Activity :
Support Department of Organization and Personnel to conduct a 5 day
training course on climate change.
Activity Ref. No :
MARD/FSPS- II STOFA/2010/3.2.48
Deadline :
Contact person :
Tel :
Email :
Address :
15 hrs on 31/05/2010
Mr. Vu Anh Tai, STOFA component Deputy Director
Mobile: 0904 314 387
vuanhtai@mard.gov.vn
STOFA component office, No2 Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi
TERMS OF REFERENCE on
5 day training course on climate change
(Activity 3.2.48/2010)
1. Background for the course:
Climate change is a burning issue that attracts global attention. Having recognized
the importance of climate change to development and social security, the
Government of Vietnam as early as in 1994, approved the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol1 in 2002
respectively.
In 2008, MARD issued the Action Plan Framework for Adaptation to Climate
Change in the Agriculture and Rural Development sector, period 2008 – 2020. A
number of workshops were also held to discuss on adaptation actions to climate
change in the sector. However, a considerable proportion of public employees in
MARD, especially those at provincial level, do not fully understand the meaning
and nature of climate change.
In 2009, thanks to support from the Strengthening of Fisheries Administration
Component (STOFA) under the Fisheries Sector Programme Support phase II
(FSPS II), MARD organized a climate change training course for 30 officers and
staff in MARD Departments and 8 FSPS II implementing DARDs. The training
course helped improve knowledge and awareness of participants with respect to
climate change issues. In 2010, MARD plans to conduct another climate change
training course in Ben Tre, one of the provinces in Vietnam foreseen to be
severely affected by climate change. The aims of conducting such a training
course there are (1) to enable participants to witness impacts of climate change to
production and lives of local people, particularly poor people and; to help them to
better understand possible climate change adaptation and mitigation measures
being taken by the locality so that they can gain more practical experience and
skills in incorporating climate change adaptation aspects in work plans of their
respective units/departments.
2. Target Group for the advanced course
Key information on the prospective trainees:
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Negotiated in Kyoto Japan December 1997 and came into force 16 th February 2005.
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Expected numbers: 35 leaders and staff in MARD Departments and DARDs
in 8 pilot provinces.
Levels of understanding / expertise/ skill in the subject/area of training:
Most have little knowledge on climate change.
Age projections: The age range will span 30 to 55. 40% of the participants
over 40
Gender: 40% female; 60% male
Educational levels: Bachelor degree or above.
Previous training: Not yet trained or little trained on climate change.
3. Overall Aim of the Training:
The main training objective is to help trainees to acquire more knowledge and
practical experience on adaptation and mitigation measures to climate change, and
at the same time provide them with more ideas of and skills on incorporating such
measures in work plans of their respective units so as to better implement the 5year plans of the agriculture and rural development sector for the period 2011 to
2015.
4. Training Objectives / Learning Objectives
By the end of the 5 day course trainees’ knowledge will be improved in terms of:
 Definition of climate change; What are, by nature, climate change
adaptation activities? How are they different from mitigation activities?
Some examples of climate change adaptation measures having been or
being undertaken by Ben Tre (or other provinces)?
 Impacts of climate change on agricultural2 (agriculture, fisheries and
forestry) production and social security in the world and in Vietnam;
 Key contents of international agreements on climate change that Vietnam
signed or acceded to;
 Specific outcomes in the UN Climate Change Conference organized in
Copenhagen in December 2009?
 Key contents of the National Targets on Adaptation to Climate Change
issued by the Government of Vietnam;
 Key contents of the MARD Action Plan Framework for Adaptation to
Climate Change; implementation status.
 International cooperation activities by the agriculture and rural
development sector with respect to adapt to and mitigate impacts of climate
change to production of the sector.
 Key contents in “Climate change, Sea level rise Scenarios for Vietnam”?
On which scientific grounds were such scenarios developed?
 Which programmes/projects on adaptation to climate change are under
implementation in Vietnam? Possible results and recommendations?
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Agricultural production is understood to include Agriculture, Fisheries (including all aspects of
aquaculture and capture fisheries plus post harvest and marketing aspects), forestry and water use
management. Salt production is also included as it is an activity undertaken by poor households
under vulnerable conditions.
