FORM TECH-7

CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)

Position Title and No.:

Name of Firm: CEMAT Consultant Pvt. Ltd.
Name of Expert: RAJENDRA B. SHRESTHA
Date of Birth:
Citizenship Nepalese

Education:
 Master in Philosophy in Education (M. Phil) , Kathmandu University, Nepal, 2012
 Research study title: Entrepreneurship Education and Self-employment, A study of technical education programs of Nepal
 Master in Business Administration, Tribhuvan University of Nepal, 2002
 Research study title: Comparative Study of Physical Resources Management of Technical School in Nepal
 Advanced Occupational Diploma in Hospitality Trades, Regency Institute of Technical Education and Further Employment,
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1998

Other Training:
 Trained in Malaysia, Japan, Australia, Norway, Ghana, United Kingdom and Nepal in the Technical Vocational Education
and Training.
 Training of Trainers Series:
 Training of Trainers on Skills Teaching, 4 weeks
 Training of Trainers on Knowledge Teaching – 4 weeks
 Training of Trainers on Visualization – 4 weeks
 Training of Trainers on Learner Assessment and Evaluation – 4 weeks
 Advanced Training of Trainers – 2 weeks
 Curriculum Development Series:
 Training Needs Assessment – 4 weeks
 DACUM (Develop a Curriculum) Theory Training – 3 weeks
 DACUM (Develop a Curriculum) Facilitator - 2 weeks
 Master Trainer for DACUM Facilitator
 Job and Task Analysis - 4 weeks
 Training Course Design – 4 weeks
 Training Design and Development – 4 weeks
 Technology Based Instructional Design and Delivery – 7 weeks
 Facilitation and Moderation – 1 week
 Public Private Partnership Approaches in TVET
 International Conference: Apprenticeships: Spotlight on Wales, UK
 International Seminar: Developing and Delivering TVET through the Private Sector in Manchester, UK

Employment record relevant to the assignment:

Country

Employing Organization and your title/

Period Summary of activities performed relevant to the Assignment
position. Contact information for references

January Employer: European Union Delegation to Dakchyata: TVET Practical Partnerships Project
2018 to Nepal Provide technical support for the testing of innovative TVET
date Position Held: Deputy Team Leader/ TVET Public-Private Partnership models to enhance the relevance,
Nepal

Specialist quality and sustainability of TVET

Reference Information
Phone:
e-mail:
August Employer: UNDP and MoEST Support to Knowledge and Lifelong Learning SKILLS
2016 to Position Held: TVET Policy Dialogue and implementing:
Decembe Research Specialist (Technical Team Design of intervention, focusing on policy development through
Nepal

r 2017 Leader) policy dialogue process with multiple TVET stakeholders,

coordination of support and actions in fragmented TVET
Reference Information
system of Nepal
Phone:
e-mail:
January Employer: HELVETAS Swiss Development of capacity building framework and guidelines for
2016 to Intercooperation, Nepal training providers, industry associations, partner industries on
July 2016 Position Held: Capacity Development identifying training needs and support them in the process of

Nepal
Specialist managing apprenticeships, workers further training and
Reference Information systematic short courses with longer duration on-the-job and
Phone: off-the job training short courses
e-mail:
10 Employer: swisscontact worldwide Promoting Market Oriented Skills Training and Employment
October Position Held: Creation in the Great Lakes Region (PROMOST) in Rwanda
to 31 Reference Information implemented by swisscontact worldwide
October, Phone: Development of Training Program on Rapid Market Appraisal

Rwanda
2015 e-mail: Training for Enterprise Development and Skills Training in
Rwanda and trained 23 participants from Technical Training
Providers and Business Development Service providers of
Rwanda for designing skills development training
programmers and creating self-employment
April to Employer: Swiss Development and Analysis, design, development of Skills Development Courses
Dec, 2015 Corporation (SDC), Nepal for highly demand occupations for migrant workers targeting to
Position Held: Vocational Training Expert Gulf Coordination Committees Countries (GCC) and

Nepal
Reference Information development of Occupational Standards (OS) in line with GCC
Phone: standards and International Standard Classification of
e-mail: Occupations (ISCO).
21 March Employer: Department of Human Resources Development of Tool on Rapid Market Appraisal for labour
to 03 of Bhutan funding support from Helvetas market assessment and Trained 20 VET Instructors as a
April, Office, Bhutan Master RMA Trainers
Bhutan

2015 Position Held:

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Phone:
e-mail:
07 to 21 Employer: GFA and Helvetas Skill Development Project financed by Swiss Agency for
Feb, 2015 Position Held: Development and Cooperation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Cambodia

Reference Information implemented by GFA and Helvetas

Phone: Conducted Needs Analysis of three Provinces: Phear Vihear,
e-mail: Stung Treng and Kratie in order to identify training needs for
apprenticeship and mobile based skill training for Skills
Development Programme, Cambodia
23 Jan to Employer: Department of Human Resources Conducted In-Country Training Program on Rapid Market
12 Feb, of Bhutan funding support from Helvetas Appraisal Training in Bhutan for 22 participants from Technical
2015 Swiss Intercoporation Office, Bhutan Training Providers of Bhutan
Bhutan

