The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report
College Education Development Project (P154577)
College Education Development Project (P154577)
SOUTH ASIA | Bangladesh | Education Global Practice |
IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 12 | ARCHIVED on 10-Nov-2021 | ISR48854 |
Implementing Agencies: People's Republic of Bangladesh, National University, Ministry of Education, University Grants Commission
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Bank Approval Date: 03-Jun-2016 Effectiveness Date: 13-Oct-2016
Planned Mid Term Review Date: 13-Jan-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 14-Jan-2019
Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2023
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Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
The project development objectives are to strengthen the strategic planning and management capacity of the college education subsector and to
improve the teaching and learning environment of participating colleges.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
Components Table
Name
Component 1: Strengtheing the strategic planning and management capacity:(Cost $43.00 M)
Component 2: Improving the teaching and learning environment in participating colleges:(Cost $47.00 M)
Component 3: Project Management, communication and monitoring and evaluation:(Cost $10.00 M)
Overall Ratings
Name Previous Rating Current Rating
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory
Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial
Implementation Status and Key Decisions
This ISR is based on the 8th Implementation Support Mission from October 18-21, 2021, which was conducted virtually.
Overall Implementation Status: The project has successfully responded to the COVID-induced college closures and lockdowns to accelerate the
implementation. The overall project implementation progress is satisfactory as the project sustains good progress across the components.
Pandemic response measures taken by the project include the introduction of online teacher training programs, online consultations and workshops
for the development of the Strategic Plan, and online capacity building and grant supervision of colleges.
Key progress over the past six months include (a) a draft Strategic Plan is being prepared based on six completed background studies; (b)
Institutional Development Grant (IDG) implementation accelerated through central procurement and intensive college-level support at 120 colleges;
(c) nearly 880 teachers and managers have been trained under TC partnership and NU’s subject-based training, using both face-to-face and online
delivery modes. Key overall challenges discussed are (a) further acceleration and quality assurance of teacher training programs in hybrid mode;
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(b) implementation of the Strategic Plan for the College Subsector; and (c) enactment of Non-government Teacher Selection Commission (NTSC)
Act.
The following key activities need to be expedited to further improve the implementation progress: (a) online/hybrid teacher training for Future Leader
and Teacher cohorts and NU’s subject-based training; and (b) college-level IDG implementation.
Disbursement: The total project cost is US$130 million (IDA: US$100 million, and GoB: US$30 million). The IDA credit consists of the DLI amount
of US$90 million and Investment Project Financing (IPF) of US$10 million. The actual disbursement from IDA Credit as of October 20, 2021, is
US$43.1 million, including US$40 million from DLIs and US$3.1 million from the IPF.
Achievements of Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs): In FY22, the project is expected to achieve Disbursement Linked Results (DLRs)
worth a total of around US$20 million. DLRs with a total value of US$7 million have been achieved and will be claimed by November 30, 2021.
College Re-opening: All colleges were closed for 1.5 years from March 17, 2020, to October 20, 2021 and resumed classes on October 21, 2021.
They intensively engaged in catching up with academic activities, which may have some impacts on the project activities. The project continues to
operate in online/hybrid modalities to manage the COVID-19 related risks.
Risks
Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool
Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating
Political and Governance High Substantial Substantial
Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate
Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Moderate Moderate
Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
Substantial Moderate Moderate
Sustainability
Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial
Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate
Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate
Other -- Moderate Moderate
Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial
Results
PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes
To strengthen the strategic planning and management capacity of the college education subsector
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►Sector strategy and action plan developed, and the initial implementation started (Text, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
No strategic plan is MOE prepared an
Six background studies The first draft strategic
Value available for the tertiary investment plan for
completed plan prepared;
college subsector. quality enhancement
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consultation of college education in
workshops carried out line with the college
sub-sector strategic
plan.
Date 03-Oct-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
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►Government college teacher vacancies filled (Text, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
MoE has filled 4,300 MoE has filled 4,300
Vacancies: government teacher government teacher MoE has completed a
Value 2,700 vacancies; MoE has vacancies; MoE has needs assessment for
undertaken a teacher undertaken a teacher teacher posts.
needs assessment needs assessment
Date 03-Oct-2016 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2020
To improve the teaching and learning environment of participating colleges
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►Number of teachers and managers in Honours and Masters colleges trained in subject and pedagogical training under the Project (Text,
Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
5,000 college teachers
414 teachers and 874 teachers and
Value 0.00 and managers are
managers trained managers trained
trained.
Date 03-Oct-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
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►Teaching and learning environment at Honours and Masters colleges upgraded (% of IDP activity milestones achieved) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 26.00 70.00
Date 03-Oct-2016 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
Performance contracts have been signed with 122 colleges in June 2019. All procurement plans have
Comments: been approved.
Intermediate Results Indicators by Components
Component 2: Improving the teaching and learning environment in participating colleges
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►Number of colleges which completed self-assessment for quality assurance (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date 03-Oct-2016 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
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The project is developing a guideline for undertaking self-assessment activities for colleges.
Comments:
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►Increased satisfaction levels of students and teachers of grant supported colleges about teaching and learning environment (targets set by
% increase) (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Student:
ToR for Mid-term Teacher:
A firm is being
Value n.a Satisfaction Survey (30% increase from
recruited
prepared the baseline)
Date 03-Oct-2016 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
[Baseline in 2019] Student: 2.634 Teacher: 2.424
Comments:
Component 1: Strengtheing the strategic planning and management capacity
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►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 2,100,000.00
Date 03-Oct-2016 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
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Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 929,000.00 929,000.00 1,071,000.00
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►Management in the participating colleges strengthened (% of grant supported colleges publish timely annual reports) (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 19.20 80.00
Date 03-Oct-2016 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
A total of US$5 million has been disbursed to the beneficiary colleges.
Comments:
Component 3: Project Management, communication and monitoring and evaluation
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►PMU is fully operational (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value No Yes Yes Yes
Date 03-Oct-2016 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
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Being fully operational is defined as having met three of the following four conditions: (a) Staffing (70
percent of PMU staff are in place); (b) Procurement (at least 70 percent of the procurement was
Comments: completed as intended in the Procurement Plan); (c) M&E (at least 70 percent of the intended reports
published and activities completed); and (d) FM (the previous IUFR is completed in time).
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►Midterm and follow-up tracer study conducted (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Study underway,
Mid-term study Follow-up Tracer study
Value n.a expected to be
completed conducted
completed by June 2021
Date 03-Oct-2016 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
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►Web-based Project Management Information System (PMIS) is established and regularly updated. (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
70% of the development PMIS fully functional
PMIS fully functional
Value n.a work of PMIS has been and user trainng is
and regularly updated
completed ongoing
Date 03-Oct-2016 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
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►Awareness raising activities are regularly conducted. (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 38.00 38.00 16.00
Date 03-Oct-2016 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 31-Dec-2023
Performance-Based Conditions
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►PBC 1 Sector strategy and action plan developed, and the initial implementation started (Text, Output, 16,000,000.00, 25.00%)
Year 7 (Jan-Dec
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023)
The first draft strategic
No strategic plan is
Six background studies plan prepared;
Value available for the tertiary --
completed consultation workshops
college subsector.
carried out
Date -- 31-Dec-2020 31-Oct-2021 --
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►PBC 2 Government college teacher vacancies filled (Text, Output, 18,000,000.00, 66.67%)
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Year 7 (Jan-Dec
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023)
MoE has filled 3,500 MoE has filled 4,300
Vacancies: government teacher government teacher
Value 2,700 vacancies; MoE has vacancies; MoE has --
undertaken a teacher undertaken a teacher
needs assessment needs assessment
Date -- 30-Sep-2020 31-Oct-2021 --
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►PBC 3 Improvement of teacher management system for nongovernment colleges (Text, Output, 9,000,000.00, 66.67%)
Year 7 (Jan-Dec
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023)
Draft Act is being Draft NTSC Act is being
Value n/a processed for approval processed by MoE for -
by the ministry approval by the Cabinet
Date -- 31-Dec-2020 31-Oct-2021 --
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►PBC 4 Improved teaching and learning environment in selected government and non-government colleges (Text, Output, 25,000,000.00,
24.00%)
Year 7 (Jan-Dec
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023)
On average 90% of
the total allocated
15% disbursed; FY21
Around 30% of the total budget of the
No competitive funding to procurement plans worth
Value grant budget has been competitive funding
colleges in Bangladesh BDT3 billion approved by
utilized by October 2021 is utilized in
the project.
accordance with the
operation manual
Date -- 31-Dec-2020 31-Oct-2021 --
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►PBC 5 Number of teachers and managers in Honours and Masters colleges trained in subject and pedagogical training under the Project
(Text, Output, 16,000,000.00, 37.50%)
Year 7 (Jan-Dec
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023)
414 teachers and 874 teachers and
Value 0.00 --
managers trained managers trained
Date -- 31-Dec-2020 31-Oct-2021 --
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►PBC 6 COVID-19 Response: Establishment of Online Learning Platform for Building Resilience of College Education (Text, Output,
6,000,000.00, 0.00%)
Year 7 (Jan-Dec
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023)
No LMS available for The tenders for LMS and
ToRs for LMS and
courses of colleges content development will
Value content development -
affiliated with the National be initiated by November
drafted
University 30, 2021
Date -- 31-Dec-2020 31-Oct-2021 --
Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed
P154577 IDA-58410 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 43.11 56.42 43%
Key Dates (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date
P154577 IDA-58410 Effective 03-Jun-2016 08-Sep-2016 13-Oct-2016 30-Jun-2022 31-Dec-2023
Cumulative Disbursements
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PBC Disbursement
Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement %
PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount
Status Coc for PBC
Restructuring History
Level 2 Approved on 01-May-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 14-Jun-2021
Related Project(s)
There are no related projects.
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