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REPORT NO.: RES44555
RESTRUCTURING PAPER
ON A
PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING
OF
KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT
APPROVED ON MARCH 30, 2015
TO
THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
EDUCATION
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
Regional Vice President: Anna M. Bjerde
Country Director: Lilia Burunciuc
Regional Director: Fadia M. Saadah
Practice Manager/Manager: Harry Anthony Patrinos
Task Team Leader(s): Ayesha Y. Vawda
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
EC Employment Center
EU Employment Units
FM Financial Management
GoK Government of Kazakhstan
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IT Information Technology
LA Loan Agreement
MLSP Ministry of Labor and Social Protection
NQS National Qualifications System
OS Occupational Standards
PDO Project Development Objective
SETP Skills Enhancement Training Program
TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training
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BASIC DATA
Product Information
Project ID Financing Instrument
P150183 Investment Project Financing
Original EA Category Current EA Category
Partial Assessment (B) Partial Assessment (B)
Approval Date Current Closing Date
30-Mar-2015 31-Dec-2021
Organizations
Borrower Responsible Agency
The Republic of Kazakhstan Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population
Project Development Objective (PDO)
Original PDO
The proposed Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to improve employment outcomes and skills of target
beneficiaries and to improve the relevance of technical and vocational education and training and higher education
programs.
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Summary Status of Financing (US$, Millions)
Net
Ln/Cr/Tf Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed
IBRD-84900 30-Mar-2015 20-Jul-2015 10-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2021 44.80 17.72 27.08
Policy Waiver(s)
Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)?
No
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I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING
1. The proposed restructuring seeks: (1) a cancellation in loan proceeds in the amount of USD24 million IBRD to
remove seven activities from the project that duplicate existing government programs, as requested by the
Government of Kazakhstan (GoK) in the letter #005-ДГ/11855-И, dated June 7, 2021 (received by the Bank on
June 8, 2021) and (2) adjustments to the results framework to enable measurement of the Project Development
Objective (PDO), which is heavily weighted towards the activities being cancelled. No change to the PDO or
extension of the project closing date is requested.
2. The Skills and Jobs Project was approved on March 30, 2015 with an IBRD loan of USD100 million and USD37
million co-financing from the GoK, and has been restructured twice. The first restructuring was approved on
February 1, 2019 to reduce the scope of the project for better alignment with all programs and activities under
the mandate of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (MLSP). The outcome and intermediate results
indicators were adjusted accordingly. That restructuring cancelled an amount of the loan equal to USD55.2 million
from Category (1) Goods, non-consulting services, consultants’ services, Operating Costs and Training. This
reduced the project cost to USD 61.4 million (USD44.8 million IBRD; USD16.6 million co-financing). The second
restructuring approved on May 2, 2020 led to an 18-months extension of the project closing date to December
31, 2021 to allow adequate time to complete activities necessary to achieve the PDO. With this proposed
restructuring, the project cost will be reduced to USD28.5 million (IBRD: USD20.8 milllion; USD7.7 million in co-
financing).
3. Progress towards achievement of the PDO and implementation progress have been rated Moderately
Unsatisfactory since November 2017. The low rating was due to the lack of progress on the training under
Subcomponent 2.3 (Part 2 (c) as per Loan Agreement (LA)), which accounts for a large percentage of the project
financing and accounts for five of the six PDO indicators. However, progress across other Subcomponents has
been positive. A summary of progress across Components is detailed below.
