Call for ILO – IYAB Certified Agriculture Trainers

Agriculture, including horticulture is seen as a critical sector for employment creation and poverty reduction in Lebanon; hence has been a focus sector for many programmes. An estimated 20-25 percent of the country’s working population is involved in agricultural-related activities on a full time or part time basis. However, the agriculture sector has been hard-hit by the combined effects of the crises. The economic crisis and the subsequent lira devaluation have taken a drastic toll on food security and agricultural livelihoods in Lebanon.

Beyond grants for the most vulnerable farmers to purchase basic inputs (fertilizers, seeds, etc.) and subsidies to purchase greenhouses, farmers need more sustainable financial support if they are to make investments that would increase their productivity and income. In the past, suppliers of greenhouses and other inputs used to allow farmers to pay in instalments; but since suppliers now also have no credit with banks, they have stopped the practice. Suppliers are still selling the greenhouses, but require that farmers pay cash up front, which most farmers cannot do.

The Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) activity, funded by USAID and implemented by Chemonics International, supports Lebanese rural and peri-urban communities to obtain technical and financial resources to facilitate increased productivity, sales, and exports, improved business income, while also ensuring livelihood sustainability. ARE designed an expansion exclusively supporting at least 100 existing greenhouse vegetable growers to purchase and install multi-span greenhouses on their farms across Lebanon.

The project will deliver the ILO-IYAB training curriculum to all the farmers who will benefit from the greenhouse supply intervention.

Duties and Responsibilities

The ILO-IYAB certified trainer will implement the following tasks:

1. Conduct training needs analysis (BNA form and BNA matrix) for the participants to identify which modules fit best all groups and select 2-3 modules of the IYAB programme. This could be conducted via phone calls in coordination with Al Majmoua team after Al Majmoua shares cleaned data about the training participants.
2. Submit the agenda for the training
3. Conduct 4 days training following the structure of the official IYAB curriculum.
4. Apply the Business Game as part of the IYAB programme.
5. Select 2 success stories/case studies per each course of training (each training will include 15 to 20 trainees) and document using the IYAB Success Stories forms, in addition to the Training Plan form.
6. Complete all forms of each and any course program (Daily evaluation, end of training evaluation, and end of training report).
7. Register and complete all completed training courses on SIYB Gateway Platform of ILO.
8. Complete daily attendance sheets assuring all signatures and collect a copy of their IDs.
9. Ensure to strictly follow Al Majmoua code of conduct, PSEA and child protection policy.

Deliverable/Training

1. Finalized list of names of beneficiaries prior to each training course
2. Training needs analysis forms for IYAB course (BNA form and BNA matrix)
3. Prepare and update the training modules and materials
4. Agenda of the training course for each group
5. Coordinate with Al Majmoua team about all training sessions and materials needed
6. Follow up with the beneficiaries on the dates of trainings
7. Daily evaluation form, end of training evaluation form, end of training report
8. Daily attendance sheets signed by participants and trainers, in addition to a copy of their IDs including pictures
9. Consent declaration form for all participants
10. Two success stories form per each training (Including pictures and signature from the participant on the communication pledge)