| Title | Technical Consultant - Training Content Development |
|---|---|
| Timeline | 3 Months |
| Expected area of expertise | Content development, Content Writing, Module Development, Technical Knowledge, Training, Media |
| Last Date of Submission | 15th September 2023 |
| Link to Apply | https://forms.gle/Z2wLnHZ7hMNvHroV9 |
SELCO Foundation, an NGO established in 2010 is working on building a holistic ecosystem for sustainable energy access. In this regard, SELCO Foundation engages in technical, financial and social innovation, enterprise development, skill building and financial inclusion. The organisation works on demonstrating and catalysing the role of renewable energy across verticals of well- being, health, education, livelihoods and the built environment.
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 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 and enterprises.To help build the capacity and skills of CEE’s, in-depth training on the technical knowledge of the solar system is necessary. However there is a dearth of customised and easily understandable learning materials to deliver quality training for the incubatees. With SELCO’s open source policy and aim to develop solutions for the sector, this project focuses on developing modules to impart technical aspects in a format that becomes usable, understandable and with little effort can be contextualised by anyone across the globe.
The objective is to develop training contents for the site assessment of different types of decentralised renewable energy installations ( Health , Livelihood and Basic Energy Access).The aim of the training is to achieve the below mentioned goals.
The scope of the work is to create customised practical learning resources for the target audiences to build their skills to provide quality services to the end user.The work will involve developing training content for the target audiences including interactions and workshops with stakeholders, doing secondary research on the required technical aspects of solar energy systems and creating toolkits, modules, decks, (by means of documents, decks, guidelines, self-explanatory checklists and other easy to use formats) which can be used in totality and in modular formats to help build capacities, codevelop programs, or design solutions and tools for the target audiences. Through this exercise, the aim is to capture the concepts, best practices, and system designs to give the learner a complete understanding of the. The document should also be able to guide other stakeholders to be able to replicate these programs in their own contexts and geographies.
| Topic | Module Details |
|---|---|
| Need Assessment- for solar system design Need assessment refers to surveying sites and potential end users to study the feasibility and need for an energy intervention. (Details - Annexure 1) | |
| Content 1: Health - solar powering of Sub Centre, PHC and CHC with critical load (different capacity) Target Audience : Clean Energy Enterprises / Last Mile Solution Providers , Solar system designers,Electricians, ITI / Polytechnic youths / College Students , Technicians | |
| Content 2: Livelihood - solar powering of efficient livelihood solutions , understanding of end users' needs , business model, cash flow , requirement of financing , backward and forward knowledge etc. Category 1: Livelihood Phase 1: Innovation Phase Target Audience: CSOs / NGOs; Solar system designers,Electricians, ITI / Polytechnic youths / College Students Category 2: Livelihood Phase 2 : Scale Phase Target Audience : Clean Energy Enterprises / Last Mile Solution Providers , Solar system designers,Electricians, ITI / Polytechnic youths / College Students , Technicians, COSs/ NGOs | |
| Content 3: Basic Energy Access - solar powered lights , solar powering of schools , Institutions etc with critical load Target Audience : Clean Energy Enterprises / Last Mile Solution Providers , Solar system designers,Electricians, ITI / Polytechnic youths / College Students , Technicians, COSs/ NGOs |
● Training materials:
The methodology includes, but is not limited to review and usage of existing content, stakeholder consultations, field visits, etc..
The consultant will also be required to pilot these modules with relevant stakeholders of SELCO:
Five training modules which include the following training materials: 1. Training decks 2. Training manuals 3. Checklists 4. Guidelines 5. Templates 6. Mapping of videos to the modules
| Deliverables | Required Number | Justification |
|---|---|---|
| Preparation Plan | 3 | The preparation plan will help the consultant put down a basic plan for developing the content in tandem with the timelines for submission. |
| Curriculum | 3 | The curriculum should be developed for the master trainers , trainers and learners |
| Facilitator’s Guide | 3 | The facilitator to give quality training for the learners. |
| Learner’s Manual | 3 | The detailed information for the learner’s |
| Training Decks Training Decks in such a format which can be uploaded on LMS | 1 - Livelihood Site Assessment Deck with format for different types of livelihood Animal Husbandry: Milking Machine , Milk Chiller , Hydroponics , Poultry Lighting , Khowa Making, Chaff Cutter, Vaccine Storage and Vaccine Carrier) Micro Businesses : Ckali making , Papad Making , Tailoring Unit , Vermicelli Making , Digital Service Centre , Retail Shop , Sugarcane Juicer , Blacksmith Blower, Pottery Value Chain , Spinning Machine Agri Value Chain : Paddy value chain , Paddy Transplanter , Cold Storage , Millet value chain, Mils (Flour Mill, Dal Mill etc) 1- Health with health assessment format 1- Basic Energy Access with assessment format Total 3 Nos. of training Deck | The decks should be interactive and activity based. The contents should cover the site assessment for Health interventions like solar powering of PHC, CHC and sub centre , Livelihood like solar powering of paddy huller , pulses processing etc interventions and Basic Energy Access interventions like solar lighting , solar powering of institutions |
| Mapping of the videos required for the training for more hands on experience | The content developer should also work on the story of videos along with video maker |
Note: We have few old contents available for your reference and review
The technical proposal will be evaluated based on the following general areas:
The above points are intended to help in making the learning more holistic which helps in creating a set of modules, decks, etc. Hence, understanding the process of creating these programs, bottlenecks around the same, and ways on how to operationalise it will be critical ***consultant / fellow is to be stationed at SELCO Foundation office in Bangalore during the duration of this project to work closely for this project.The consultant’s representative will have to follow SELCO’s working hours and holidays during the period that they work from the SELCO office. . The modalities can be further discussed and finalized at the time of signing the contract.