4. There has been good progress under Component 1, Building the Foundation of a National Qualifications System (Part 1
per LA), with majority of activities completed. The main activity that remains to be implemented under this Component
is development of an independent assessment system and master-plan for the development of a National Qualifications
Authority under Subcomponent 1.3 (Part 1(c) per LA). This is expected to be completed in July 2021. Remaining higher
education (HE) and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs that were to be developed will be
cancelled as part of this restructuring, as discussed later. Progress on Component 2, Enhancing Skills for Improved
Employment Outcomes and Productivity, has been mixed. Critical tasks under Subcomponent 2.1 (Part 2(a) per LA)
related to assessment and modernization of Employment Centers (ECs) have been implemented, as well as
development of a registry of short-term training providers under Subcomponent 2.2 (Part 2(b, ii) per LA). Remaining
Component 2 activities are underway and expected to be completed by October 2021. The MLSP has decided to drop
technical assistance to short-term training providers under Subcomponent 2.2, and the Skills Enhancement Training
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Program (SETP) for target beneficiaries under Subcomponent 2.3 (Part 2(c) per LA), which it considers duplicative to
the government program Enbek, as discussed later. The good progress across Subcomponents 2.1 and 2.2 has led to
four of eight intermediate indicators under Component 2 now being exceeded; however, lack of progress on
Subcomponent 2.3 is reflected in non-achievement of five PDO and four intermediate indicators. A multiyear
information-communication campaigns and a feedback response mechanism have been implemented under
Component 3, Project management, monitoring and evaluation and outreach (Part 3 per LA), but have not been scaled
up since the project has never worked with direct beneficiaries under the training subcomponent as originally intended.
The main activity remaining under this Component is an end of project evaluation, which will be carried out through a
consultancy in 2021. Status of the current Results framework indicators under Components 1, 2 and 3 are
summarized in Table 4-6 in the attachment 1.
5. Financial management and audit arrangements remain in compliance with the Bank policies. There are no overdue
audits under the project. Financial management (FM) arrangements, including budgeting and planning,
accounting and financial reporting, internal controls and external audit established by the Project Management
Unit were last reviewed on October 5, 2020.
6. Shortcomings in procurement and contract management processes have been identified by the Bank during
several missions, and recommendations have been communicated to the MLSP. The Bank has flagged its concern
with delays in executing scheduled payments for long-term consulting services that were contracted by the MLSP
in 2016-2017, and running through 2018 and beyond. Overall, eight problem contracts were identified, and the
Bank has been advising the MLSP to resolve these contracts since early 2019. The Bank has seen some progress
in attempts to resolve these eight problem contracts that pose a reputational risk to the GoK, may permanently
impact viable enterprises, and deter future investment or participation of international consulting firms in
government procurement in case they are not resolved. Out of eight identified problem contracts one was
resolved completely, and a final decision was made by the MLSP with regards to two contracts with individual
consultants. MLSP is directly negotiating terms of settlements with the remaining five consulting firms. The Bank
has requested, and the MLSP commited, to bring the issues of problem contracts to a closure.
7. Total disbursement stands at UDS17.72 million, equivalent to 39.56 percent of the current loan amount. With the
proposed cancellation, this would jump to 84.28 percent, leaving USD3.3 million to be disbursed in the last year
of the project implementation, slightly higher than the 2020 disbursement amount but significantly lower than
the USD10.5 million disbursed in 2019.
8. The government’s decision to restructure the project now helps it to focus its efforts in the last few months of the
project on programs that are working, and the project has been and will continue to strengthen these efforts
without duplication of activities. The Government has therefore requested cancellation of loan proceeds that
were earmarked for these activities, and a realignment of the results framework to improve measurement of the
PDO and reflect the cancellations. The proposed revision of the results framework are intended to not only more
clearly capture the achievements of the project, but also highlight the relevance and sustainability the project is
making to the government’s skills and jobs agenda
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9. The restructuring is needed to remove duplication of some project activities with the Government-funded
initiatives and to reflect the MLSP’s position that skills enhacement training should continue to be financed by the
Republican and local budgets. Under Component 1, development of the remaining 15 TVET education programs
will be dropped as they will be implemented by TVET colleges and the “Talap” center (formerly known as Kasipkor,
an organization responsible for methodological support of the TVET system). Development of the remaining 30
higher education programs will also be dropped as they have been delegated to the higher education providers.