Position Held:
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Phone:
e-mail:
1 to 07 Employer: Department of Human Resources Conducted In-Country Program on Rapid Market Appraisal
Decembe of Bhutan funding support from Helvetas Training in Bhutan for 22 participants from Technical Training
r, 2014 Swiss Intercoporation Office, Bhutan Providers of Bhutan
Bhutan

Position Held:
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Phone:
e-mail:
11 to 22 Employer: swisscontact worldwide Skill Development Project financed by Swiss Agency for
August Position Held: Development and Cooperation, Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar

2014 Reference Information implemented by swisscontact worldwide

Phone: Development of Training Manual on Master Trainers of
e-mail: Training of Trainers and trained Training of Trainers for Master
Trainers for 25 participants of Vocational Skill Development
Program of Myanmar
July 2014 Employer: GIZ Support of Measures to Strengthen the Peace Process (STPP)
to Position Held: Deputy Chief Technical Development of Phase out strategy and Coordinated with
Decembe Advisor BMZ, Norwegian Embassy and Ministry of Peace and
Nepal

r 2014 Reference Information Reconstruction, Government of Nepal for successful closure of

Phone: the project and handover to Government of Nepal.
e-mail:
January Employer: GIZ Support of Measures to Strengthen the Peace Process –
2013 to Position Held: Senior Programme Officer STPP
June (Technical Education and Vocational Training Implementation of project interventions (conflict mitigation,
2014 Specialist) technical vocational training and education, livelihood

Nepal
improvement, infrastructural improvement and empowerment
Reference Information
of marginal and vulnerable groups) ensuring cost effective
Phone:
services and for reporting on the project’s progress to the
e-mail:
project’s donors (BMZ, Norwegian Embassy) and the Steering
Committee
June Employer: UNDP UN Interagency Rehabilitation Programme
2010 to Position Held: National Rehabilitation Development and implementation of rehabilitation packages
Decembe Coordinator which contain i) technical and vocational skills training, ii)

Nepal
r 2012 Reference Information micro enterprise development iii) health services related
Phone: technical education and training, iv) education (formal and
e-mail: informal) for ex-combatants of Maoist Army and economic
rehabilitation of 2234 ex-combatants of Maoist Army
January Employer: Employment Fund Secretariat, Development of mechanism and tool of Rapid Market
to June HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Nepal Appraisal training to assess the job market-oriented training
2010 Position Held: Capacity Development needs at local levels for the private technical training providers,

Nepal
Specialist applied in more than 10 occupations as a pilot test and trained
Reference Information more than 100 Master RMA trainers
Phone:
e-mail:
12 to 25 Employer: swisscontact worldwide POLITEKNIK ACEH, Vocational Training Center, Indonesia
October, Position Held: implemented by swisscontact worldwide
2009 Reference Information Conducted DACUM Facilitator Training for the Instructors of
Indonesia

Phone: POLITEKNIK ACEH, Vocational Training Center, and

e-mail: coached, guided, and supervised newly trained DACUM
facilitators during conduction of DACUM workshops and
certified them as a DACUM Facilitator on behalf of Training
Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI), Nepal.
08 – 17 Employer: Vocational Instructors of Vocational Instructors of Vocational Training Institutes of
June Vocational Training Institutes of Uganda Uganda (PEVOT) implemented by GTZ, Uganda
2007 (PEVOT) implemented by GTZ, Uganda Designed and developed Training Modules for Vocational
Uganda

Position Held: Trainers by applying DACUM approach for competency-based

Reference Information training
Phone:
e-mail:
05- 18 Employer: Uganda Vocational Qualification Conducted training program on Training Design and
April 2007 Framework Secretariat, The Republic of Development for the Instructors of Uganda Vocational
Uganda implemented by GTZ, Uganda Qualification Framework Secretariat
Uganda

Position Held:
Reference Information
Phone:
e-mail:
01- 15 Employer: Vocational Instructors of Introduced curriculum development process in Uganda for
March Vocational Training Institutes of Uganda Department of Business, Technical, Vocational Education and
2007 (PEVOT) implemented by GTZ, Uganda Training, the Promotion of Employment Oriented Vocational
Uganda

Position Held: Training (PEVOT)

Reference Information
Phone:
e-mail:
7 – 18 Employer: GTZ Bhutan German Bhutan-German Project “Advisory Services for Promotion of
March Position Held: Vocational Education and Training System”
Bhutan

2005 Reference Information Conducted training programme and trained 24 participants on

Phone: Curriculum Development for Vocational Instructors of
e-mail: Technical and Vocational Training Institutes of Bhutan.
12- 24 Employer: Ministry of Labor & Human Conducted training program on Job and Task Analysis
Decembe Resources Training Institution (GTZ Bhutan Training for a group of trainers by applying DACUM approach.
r, 2004 German Project)
Bhutan

