Contratação de Consultoria para a realização do diagnóstico de necessidades dos Centros de Formação Profissional — Angola Youth Employment Opportunities Project

YOUNG+ | P505158 | World Bank Loan No. IBRD-97940 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (MoI) CONSULTING SERVICES — COMPANY SELECTION Contracting consulting services for conducting a training needs assessment based on labor market demands, and developing and updating curricula for identified priority areas. Ref.: 2.1.11./C-2.1.11/COMP.2/CS/INEFOP-2026 The Government of Angola, through the Ministry of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security (MAPTSS), via the National Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (INEFOP) and with the support of the World Bank, received funding of US$250 million for the implementation of the Angola Youth Employment and Opportunities Project (AYEOP/JOVEM+, P505158), approved by the World Bank Board of Directors on March 20, 2025, and intends to use part of this funding to hire a consulting firm to conduct a national needs assessment based on labor market demands and to develop and update curricula for identified priority areas. The JOVEM+ Project seeks to expand employment opportunities for young people in Angola by addressing the barriers that limit their access to salaried employment and entrepreneurship, through support for entrepreneurs, preparation of young people for salaried employment, and strengthening the capacity of national institutions to provide effective and sustainable employment programs and services. The objective of the consultancy is to produce a structured and technically robust national diagnosis of vocational training needs in Angola, including mapping the current and projected demand for skills by training area, economic sector, and province; analyzing the needs of companies and employers; assessing the capacities and gaps of existing training centers; analyzing training density by region; and projecting medium-term employment, with the formulation of recommendations for policies, investments, and indicative training targets. Based on the results of the diagnosis, the consultancy should also develop and update curricula for up to six priority training areas, integrating technical and behavioral skills, with validation from the productive sector and alignment with national and international benchmarks. The services will be executed within a maximum period of 60 (sixty) consecutive days, counted from the issuance of the Service Order, with phased delivery of 7 (seven) products subject to formal validation by INEFOP. The contract will be concluded in the form of a time-based contract. The consultancy will have a national scope and will be executed in a hybrid format, combining remote work with on-site activities for data collection, validation and institutional coordination, with the company being responsible for providing its own travel and logistical resources compatible with the national scope of the study. The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for this expressions of interest solicitation phase can be obtained at the email address indicated below. INEFOP, within the scope of the JOVEM+ Project, invites qualified consulting firms (“Consultants”) to express their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they possess the necessary qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The pre-selection criteria are: • Possess at least 5 (five) years of general experience in labor market analysis, training needs assessment, curriculum development, and human resource development; • To demonstrate the completion of at least 2 (two) projects in the last 5 (five) years involving studies on the labor market and employer needs, development or revision of vocational training curricula and alignment of curricula to competency-based standards or equivalent national qualification frameworks; • Demonstrate knowledge of the vocational training system and the labor market in Angola, as well as the ability to conduct fieldwork on a national scale, using own means of data collection and processing; • Possess the capacity to mobilize a multidisciplinary team with the profiles defined in the Terms of Reference (coordination, labor market, professional training, statistics/econometrics, curriculum development and field coordination), with key experts required to be proficient in the Portuguese language; • Prior experience in projects financed by the World Bank, ILO, AfDB, European Union or other international development agencies is an advantage; • Not to incur any conflict of interest, and the participation of active public servants of the public administration or employees of state-owned or controlled companies is not permitted, whenever this constitutes a conflict with the applicable rules of integrity, eligibility and independence. Interested Consultants are advised to refer to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank's "IPF Borrower Procurement Regulations" (Revised Edition), which sets out the World Bank's policy on conflicts of interest. The document can be consulted at the following address: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099011109112533972 Consultants may associate with other companies to enhance their qualifications, and must indicate whether the association takes the form of a Joint Venture or a sub-consulting arrangement. In the case of a Joint Venture, all partners will be jointly and severally liable for the execution of the entire contract, if selected. Under the Financing Agreement between the Government of Angola and the World Bank, the Consultant will be selected according to the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method, as established in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations. Expressions of interest must be submitted in writing, electronically, by 3:30 p.m. (Angola local time) on July 30, 2026. Additional information can be obtained at the address below, during office hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.