Under Component 2, technical assistance to short-term training providers will be dropped as the government has
decided not to pursue these activities as explained earlier (Part 2(b, iv) per LA). Also under Component 2, the SETP
(Part 2(c, i and ii) per LA) will be dropped due to duplication with government programs.
10. Completed and remaining project activities are designed to support strengthening of the government programs
and regulatory framework making them critical for achievement of the PDO. With majority of Component 1
activities completed and remaining activities on track, the objective of “Relevance of TVET and higher education
programs” is expected to be achieved by project closing, with one related PDO indicator already achieved. The
reduction in number of TVET and higher education programs being developed will not impact achievement of the
PDO, as the corresponding PDO indicator target will be revised in line with the cancellation of funding previously
earmarked for these programs.
11. A second PDO indicator will be added as part of this restructuring to strengthen measurement of this objective
(see next section for details). The objective “Improving Employment Outcomes of target beneficiaries” will no
longer be measured through outcomes of the training programs that are being cancelled under sub-component
2.3, but instead through activities under sub-component 2.1 to strengthen the quality of ECs to deliver improved
employment outcomes of target beneficiaries, which have been completed. Finally, the objective “Improving Skills
of target beneficiaries” will no longer be measured through outcomes of the skills training programs that are being
cancelled. Instead, it will be measured through the project activities under Subcomponent 2.2 to assess the quality
of skills training providers. Subcomponent 2.2 activities have been used by the government to increase the skills
of their beneficiaries and have been largely completed, with remaining activities expected to be completed by
project closing.
12. All remaining activities are on track to be completed within the current project timeline, and all have high
relevance to achievement of the PDO. The MLSP has also signalled strong ownership of these activities, showing
their high relevance to the government programs, greater likelihood of completion, and increased sustainability
beyond the project. With the cancellation of training activities that were intended to meet the project objective
of improving employment outcomes and skills of target beneficiaries, the remaining activities are contributing to
the efforts of the project to enhance the government programs that are delivering such trainings and other
employment and skills building activities. Therefore, while the project will not directly improve employment
outcomes and skills of target beneficiaries, once the remaining project activities are completed, the government
programs and regulatory framework will be significantly enhanced to be able to improve employment outcomes
and skills of its beneficiaries.
13. The overall objective of amendments to the results framework is to better measure progress towards achievement
of the PDO than the current list of indicators, and to document that activities in all other Subcomponents have
supported the government to make good progress towards achieving the PDO despite the cancellation of the
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project funds. The current results framework is heavily weighted towards the training activities under
Subcomponent 2.3 slated for cancellation, with five of the six PDO indicators measuring results from these
trainings. The one remaining and three new outcome indicators will together measure achievement of all aspects
of the PDO, as described above and in more detail in the next section.
14. Without this restructuring, the project would only partially achieve the PDO, with one outcome indicator showing
successful achievement of “relevance of TVET and higher education programs”, and the remaining five outcome
indicators measuring “improved employment outcomes and skills of target beneficiaries” not being achieved.
While there are still several project activities that show stronger achievement towards the full PDO, they are not
adequately reflected in the current results framework.
II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES
15. This restructuring, based on the request from government proposes to cancel USD24 million IBRD from the current
loan amount of USD44.8 million, resulting in a new project financing amount of USD20.8 milllion (see Table 2 for
the revised component costs)1. As a result of this cancellation the following activities will be dropped:
TABLE 1: CANCELLED ACTIVITIES
Subcomponent Activity Financing
Total cost IBRD (USD Co-
(USD million) million) financing
(USD
million)
Subcomponent Development of the remaining 15 of 0.267 0.195 0.072
1.2 the planned 45 TVET education
programs and 30 of the planned 70
higher educational programs
Subcomponent Technical assistance for short-term 1.2 0.87 0.33
2.2 training providers
Subcomponent Skills enhancement training for target 19.2 14 5.2
2.3 beneficiaries
Subcomponents Four minor technical assistance 2.0 1.46 0.54
1-3 consultancy packages
Optimized and reduced scope of 5.9 4.3 1.6
activities
Accumulated savings 4.3 3.14 1.16
Total 32.9 24 8.9
1Note: the “current” component costs are reflected incorrectly in the datasheet, as they include the Government’s contribution.
