Service Contracts
Building on its core expertise in chamber and association development, vocational education, and private sector promotion, sequa has been successfully implementing contract projects for many years. The European Union stands out as our primary international donor, alongside a diverse range of bilateral and multilateral funding partners. sequa undertakes projects both as a consortium leader and as a valued partner. Our Consulting team is highly experienced in navigating public procurement processes and ensures seamless project implementation through expert backstopping and professional project management.
Partners
For international tenders, sequa collaborates with a wide network of esteemed partners from the European consulting sector, as well as globally recognized specialized institutions, on basis of the sequa network of chambers and BMOs. Leveraging our extensive international project experience, we maintain a rich pool of local actors, strategically engaged to maximize the impact of our initiatives.
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Experts
sequa also draws on a vast network of qualified specialists, carefully selected to execute our projects. These experts form a cornerstone of our technical capabilities, ensuring high-quality outcomes in all contract-based assignments.
Focus areas
sequa Consulting’s projects concentrate on organizational and capacity development, management and strategy consulting, and training and coaching (HRD). Our work spans chamber and association development, vocational education, the green economy - including energy-related topics - and international trade promotion. A particular focus is placed on fostering collaboration with German organized business, strengthening partnerships and sustainable development.
sequa’s service contract activities cover the following topics:
Vocational and educational training
- Development of occupational standards
- Development of curricula
- Training of teachers and instructors
- Implementation of internship and apprenticeship schemes
- Career guidance
- Skills Development
- Implementation of Active Labour Market Measures (ALMM)
- Design and set-up of educational management and labour market information systems (EMIS and LMIS)
- Promotion of dialogue structures between the public and private sector (social dialogue)
- Organisation Development of VET Centres, VET Agencies and other actors of the VET System
- Organisation of study tours, especially with regard to the dual VET system of Germany.
- Development of examination and assessment standards and procedures
- Improvement of the legal framework and other policy-related issues
- Formalisation of informal training
- Consideration of topics to Social Inclusion
Private sector promotion with special aspects
- Local and regional business promotion - Local economic development
- Cooperation with business groups (nucleus approach)
- Value chain analysis
- Business development services (BDS)
- Promotion of labour and social standards
- Promotion of entrepreneurship
- Sustainable consumption and production
- Switch to Green: Green Growth, Green Skills, Green Economy, Green Energy
Promotion of Chambers and Business Organisations
- Organisational development designed to improve structures and management
- Improved membership orientation
- Professionalization of advocacy in the political dialogue
- Establishment and expansion of corporate services
sequa carries out projects both as consortium leader and as a partner. sequa is a consortium member in Lot 5 (Science, Digitalisation and Innovation) of the EU framework agreements SIEA and in Lot 2 (Energy) of the EIB framework agreement Advisory Services (EIBAS).
Current projects
Rapid Response Mechanism to support the EC Foreign Policy (FPI)
The aim of the ongoing project is to strengthen EU foreign policy in political, economic and security policy areas and to enable the rapid recruitment of expertise to respond to urgent foreign policy needs. The consortium, in which sequa is actively involved, provides technical expertise to advise EU delegations on issues such as climate, environment, security, youth and gender equality. The technical support includes analyses and studies, communication measures, reviewing legal frameworks, assistance with organising events, policy-related advice and concept development. It also serves to prepare new measures or short-term interventions in connection with summit decisions and high-level visits, as well as to evaluate existing projects and programmes.
FWC Lot 5 2024 Science, Digitalisation, and Innovation
The FWC Lot 5 2024 Science, Digitalisation and Innovation is a long-term EU framework contract (2024–2028) of DG INTPA (Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the EU), within which experts and consulting services can be flexibly accessed. sequa is part of a consortium that provides these services. The lot covers the areas of digital technologies, telecommunications, earth observation, space, and research and innovation. It supports the EU in political analysis, project planning, technical expertise, capacity building, knowledge management and communication. The aim is to strengthen digital skills, promote research and innovation, leverage technological trends such as AI and satellite data, and support partner countries worldwide in implementing innovation and digitalisation strategies.
Reform of the TVET Sector in the Turks&Caicos Islands
Situated North of Haiti and South of Bahamas in the Caribbean, the Turks&Caicos Islands (TCI) are a particular geolocation and are still struggling to overcome the effects of two devastating hurricanes in 2016. As a British Overseas Territory, the TCI are entitled to receive funds from the European Union. In this framework and as part of complementary support to the reform of the education sector, sequa is currently implementing the project "Increased matching of the educational offer with the labour market needs".
In particular, sequa consultants are assisting the government of the Turks&Caicos Islands in
- The design and implementation of a Labour Market Needs Survey;
- The design of the basis of a Labour Market Information System (LMIS);
- The design of a National Technical Vocational Training Agency (Feasibility Study and implementation strategy);
- Capacity Building to the Ministry and TCI Community College; and
- Training programmes for TVET teachers (Initial training programmes; Training and accreditation of TCICC instructors; Implementation and monitoring).
Development of a programme to promote free trade and economic integration in East Africa
The Danish development agency DANIDA is preparing a programme to promote free trade and economic integration in Africa, with a focus on the East African Community. sequa consultants conducted a scoping study, identified the potential for trade liberalisation and drew up a draft programme. The assignment ran from 16 February 2024 to 30 April 2025 and included a desk study, two missions to Kenya and other countries in the region, and the preparation of the final programme document.