistic and sustainable energy ecosystem. Selco Foundation, therefore, has been developing programmes to support, train and guide clean energy entrepreneurs, enterprises and their technicians.

To help build the capacity of these enterprises and skills of the employees, in-depth training on Solar Photovoltaic Installation and its various aspects is necessary. However, there is a dearth of customised and easily understandable learning materials to deliver quality training in an engaging manner. With SELCO’s open source policy and aim to develop solutions for the sector, this project focuses on developing customized training modules to impart training in a format that becomes usable, understandable and with little effort can be contextualised by anyone across the globe.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are crucial for sustainable energy solutions. Ensuring the quality and efficiency of these systems through proper inspection is vital for their performance and longevity. This project aims to bridge the gap in quality inspection knowledge and practice among local technicians and enterprises by providing high- quality, visually engaging training materials.

Goal and Objective of the Project:

Goal:

The agency / consultant will be on-boarded to develop training modules on Quality Inspection of Solar PV Systems.

Objective:

The objective is to develop training modules on Quality Inspection of Solar PV Systems, which will enhance the knowledge of local technicians and enterprises in performing quality inspection of the Installed solar photovoltaic systems.

• Develop training modules that are pictorial, user-friendly, and engaging.
• Equip local technicians and enterprises with the necessary skills and knowledge to perform effective quality inspections of Solar PV systems.
• Enhance the overall quality and reliability of Solar PV installations through improved inspection practices.

To apply

Interested individuals, with relevant experience (please include portfolio and links of relevant work) are requested to reach out with a Statement of Purpose giving a brief on how the opportunity aligns with their goals, including budgets (with break-ups and explanation), timelines and milestones and submit the same to the google form https://forms.gle/148NyHXD2LFqejQG9 on before 26th January, 2025.

Any further queries please write to procurement@selcofoundation.org with a subject line: Onboarding Consultant for “Advisory support &Capacity Building to review the Cold storage Business/Business Model to make them a profitable venture”

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