Table 1 reflects the correct information. There are no proposed changes to the component names.
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TABLE 2: CURRENT AND PROPOSED COMPONENT COSTS (IBRD AMOUNTS ONLY)
Current Proposed
Component Name
Cost (US$M) Cost (US$M)
Building the Foundation of a National
9.5 6.8
Qualifications System
Enhancing Skills for Improved Employment
31.3 11.80
Outcomes and Productivity
Project Management and Monitoring and
4.0 2.20
Evaluation
TOTAL 44.80 20.8
16. The target of the relevant PDO indicator measuring relevance of TVET and higher education programs will be
reduced due to cancellation of corresponding activities proposed through this restructuring. Of the four
intermediate indicators under Component 1, two are either achieved or on track to being achieved (see Table 3).
Intermediate indicators measuring development of TVET programs (target 45, actual 30) and development of
higher educational programs (target 70, actual 40) will not achieve their current targets due to the proposed
cancellation of development of further programs under the project, as discussed later.
17. To better capture achievement of the PDO, the revised set of PDO indicators by outcome are laid out in Table 3,
with more detail provided in the Attachment 2 and in the Results Framework.
TABLE 3: PDO INDICATORS
PDO indicator Status Target
Outcome: Relevance of TVET and higher education programs
1 Share of occupations/specialties covered by educational programs (TVET and
Target
higher education) developed based on Occupational Standards (OS) and/or 9%
revised
analysis of professional activity (percent)
2 The full cycle of the qualifications system is piloted in at least three priority
New Yes
sectors (Yes/No)
Outcome: Improving employment outcomes of target beneficiaries
3 The share of employment centers, employment units, employment departments
and akimat offices in rural disctricts that have been improved under the Project New 70%
(percent)
Outcome: Improving skills of target beneficiaries
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4 Elevated
Share of short-term training providers that meet the requirements of the pre-
from 20%
qualified training provider list (percent)
intermediate
18. Full details of all changes are reflected in the Attachment 2 and Results Framework below.
Attachment 1: Status of the Current Results Framework
TABLE 4: STATUS OF THE CURRENT RESULTS FRAMEWORK INDICATORS, COMPONENT 1
PDO Indicator Baseline End target Current status
Share of occupations/specialties covered by 2016 – 0% 2021/End – 13% 2020 – 15.8%
educational programs (TVET and higher education)
developed based on occupational standards (OS)
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and/or analysis of professional activity
Intermediate Indicators
Number of registered occupational standards 2016 – 0 2021 – 550 2020 - 550
Number of new TVET educational programs 2016 – 0 2020/End – 45 2020-30
developed with input from industry developed
based on OS and/or analysis of professional activity
Number of new higher educational programs 2016 – 0 2021/End – 70 2020 - 40
developed with input from industry developed
based on OS and/or analysis of professional activity
Master plan to establish an independent national 2016 – No 2021/End – Yes 2020 – Contract
qualifications authority signed and to be
completed in July
2021
TABLE 5: STATUS OF THE CURRENT RESULTS FRAMEWORK INDICATORS, COMPONENT 2
PDO Indicator Target Status
Share of unemployed beneficiaries who are 2016 – 0% 2020 – 0
employed six months after completion of the 2021/End – 50%
training
Share of female unemployed beneficiaries 2016 – 0% 2020 – 0
who are employed six months after 2021/End – 40%
completion of training
Share of unproductively self-employed 2016 – 0% 2020 – 0
beneficiaries who report increased earnings 2021/End – 60%
(real terms) one year after completion of
training
Share of female unproductively self-employed 2016 – 0% 2020 – 0
beneficiaries who report increased earnings 2021/End – 50%
(real terms) one year after completion of
training
Share of firms employing graduates from 2016 – 0% 2020 – 0
Scheme B training programs that are satisfied 2021/End – 75%
with the training financed by the project
Intermediate Indicators
Share of Employment Centers (ECs) with staff 2016 – 0 2020 – 100%
that successfully completed training provided 2021/End – 40%
by the project
Share of short-term training providers that 2016 – 0 2020 – 71%
