National Consultant to support MoES with Tajik Language TLM development (Component 2, IsDB/GPE/OFID Education Reform Project, Phase II — Year 2), Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Education Section, Remote

Contract Duration: 13 months

Working arrangement: Remote work

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The purpose of this assignment is to provide ongoing subject-specific technical support to the MoES for the development, piloting, finalization, and institutionalization of CBE-aligned Tajik Language TLMs for Grades 7 and 8, building on results achieved under Phase I and ensuring coherence, sequencing, and quality across the curriculum, CPL, and assessment workstreams of Component 2.

The specific objectives of the assignment are to:

• Provide technical leadership, alongside the international Tajik Language consultant, to the national Tajik Language Working Group on the development of Grades 7 and 8 Tajik Language TLMs (student workbook, textbook, teacher’s guide, classroom assessment, end-of-grade examination).

• Ensure that all Tajik Language TLMs are aligned with the revised CBE curriculum and national standards, are age-appropriate, gender- and disability-responsive, and produced in Tajik to publication-ready quality.

• Coordinate Tajik Language inputs and outputs with the CPL Working Group (in-service blended course; mentor and teacher training on Moodle) and the Assessment Working Group (formative, summative, and end-of-grade items) so that the three workstreams advance as a coherent package.

• Strengthen national capacity by training Tajik Language TLM authors, reviewers, and pilot-school teachers, working through MoES affiliated institutions (Academy of Education, Institute for Education Development, Republican Centre for Educational Methodology / REMC, National Testing Centre) and pedagogical universities.

• Lea...