Position Held:
Reference Information
Phone:
e-mail:
06 – 23 Employer: Ministry of Labor & Human Conducted training programme and trained 22 TVET
Septembe Resources Training Institution (GTZ Bhutan personnel in Training Design and Development
r, 2004 German Project)

Bhutan
Position Held:
Reference Information
Phone:
e-mail:
March Employer: Training Institute for Technical TITI -joint project of swisscontact worldwide and Council for
2002 to Instruction Technical Education and Vocational Training
Decembe Position Held: Senior Master Trainer Development and implementation of trainings on, Training
r 2009 Needs Assessment, Occupation and Task Analysis, DACUM

Nepal
Reference Information
Phone: (Developing A Curriculum) Facilitators, Training Course
e-mail: Design, Training Design and Development, Technology Based
Instructional Delivery Courses and trained more than 5000
TVET personnel in the country and abroad etc.
July 1995 Employer: Curriculum Division, Council for Development of Curriculum Development Methodologies for
to Technical Education & Vocational Training Short Courses, Longer Courses, Modular Courses focusing
February Position Held: Curriculum Development Institutional Based Training and Workplace Based Training

Nepal
2002 Officer (Apprenticeship) for more than 100 occupations and trained
Reference Information the people on the application.
Phone:
e-mail:
Novembe Employer: Balaju Technical Training Centre Establishment of Entrepreneurship Development Unit to train
r 1993 – (BTTC), (a joint project of CTEVT and and provide career counselling services, job fairs,
June Helvetas Nepal) entrepreneurship development courses for new TVET
Nepal

1995 Position Held: Instructor graduates and self-employed graduates for promotion of their
Reference Information enterprises.
Phone:
e-mail:
Membership in Professional Associations and Publications:

Language skills:
Reading Speaking Writing
Nepali Excellent Excellent Excellent
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
Hindi Good Good Good

Adequacy for the Assignment:

Detailed Tasks Assigned on Reference to Prior Work/Assignments that best Illustrates Capability to handle the
Consultant’s Team of Experts Assigned Task
As per TOR Name of Assignment or Project: Dakchyata: TVET Practical Partnerships Project
Year: January 2018 to date
Location: Nepal
Employer: European Union Delegation to Nepal
Main Project Features:
Position Held: Deputy Team Leader/TVET Specialist
Activities Performed: Responsible for:
• Liaise and coordinate with Ministry of Education, Science and
Technology/Government of Nepal, Line Ministries, Council for Technical Education and
Vocational Training (CTEVT), National Business and Industry Associations, Commodity
Associations and TVET Stakeholders for the effective implementation of the project
• Provide technical support for the testing of innovative TVET Public-Private
Partnership models to enhance the relevance, quality and sustainability of TVET
• Lead and provide technical support to implement Public Private Partnership TVET
Models led by Employer Associations and Private Technical Training Providers
• Lead and provide technical support to implement Strengthening Employers
Engagement in the Public Technical Training Providers
• Lead and provide technical support to implement Employer Led Labour Market
Information Secretariat to establish Labour Market Information System
• Work closely with Ministry of Education in the capacity development of TVET
professionals and coordination mechanism of TVET system in Nepal
• Work together with employer associations and government personnel in designing
and developing Policy Guiding Documents on TVET Public Private Partnership
applicable for Nepal
 • Work as a technical lead in the project
Name of Assignment or Project: Support to Knowledge and Lifelong Learning SKILLS
Year: August 2016 to December 2017
Location: Nepal
Employer: UNDP and MoEST
Main Project Features:
Position Held: TVET Policy Dialogue and Research Specialist (Technical Team Leader)
Activities Performed: Identification of actions in Technical Vocational Education and Training as basis for design of
intervention, focusing on policy development through policy dialogue process with multiple TVET stakeholders, coordination of
support and actions in fragmented TVET system of Nepal and improving the quality, access and relevance of training delivery
by productive engagement of private sector, establishing knowledge management mechanism, labour market information and
impact evaluation of the TVET system.
Name of Assignment or Project:
Year: January 2016 to July 2016
Location: Nepal
Employer: HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Nepal
Main Project Features:
Position Held: Capacity Development Specialist
Activities Performed: Development of capacity building framework and guidelines for training providers, industry associations,
partner industries on identifying training needs and support them in the process of managing apprenticeships, workers further
training and systematic short courses with longer duration on-the-job and off-the job training short courses
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Year: April to Dec, 2015
Location: Nepal
Employer: Swiss Development and Corporation (SDC), Nepal
Main Project Features:
Position Held: Vocational Training Expert
Activities Performed: Analysis, design, development of Skills Development Courses for highly demand occupations for
migrant workers targeting to Gulf Coordination Committees Countries (GCC) and development of Occupational Standards
(OS) in line with GCC standards and International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO).
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Expert’s contact information: (e-mail:[email protected];[email protected]; [email protected];
phone: 977-1- 4250460 (R) 9841278720, 9851201973 (M) )

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