meet the requirements of the pre-qualified 2021/End – 20%
training provider list
Number of unemployed people registered at 2016 – 50 000 2020 – 184 557
the EC or EU 2021/End – 65 000
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Number of unemployed or unproductively 2016 – 0 2020 – 0
self-employed beneficiaries who complete 2021/End – 15 450
project financed-training
Number of female unemployed or 2016 – 0 2020 – 0
unproductively self-employed beneficiaries 2021/End – 5 500
who complete project financed training
Number of unproductively self-employed 2016 – 3 000 2020 – 191 900
people registered at the EC or EU 2021/End – 4 500
Number of firms selected to receive training 2016 – 0 2020 – 0
Scheme B training financed by the Project 2021/End – 100
Number of employees of firms who receive 2016 – 0 2020 – 0
Scheme B of SETP 2021/End – 4 700
TABLE 6: STATUS OF CURRENT RESULTS FRAMEWORK INDICATORS, COMPONENT 3
Intermediate Indicators
Share of grievances addressed related to 2016 – 0 2020 – 40%
delivery of project benefits registered - 2021 – 85%
disaggregated by gender.
Attachment 2: Description of results framework changes
The indicators in Table 5 are selected for the following reasons:
(a) PDO 1: Share of occupations/specialties covered by educational programs (TVET and higher education)
developed based on Occupational Standards (OS) and/or analysis of professional activity. The one PDO indicator
that will be retained in the results framework will have its end target decreased from 13 percent to 9 percent
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to reflect the cancellation of number of TVET and higher education programs developed, as discussed
previously.
(b) PDO 2: Piloting the full cycle of the qualification system is piloted in at least three priority sectors – will be
added as the new indicator, as it links the NQS elements that have been developed within the project into a
complete cycle with a specific output, namely a workforce with assessed and confirmed qualifications.
(c) PDO 3: The share of employment centers, employment units, employment departments, akimat offices in rural
districts, whose activities were improved within the framework of the project – will be added as a new indicator
to reflect the project’s efforts to improve the quality of work of those entities who are in the frontline working
with the unemployed and self-employed, and as a result, the goal of the Project to improve employment
outcomes of target beneficiaries.
(d) PDO 4: The share of short-term training providers that meet the requirements of the pre-qualified training
provider list - is being elevated from the intermediate indicators, as the efforts of the project to improve the
quality of these training providers have been used by the government to increase the skills of their beneficiaries.
This activity assessed more than 700 short-term providers following rigorous assessment methodology and
compiled a registry of qualified training providers (around 490). This registry will be used by the government
programs to deliver better training for the beneficiaries (including unemployed).
The following PDO indicators will be dropped as they measure training activities under Subcomponent 2.3 that are being
cancelled:
(a) Share of unemployed beneficiaries who are employed six months after completion of the training
(b) Share of female unemployed beneficiaries who are employed six months after completion of training
(c) Share of unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who report increased earnings (real terms) one year after
completion of training
(d) Share of female unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who report increased earnings (real terms) one year
after completion of training
(e) Share of firms employing graduates from Scheme B training programs that are satisfied with the training
financed by the project
There will also be several changes to the intermediate outcome indicators:
(a) all four indicators related to the cancelled training activities under sub-component 2.3 will be dropped, namely:
(i) Number of unemployed or unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who complete project financed-
training
(ii) Number of female unemployed or unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who complete project
financed training
(iii) Number of firms selected to receive training Scheme B training financed by the Project
(iv) Number of employees of firms who receive Scheme B of SETP.