| Disbursement | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 15% | Against Signing of contract |
| 20% | After completion and submission of the Content 1 |
| 30% | After completion and submission of the Content 2 |
| 35% | After completion and submission of the Content 3 |
Interested consultants / organisations, with relevant experience (please include samples and/or references of the previous similar work as proof of experience) and based out of India are requested to reach out with a detailed proposal giving a brief on the methodology and the process they will uptake for this project, including budgets (with break-ups and explanation), timelines and milestones and submit the same to google form https://forms.gle/Z2wLnHZ7hMNvHroV9 on before 15th September 2023.
Any further queries please write to procurement@selcofoundation.org with a subject line: “Clarification for Developing Technical Training Modules and Content for Incubation”
Pre-Assessment
| Key Points are to be covered | Content |
|---|---|
| Energy Assessments | Objectives, and usefulness of conducting assessment |
| 20% | After completion and submission of the Content 1 |
| Introduction to the sites to be assessed | E.g. Category of Health centres , Agri Value Chain etc |
| Overview of Solar PV system and its components | Basic understanding on Solar PV system- Principles Components and types |
| Prerequisites for assessment | Equipment and its usage - Magnetic compass, measurement tapes, power guard metre, smart phone, Clamp metre, pen, pencil, eraser etc, notebook etc. Forms – Health and Energy assessment forms , Livelihood energy assessment form , Basic Energy Access Format Note: Livelihood energy assessment form can be segregated into two categories -
Skills sets required for assessment Energy bills and the building layout/ site layout etc |
| Assessment format | Developing assessment format - health , livelihood and basic energy access |
| Assessment | |
| Process of energy assessments | Assessment Process . Consultation of key stakeholders – Individual Household - head of the family , Institutions - key person and Health Centres - MO, ANM, Lab Technician, Pharmacist, Senior staff nurse,Electrician Physical assessment :Initial walk through to understand the infrastructural understanding Understanding the operation of particular rooms for health centres and institutions : Room wise capture of details of luminaries and equipment (Quantity and Power consumption and Usage hours (to be checked with the concerned person)) Understanding of the equipments : livelihood products - capacity surcharge current , usage for how many hours etc Livelihood Solutions : forward and backward linkagesGuideline for capturing the photographs. Drawing the layout /collect existing blueprint of the health centre. Guidelines for selection of placement of solar system components Identification of location for placement of solar system components (Inverter/Battery/Panel- Check for the availability of space for panel placement in near ) /Ground mounting in case of non-availability of shadow free area) Understanding on future expansions – (Building/Electrical equipment/Staffing) |
| Checklists for the assessment | Format for all three categories |
| Post Assessment | |
| Data entry | Transfer of data into excel |
| Key Points during the assessment | Assessment form Sample building layout - for health centres or building Sample pictures to capture the required photographs - for types of site assessment Permission letter - if needed - by the administration or end users or CSOs Guideline/instruction for the assessor/volunteer Do’s and Don'ts’ for the assessor Reporting format |
| Key Points are to be covered | Content |
|---|---|
| Steps | Details |
| Step 1 | Setting the goals , objectives and expected output as per the target audience |
| Step 2 | Secondary research to understand the need of the target audience and standardisation of the contents as per global standard |
| Step 3 | Review of the exiting SELCO Foundation’s content |
| Step 4 | Consultation with different level of stakeholders - - Practitioners- Senior , Middle and Junior level (India + Globally) - Industry Experts (India + Globally) |
| Step 5 | Validation of the content two level at least post content development - Practitioners- Senior , Middle and Junior level (India + Globally) - Industry Experts (India + Globally) Note : Practitioners and Industry experts will be identified by both the partners SELCO Foundation and onboarded Agency / Consultant . Both the partners are supposed to take effort in identification |
| Step 5 | Revision of the content as per the input |
| Step 6 | Capacity building of Master Trainers |
| Step 7 | Piloting of the content and getting the feedback from the trainees and trainers (at least two places) |
| Step 8 | Finalisation of the contents as per the feedback |