Summary
Strategic communications and public diplomacy play a central role in supporting SWLT’s End of Program Outcomes, including enhancing Australia’s trusted and visible development partnership with Papua New Guinea and strengthening understanding of system reform over time.
Through this Request for Proposal Process, SWLT will establish a pre-qualified pool of copywriters and editors to provide high-quality writing, editing, and editorial advisory services on an as-needed basis. Services will support implementation of the SWLT Communications and Public Diplomacy Strategy and will contribute to the development of clear, evidence-informed, audience-led communications products aligned to agreed priorities and AHC clearance processes.
All written outputs will reflect disciplined narrative positioning, plain-language clarity, inclusion, safeguarding principles, and the Papua New Guinea–Australia partnership framing.
Description
The PNG–Australia Strongim Wok Long Technical and Vocational Education and Training (SWLT) program is a four-year, AUD 80 million investment by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to support Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) efforts to strengthen its TVET sector.
Through this Request for Proposal process, SWLT will establish a pre-qualified pool of copywriters and editors to provide high-quality writing, editing, and editorial advisory services on an as-needed basis. Services will support implementation of the SWLT Communications and Public Diplomacy Strategy and will contribute to the development of clear, evidence-informed, audience-led communications products aligned to agreed priorities and AHC clearance processes.
For a copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and Response Form, email swlt.procurement@swltvet.org quoting the RFP Title. Proposal submission closes on Friday, 15 May 2026, 5pm PNG Time.