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(b) two indicators measuring number of people registered at the EC or EU will be dropped, as the link to project
activities cannot be made:
(i) Number of unemployed people registered at the EC or EU
(ii) Number of unproductively self-employed people registered at the EC or EU.
(c) an intermediate indicator measuring the contribution of the project to improve skills of beneficiaries through
improving the quality of short-term training providers, “Share of short-term training providers that meet the
requirements of the pre-qualified training provider list”, will be elevated to a PDO indicator.
(d) the end target for intermediate indicator “Number of new TVET educational program developed with input
from industry developed based on OS and/or analysis of professional activity” will be reduced from 45 to 30,
in line with the reduction in financing available for this activity as the Ministry of Education and Science has
delegated this function directly to the TVET education providers.
(e) the end target for intermediate indicator “Number of new Higher Education programs developed with input
from industry and based on OS and/or analysis of professional activity” will be reduced from 70 to 40, in line
with the reduction in financing available for this activity as the Ministry of Education and Science has delegated
this function directly to the higher education providers.
(f) three new indicators will be added to better measure current activities that contribute to measurement of the
PDO, namely:
(i) Number of experts trained in designing of educational programs (contributes to improving the
relevance of technical and vocational education and training and higher education programs)
(ii) Number of experts trained in the development of occupational standards (contributes to improving
relevance of technical and vocational education and training and higher education programs)
(iii) Share of Employment Centers , employment units, employment departments and akimat offices in
rural disctricts supplied with IT equipment within the Project (contributes to improving employment
outcomes of target beneficiaries)
III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Changed Not Changed
Results Framework ✔
Components and Cost ✔
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Cancellations Proposed ✔
Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔
Disbursement Estimates ✔
Implementing Agency ✔
DDO Status ✔
Project's Development Objectives ✔
PBCs ✔
Loan Closing Date(s) ✔
Disbursements Arrangements ✔
Overall Risk Rating ✔
Safeguard Policies Triggered ✔
EA category ✔
Legal Covenants ✔
Institutional Arrangements ✔
Financial Management ✔
Procurement ✔
Implementation Schedule ✔
Other Change(s) ✔
Economic and Financial Analysis ✔
Technical Analysis ✔
Social Analysis ✔
Environmental Analysis ✔
IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S)
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COMPONENTS
Current
Current Proposed Proposed
Cost Action
Component Name Component Name Cost (US$M)
(US$M)
Building the Foundation of a Building the Foundation of a
13.08 Revised 6.80
National Qualifications System National Qualifications System
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Enhancing Skills for Improved Enhancing Skills for Improved
Employment Outcomes and 42.88 Revised Employment Outcomes and 11.80
Productivity Productivity
Project Management and Project Management and
5.47 Revised 2.20
Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring and Evaluation
TOTAL 61.43 20.80
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CANCELLATIONS
Value Reason
Current Cancellation New
Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Date of for
Amount Amount Amount
Cancellation Cancellation
BORROWER'
Disburs S REQUEST
IBRD-
ing&Re USD 44,800,000.00 24,000,000.00 08-Jun-2021 20,800,000.00 FOR
84900-001
paying COUNTRY
REASONS
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REALLOCATION BETWEEN DISBURSEMENT CATEGORIES
Financing %
Current Allocation Actuals + Committed Proposed Allocation
(Type Total)
Current Proposed
IBRD-84900-001 | Currency: USD
iLap Category Sequence No: 1 Current Expenditure Category: GO, NON CS, CS, OC, TR
44,800,000.00 14,655,611.77 20,800,000.00 73.00 73.00
Total 44,800,000.00 14,655,611.77 20,800,000.00
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DISBURSEMENT ESTIMATES
Change in Disbursement Estimates
Yes
Year Current Proposed
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2015 0.00 0.00
2016 239,000.00 231,709.00
2017 2,264,691.00 2,263,525.00
2018 1,935,514.00 1,683,896.00
2019 17,479,373.00 10,476,481.00
2020 22,881,422.00 3,034,928.00
2021 0.00 3,109,455.00
.
