Bids are hereby invited for the appointment of a service provider for the provision of impact assessment and tracer studies services for selected BANKSETA programmes. The scope of work the South African-based service provider will have to implement will include: • Conducting impact assessment and tracer studies on BANKSETA programmes list of programmes is not exhaustive but rather examples (e.g. Bursaries, Learnerships, Work Integrated Learning (WIL) and Internship); • Development of a Theory of Change for Impact Assessment Studies; • Development of data collection tool for all studies; • Data collection process including ethical considerations; • Data analysis; • Production of Tracer Study Reports and Impact Assessment Study Reports that will include the following: - A full study report; - A separate Executive Summary; - A full PowerPoint Presentation Study; - A separate, Summary of Findings, Recommendations, and Implications for Policy Report; • Impact Assessment Study: The Impact Assessment Project will serve to understand, explore and document key features, trends, challenges, and outcomes of skills interventions in the banking and microfinance sector. Fundamentally, the research project will assist in further developing a sustainable skills development strategy for the BANKSETA. This study will elicit BANKSETA’s contribution in enhancing economic growth in the country. (Ausschreibung №84587742de)