EXTENDED - Upgrading a national platform for the Continuous Professional development of educators
United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hereby invite qualified companies to submit sealed tenders as follows:
UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States – Cairo Office seeks to engage an educational institute/firm to lead the upgrading of the above-mentioned online platform for Egyptian educators.
- Purpose of the platform: The platform would facilitate the delivery of the required trainings and provide access to learning material for the promotion of educators and their continuous professional development.
- Target group: The platform will serve K-12 educators (teachers, principals and supervisors) across Egypt.
- The platform would also cater to different learning styles and needs, thereby making learning more engaging. Users can make video calls or upload recorded videos and PowerPoint presentations, share links, create forums and wikis, receive student work, develop online exams, answer chats, sit evaluations or report important dates.
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