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Results framework
COUNTRY: Kazakhstan
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Project Development Objectives(s)
The proposed Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to improve employment outcomes and skills of target beneficiaries and to improve the relevance
of technical and vocational education and training and higher education programs.
Project Development Objective Indicators by Objectives/ Outcomes
RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO
Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target
1 2 3 4 5
To improve employment outcomes and skills of target beneficiaries
Share of unemployed
beneficiaries who are
employed six months after 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 50.00 50.00
completion of the training
(Percentage)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has
This indicator is being dropped as it measures training activities for project beneficiaries under sub-component 2.3 that are being cancelled
been Marked for Deletion
Share of female
unemployed
beneficiaries who are
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 40.00 40.00
employed six months
after completion of
training (Percentage)
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RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO
Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target
1 2 3 4 5
Action: This indicator
has been Marked for
Deletion
Share of unproductively
self-employed beneficiaries
who report increased
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 60.00 60.00
earnings (real terms) one
year after completion of
training (Percentage)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has
This indicator is being dropped as it measures training activities for project beneficiaries under sub-component 2.3 that are being cancelled
been Marked for Deletion
Share of female
unproductively self-
employed beneficiaries
who report increased 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 50.00 50.00
earnings (real terms) one
year after completion of
training (Percentage)
Action: This indicator
has been Marked for
Deletion
Share of firms employing
graduates from Scheme B
training programs that are
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 70.00 75.00
satisfied with the training
financed by the project
(Percentage)
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RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO
Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target
1 2 3 4 5
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has
This indicator is being dropped as it measures training activities for project beneficiaries under sub-component 2.3 that are being cancelled
been Marked for Deletion
The share of employment
centers , employment units,
employment departments
and akimat offices in rural 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 70.00
districts that have been
improved under the Project
(Percentage)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator is This indicator is added to reflect the project’s efforts to improve the quality of work of those entities who are in the frontline working with the unemployed and
New self-employed, and as a result, the goal of the Project to improve employment outcomes of target beneficiaries.
Share of short-term training
providers that meet the
requirements of the pre- 0.00 0.00 15.00 20.00 20.00 20.00
qualified training provider
list (Percentage)
Rationale:
This indicator has been elevated from the intermediate indicators, as the efforts of the project to improve the quality of these training providers have been used
Action: This indicator is by the government to increase the skills of their beneficiaries. This activity assessed more than 700 short-term providers following rigorous assessment
New methodology and compiled a registry of qualified training providers (around 490). This registry will be used by the government programs to deliver better
training for the beneficiaries (including unemployed).
To improve the relevance of TVET and higher education program (Action: This Objective has been Revised)
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Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target
1 2 3 4 5
Share of
occupations/specialties
covered by educational
programs (TVET and higher
0.00 0.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
education) developed
based on OS and/or analysis
of professional activity
(Percentage)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has This PDO indicator has its end target decreased from 13 percent to 9 percent to reflect the cancellation of number of TVET and higher education programs
been Revised developed, as discussed previously.
Piloting the full cycle of the
qualification system at least
No No No No No Yes
in 3 priority sectors
(Yes/No)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator is This is added as the new indicator, as it links the National Qualifications System elements that have been developed within the project into a complete cycle
New with a specific output, namely a workforce with assessed and confirmed qualifications
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Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target
1 2 3 4 5
Building the Foundation of a National Qualifications System
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Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target
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Number of registered
occupational standards 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 230.00 550.00 550.00
(Number)
Number of new TVET
educational programs
developed based on OS
0.00 0.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00
and/or analysis of
professional activity
(Number)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has This indicator is reduced from 45 to 30, in line with the reduction in financing available for this activity as the Ministry of Education and Science has delegated
been Revised this function directly to the TVET education providers.
