The purpose of this consultancy is to support DRC in offereing Techincal Assistance in the form of quality Agent trainings to Omia’s Agents/Sub Agents through the development/ review and updating of a Training Curriculum in the areas of Value chains,Demo garden management ,Marketing and financial literacy

Scope of work and Methodology

A selected consultant/s will be expected to employ suitable methods/approach to develop/ reveiw and update the Agent’s training curriculum. The assignmnet design is expected to conform to ethical standards with clear quality control measures and adherence to ‘Do No Harm’ principles.

The Training Curriculum development/ review and updating should apply, but not be limited to, the following data collection methods:

Desk review

A review of training curriculum developed by any partner.
Gaps and needs assessment for Omia to understand its areas of focus with the three aspects mentioned above.
Field Visits

Undertake a physical training curriculum roll out with Omia’s Agents/sub agents in Arua district
Expected deliverables

Indicative description tasks

Phase 1

Develop/Review and update an Agent Training curriculum

Draft Training curriculum developed/reviewed and updated

The consultant/ consulting firm develops an agent training curriculum to support Omia’s training

Phase 2

Roll Out of the training curriculum( ToTs) training workshop

ToT Training workshop conducted

Conduct workshops with over 60 Omia agents/sub agens to rollout the developed/reviewed and updated training curriculum

Phase 3

FinalAgent Training curriculum

developed/reviewed and updated

Feedback from Omia ,DRC and Igravity to submit the final training curriculum

Duration, timeline, and payment

The total expected duration to complete the assignment will be no more than 15 working days The consultant shall be prepared to complete the assignment no later than 26th January 2024.

Eligibility, qualification, and experience required

Qualification:
- At least an Advanced Degree in agribusiness, Agriculture , Development studies, social sciences or other relevant field

Experience:
- A minimum of 7 years of experienceproven in developing, reviewing and updating training curriculum in the areas of value chains, Demo Garden management, Marketing and financial literacy.