Procurement Notices

The purpose of this procurement isTo appoint a service provider(s) to:

1. Provide a range of equipment to Coastal KZN College, Swinton Road Campus, Mobeni, eThekwini TVET College,
2. Install and commission (inclusive of training of relevant lecturers) the equipment supplied; and
3. Train 6 selected lecturers on modern blended learning techniques.  

1.  BACKGROUND
2. The public TVET Colleges are governed by the Continuing Education and Training Act, Act 16 of 2006 and fall within the jurisdiction of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). According to the Act, the task of a public TVET College is to -

(a) Register students for all learning and training programmes leading to qualifications at levels 2 to 4 of the National Qualifications Framework or such further education and training levels determined by SAQA and 50 contemplated in the South African Qualifications Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1995), which levels are above general education but below higher education; and;

(b) take responsibility for the registration of students, the provision and delivery of the curriculum and the assessment of students.

1. The UNDP, in association with DHET identified three public TVET Colleges to be supported to improve their offerings to students in engineering studies with a focus on the automotive manufacturing sector.
2. The beneficiary college is –
   1. Coastal KZN College, Swinton Road Campus, Mobeni, eThekwini
3. PROBLEM STATEMENT

Research and feedback from employers indicate that graduates are not sufficiently prepared for the world of work. The reasons are plentiful but at the core are their inability to work with modern, 4IR equipment and a lack of soft skills.  Combined these are the two main reasons for graduates not being able to find employment.

1. Colleges do not have modern digital equipment that are aligned to factory needs in a new 4IR environment.
2. Colleges do not sufficiently train students in soft skills such as innovative/creative thinking, teamwork, work ethics, leadership and problem solving). At the same time college lecturers are not trained in the delivery of soft skills.
3. COVID-19 has elevated the need for blended on-line and remote learning. The pandemic has also illustrated that lecturers are not well prepared to work in a digital learning environment.

PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE 25th NOVEMBER 2021 @ 10AM SOUTH AFRICAN TIME. BIDDERS MUST INDICATE THEIR INTEREST ON OR BEFORE 23RD NOVEMBER 2021 AND THE PRE-BID LINK WILL BE SHARED  ON THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2021.