[{"bbox": [139, 151, 1134, 285], "category": "Text", "text": "If negotiations with the entrusted entity mentioned above fail, this initiative may be implemented in indirect management with similar structures, e.g. UN agencies or cooperation bodies that are positively assessed. The implementation by these alternative entrusted entities would be justified by active engagement in the education sector with specific expertise in the capacity development of teachers. The alternative entrusted entity would carry out the tasks initially entrusted to UNESCO."}, {"bbox": [128, 343, 823, 376], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [139, 389, 1134, 471], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of origin of supplies purchased as established in the basic act and set out in the relevant contractual documents shall apply"}, {"bbox": [139, 481, 1134, 590], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [128, 615, 384, 646], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.6 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [128, 658, 1150, 1038], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Indicative Budget components</td><td>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Indirect Management with an entrusted entity - cf. section 4.4.1</td><td>5 160 000</td></tr><tr><td>Evaluation - cf section 5.2</td><td>150 000</td></tr><tr><td>Audit - cf section 5.3</td><td>20 000</td></tr><tr><td>Contingencies</td><td>70 000</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>5 400 000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [128, 1067, 632, 1099], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.7 Organisational Set-up and Responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [128, 1117, 447, 1143], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Project Steering Committee (PSC)"}, {"bbox": [128, 1160, 1142, 1240], "category": "Text", "text": "A National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) shall be set up at the federal level to oversee and validate the overall direction and policy of the project. The NPSC will primarily serve as a platform for dialogue on and monitoring of the performance of the national and states' sector policies."}, {"bbox": [128, 1251, 1142, 1411], "category": "Text", "text": "The NPSC will meet once a year and shall be composed of: (i) the Honourable Minister of Education or his/her representative, who will be the Chairman; (ii) the Ministry of Budget and Planning as co-chair; (iii) Commissioner of Education from each of the EU participating States; (iv) the Director Teachers' Education at the Federal Ministry of Education will act as the Secretary; (v) representatives of key ministries, department and agencies responsible for the training of teachers at the national level: NTI, NCCE, TRCN, UBEC, etc. (vi) a representative of the EU Delegation with an observer status and (vii) representative of UNESCO as observer."}, {"bbox": [128, 1422, 1142, 1530], "category": "Text", "text": "The NPSC shall perform the following functions: (i) Review the progress made by the FME and the EU participating States in terms of systems strengthening architecture; especially with the implementation of policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks and (ii) Exchange good practices among the states to encourage implementation of policies and actions to foster inclusive quality teaching and learning (peer review)."}, {"bbox": [128, 1541, 1142, 1596], "category": "Text", "text": "To support the NPSC and provide the basic data needed for informed decision making, the FME will play a leading role."}, {"bbox": [128, 1608, 510, 1634], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### State Project Steering Committee (SPSC)"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 20"}]