Consultancy: supporting Viet Nam’s ELT development road map

Context

Viet Nam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) established the National Foreign Languages Project (NFLP) in 2008-2011, with an initial remit until 2020 (Decision 1400 – signed September 2008). In 2017, this remit was subsequently extended until the end of 2025 (Decision 2080).

As its current remit is coming to an end (December 2025), NFLP and VNIES - Viet Nam’s National Institute for Educational Sciences (the internal research agency that advises MoET) - have once again been tasked by MoET to review the progress of foreign language (predominantly English) teaching, learning and assessment over the past approximately 15 years. They are expected to make joint recommendations to MOET in early 2025 regarding whether NFLP should continue in its current form, be reconstituted with a fresh remit or whether its various roles and responsibilities should be undertaken by other bodies and agencies of MoET.

Considerable work has already been carried out by NFLP and VNIES, and they will be expected to develop the following documents:

• VNIES Independent Assessment (2018-24) inc. data analysis and impact of NFLP on ELT system
• VNIES proposal for Vietnam ELT Master Plan beyond 2025
• NFLP Summative Report to MOET.

Taken together, these will form the basis of recommendations to MOET as to what (if anything) should replace NFLP beyond 2025.

In this context, NFLP and VNIES have requested support from the British Council in Viet Nam to facilitate a UK/VN consultancy, to offer support in the form of considerations as to how English language teaching, learning and assessment policy and practices should be addressed and developed in the forthcoming period, i.e. 2026-2030 (with a vision to 2045). NFLP will appoint a small local team of Vietnamese ELT experts, most probably those involved in previous or existing NFLP and/or ELT projects, to work with the British Council appointed consultants.

Consultancy opportunity

In response to the request for support from NFLP and VNIES, as mentioned above, the British Council in Viet Nam has agreed with NFLP and VNIES to commission a consultancy to provide research into ELT policy and practice, to support the development of Viet Nam’s ELT development road map beyond 2025.

This Request for Proposals is open to UK-based organisations/institutions or consulting firms specialising in research evidence and policy consultancies operating with knowledge and experience of the global ELT sector, who could undertake this consultancy project. 

It is envisaged that the assignment will be undertaken by a supplier comprising a small team of international experts, suitably qualified and experienced either in Viet Nam’s education and ELT system and/or with experience of research and policy consultancy/advocacy work in a comparable context. Please find more detailed information about experience and skills required in the Request for Proposals documents below.

Key details

Project length: four months, October 2024 to January 2025

Contract value: there will be one contract to be awarded. The contract value shall not exceed GBP 25,000.

Open to: 

• higher education institutions who specialise in English language teaching.
• education institutes, organisations, and companies (public and private)
• consulting firms (public and private).

Application deadline: 3 October 2024

Find out more at our briefing session

Interested applicants can join our briefing session on 20 September, 10.00-11.00 (UK time)/16.00-17.00 (Viet Nam time) to learn more and ask questions directly to the project team. 

Please register your attendance and submit any questions for clarification using this form: https://forms.office.com/e/fZaffsFjUR

Deadline for clarification questions: 19 September 2024.