Number of new Higher
Education programs
developed based on OS
0.00 0.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00
and/or analysis of
professional activity
(Number)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has This indicator is reduced from 70 to 40, in line with the reduction in financing available for this activity as the Ministry of Education and Science has delegated
been Revised this function directly to the higher education providers.
Master plan to establish a
national qualifications No No No No Yes Yes Yes
authority (Yes/No)
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Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target
1 2 3 4 5
Number of experts trained
in designing of educational 0.00 0.00 89.00 89.00 89.00 89.00
programs (Number)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator is Pool of experts trained in designing educational programs based on occupational standards and/or labor market analysis contributes to improving the
New relevance of technical and vocational education and training and higher education programs.
Number of experts trained
in the development of
0.00 0.00 85.00 85.00 85.00 85.00
occupational standards
(Number)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator is Pool of experts trained in designing occupational standards contributes to increased the relevance of educational programs of TVET and Higher education
New programs
Enhancing Skills for Improved Employment Outcomes and Productivity
Share of Employment
Centers (ECs) with staff that
successffully completed 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 40.00 40.00
training provided by the
project (Percentage)
Share of short-term training
providers that meet the
requirements of the pre- 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 20.00 20.00 20.00
qualified training provider
list (Percentage)
Action: This indicator has
Rationale:
been Marked for Deletion
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Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target
1 2 3 4 5
This indicator is being elevated to PDO level as it measures project contribution to skills development of target beneficiaries
Number of unemployed
people registered at the EC 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 55,000.00 60,000.00 65,000.00 65,000.00
or EU (Number)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has The indicator does not reflect the contribution from the Project implementation, especially due to the changed external conditions that foster citizens in
been Marked for Deletion applying to the EC (quarantine measures, the need to register for social benefits due to job loss, etc.)
Number of unemployed or
unproductively self-
employed beneficiaries who 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 15,450.00
complete project financed-
training (Number)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has
This indicator is being dropped as it measures training activities for project beneficiaries under sub-component 2.3 that are being cancelled
been Marked for Deletion
Number of female
unemployed or
unproductively self-
employed beneficiaries 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 5,500.00
who complete project
financed training
(Number)
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Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target
1 2 3 4 5
Action: This indicator
has been Marked for
Deletion
Number of unproductively
self-employed people
3,000.00 3,000.00 3,500.00 3,500.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,500.00
registered at the EC or EU
(Number)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has The indicator does not reflect the contribution from the Project implementation, especially due to the changed external conditions that foster citizens in
been Marked for Deletion applying to the EC (quarantine measures, the need to register for social benefits due to job loss, etc.)
Number of firms selected to
receive training Scheme B
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 80.00 100.00
training financed by the
Project (Number)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has
This indicator is being dropped as it measures training activities for project beneficiaries under sub-component 2.3 that are being cancelled
been Marked for Deletion
Number of employees of
firms who receive Scheme B 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,200.00 3,200.00 4,700.00
of SETP (Number)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator has
This indicator is being dropped as it measures training activities for project beneficiaries under sub-component 2.3 that are being cancelled
been Marked for Deletion
Share of Employment
Centers , employment units, 0.00 0.00 0.00 88.00 88.00 88.00
employment departments
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Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target
1 2 3 4 5
and akimat offices in rural
districts supplied with IT
equipment within the
Project (Percentage)
Rationale:
Within the framework of subcomponent 2.1 of the Project, employment centers, employment units, employment departments, akimat offices of rural districts
Action: This indicator is
received IT equipment. The indicator demonstrates the degree of coverage of those organizations with support within the framework of the Project and
New
contributes to improving the quality of services. This contributes to improving employment outcomes of target beneficiaries.
Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation
Share of grievances
addressed related to
delivery of project benefits 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 80.00 80.00 85.00
registered - disaggregated
by gender. (Percentage)
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