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Which programmes/projects on climate change mitigation are under
implementation in Vietnam? Possible results and recommendations?
 Knowledge, ideas and skills gained during field visits to locations where
climate change adaptation and mitigation activities have been or are under
implementation in Ben Tre.
 Skills on incorporating climate change adaptation/mitigation measures in
work plans of respective participants’ units.
5. Course Topics and Organization
Based on the tentative contents for the training course as mentioned above,
consultants are required to propose the training topics and training
programme outline for this course. The training focus will include, but not
be necessarily limited to the above.
6. Methodology:
- PowerPoint presentations;
- Group discussions;
- Practice on integrating climate change response measures to work plans;
- Field visits to locations where climate change adaptation and mitigation
activities have been or are under implementation in Ben Tre.
7. Materials Requirements
 Power point presentations for all topics in both English and Vietnamese;
 The training materials will be divided into folders based on the course
topics;
 It is a requirement that all materials are in Vietnamese, and 1 complete set
of materials including PowerPoint presentations in English will be sent to
OPD/STOFA management at least 1 week before this course;
 It is a requirement that the training materials will be distributed to each
participants before the training course; It is responsibility of training
provider to provide stationary; and to print, photocopy training materials;
and to translate PowerPoint presentations and end - of -course report. All
these costs should be put as reimbursable budgets in their bidding
document.
8. Activities:
The scope of work for the assignment will include, but not necessarily be limited
to, the following tasks:
 To discuss with OPD any problematic areas (focus will be on training
programme and implementation plan)
 To prepare training materials, i.e. development of training materials and
training programmes;
 To implement the course;
 To evaluate the course;
 To award certificates to participants.
9. Staffing / Team Members / Trainer / Facilitator skills
The trainers are expected to have knowledge on climate change and extensive
experience in carrying out training course on climate change for the governmental
staff.
10. Timing
It is intended that the training course will be organized and completed in August
2010.
11. Training evaluation and reporting by the consultant
Within 7 days after completion of the course, consultants (trainers) must send a
draft report to OPD/STOFA for commenting; Upon receiving the draft report,
OPD/STOFA must give their feedbacks to the consultants within 1 week
afterward.
One (1) week after receiving feedbacks from OPD/STOFA, consultants will
submit the final report (English and Vietnamese) in hard and electronic copies
(Microsoft Word and Excel) to OPD/STOFA management board.
All materials and data collected and/or produced during the training periods are
the property of OPD/MARD and can only be copied and reproduced with
OPD/MARD permission.
The report (in English and Vietnamese) should include the following
information points:
 Final Participant list for course
 Detailed Training Program Agenda provided to OPD/STOFA before the
course
 TOR for the course
 Evaluation on training objectives;
 Copy of the level one evaluation format given to the participants (attitude,
feedbacks of trainees to the course)
 Copy of the level two pre and post course tests on which learning results
are based, e.g. true/false, multiple choice questions testing knowledge,
open-ended question formats and/or project work.
 Comments on training materials requirements;
 Recommendations and proposals for improved training in the future (if
any).
12. Training Venue
The course will be conducted in Ho Chi Minh city.
13. Responsibilities and other constraints that need to be taken into account
by the trainers
During this training contract period the trainer(s):
 Is/are responsible for taking out professional liability, and health, accident
and travel insurance policies covering the entire training period;
 Must pay personal income tax, as required by the law of Vietnam, on any
money and allowances received or VAT if a company;
 Is responsible for arranging all transport and this should be accurately
estimated in the tender bid under reimbursable cost;
 Will arrange (use own, rent or borrow) the use of a portable computer for
the entire training period and will be solely responsible him/herself for
backing up, prevention of virus attack and the integrity of any data
collected; and
 Must budget for and arrange translation of all documents produced during
the training period where required. This should be included in the tender bid
under reimbursable costs.
 Award certificates to participants.
During the training DOP is responsible to:
 Invite all participants;
 Provide participant lists;
 Supervise the training conducted;
 Evaluate consultants’/trainers’ performance.
STOFA management Board is responsible to:
 Pay associated costs of consultants/trainers;
 Make logistical arrangements that are necessary for carrying out the training