SURE.P (Subsidy Reinvestment & Empowerment Programme)
Request for Expression of Interest
Invitation for Expression of Interest for Trainers and Facility Management Consultants in the Client and Citizen-Based Training Scheme of Sure-P’s Technical, Vocational Education and Training (Tvet) Programme
1.0 In line with Mr. President’s promise to encourage wealth creation and mitigate the spate of youth unemployment in the country through the reinvestment of the petroleum subsidy funds, the Federal Government through its Ministry of Labour and Productivity has developed a Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme for the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). The scheme is aimed at empowering young Nigerians with specialized skills to take up existing job vacancies in both private and public sectors. The ultimate goal is to reduce unemployment among Nigerians youths (both educated and uneducated) and stimulate economic growth as part of the transformation agenda of the current administration while also enhancing opportunities towards the attainment of Vision 20: 2020.
2.0 Institutional Partners:
- Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity (Project Implementation Unit)
- British Council (Programme Partners – Creative Industry)
- National Planning Commission (Measurement and Evaluation)
3.0 The scheme has the mandate to train young Nigerians to acquire skills in three broad areas: vocational/technical skills, life skills and entrepreneurship. It is aimed at bridging the demand gaps in eight industry areas: ICT/Telecoms, Creative (e.g. movies, music, fashion, etc), Hospitality and Tourism, Agribusiness, Mass Housing/Construction Artisans, Marine, Oil and Gas, and Mechanical Fabrication/Woodwork. The training has been classified into two focus areas: Client-based and Citizen-based trainings. Therefore submissions are invited in the following focus areas.
3.1. Client Based Training:
This category of training focuses on equipping young Nigerians with the specialized skills needed to fill demand/skill gaps in client organisations. SURE-P’s demand studies have identified the readiness of the following organisations to immediately offer paid employment to these trainees upon completion of the training programme:
The clients and their areas of trainee demand include:
- Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA): General road maintenance
- Nigeria Railway Cooperation (NRC): Rail track maintenance
- Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development: Artisanship in mass housing
- National Power Training Institute of Nigeria: Maintenance of electric power installation
- Domestic Energy Utilization (Coal and Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
- Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism: Hospitality and tourism
- Federal Ministry of Water Resources: Graduate agribusiness scheme
- Federal Ministry of Transport: Marine and Shipping
3.2. Citizen Based Training.
This category of training focuses on equipping young Nigerians with such skills sufficient to make them employable and/or own their own businesses. The areas include the following:
- Agribusiness (crop and livestock production, processing and storage, marketing, etc)
- Creative Industry (e.g. movies, music, fashion, photography, architecture, broadcasting, Software/computer games and electronic publishing, visual and performing arts, etc),
- ICT/Telecoms
- Construction and Artisan Skills
- Hospitality
- Marine and Shipping
- Metal works and fabrication
- Woodworks and furniture
- Oil and Gas
4.0 Trainers and Facility Management consultants who have the required capacity and competence in the above listed areas should express interest.
5.0 Eligibility Criteria
Interested Facility Management Consultants and Training Providers should provide
- Evidence of registration with Corporate Affairs Commission, 3 years tax clearance, VAT Registration, registered office address, functional contact email and mobile phone number(s).
- Comprehensive company profile including track record of relevant past trainings.
- Profiles of at least three (3) faculty members with relevant training experience in the case of trainers and in the case of Facility Consultants, Company Profile including among other, Copy of Memorandum and Articles of Association, organisational structure and key professional staff with their names and telephone numbers, at least one of which must be a COREN registered engineer.
- Applicants can be of any nationality.
6.0 How to apply
- The Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of TVET/SURE-P hereby invites interested facility management consultants and training providers to express interest in the scheme by submitting all necessary documents. Interested Consultants and training providers should visit www.mysure-p.com and upload their documents indicating their area of interest.
- Entry submission closes on 28th November, 2012.
- Shortlisted companies will be contacted through SMS and/or email.
7.0 Disclaimer
Please note:
- Late submissions will be rejected
- This advertisement is published for information purposes only and should not be construed as commitment or obligation on the part of SURE-P to award a job or contract.
- SURE-P will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested applicant in connection with submission of an application or any response to an enquiry
- SURE-P is not bound to shortlist any applicant and reserves the right to reject or annul the application process at any time without incurring any liabilities and assigning any reason there for.
- Only shortlisted applicants will be considered and contacted.
8.0 Further Enquiries
Phone: +2348170392233.
Email: tvet@sure-p.gov.ng
Signed:
Director,
Technical Vocational and Education Training (TVET), Project Implementation Unit,
c/o Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity,
Phase 1 Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja
