Develop Interactive E-Learning Experience for ECD Teachers in Thailand

UNICEF Thailand is seeking for a qualified institutional contractor to Develop interactive e-learning experience for Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers in Thailand.

UNICEF Thailand, in partnership with the Department of local Administration (DLA), is supporting the development of a modular training manual for Early Childhood Development centre teachers to improve quality of early childhood education (ECE) services and contribute to improved early childhood development (ECD).  The training manual is based on a series of teachers training workshops which were conducted with 27 ECD demonstration centers under Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Department of Local Administration (DLA) in 2019 and later in 2022 with 21 ECD centres in Mae Hong Son province.

The current training package comprises of 5 modules covering a) Brain and Learning in Early Childhood, b) Early Childhood Competency, c) Classroom Management for Early Childhood, d) Establishing Community Network for Early Childhood Care, and e) Teacher Communication and Readiness. The objective is to support in-service teacher professional development for interested early childhood education (ECE) teachers as well as teacher educators in Thailand at scale. The training manual is final and available in hard copy format for in-person training; and the next step is to develop it as an online course to assist in independent and self-paced learning or delivered via blended learning approaches.

The e-learning course will be hosted by the Thailand Cyber University (TCU), a government organization under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation. TCU manages the Thai Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform, an online platform which provide equitable access to high-quality education for Thai teachers, educators, and citizens at no cost. TCU aims to promote lifelong learning through upskilling and reskilling.

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