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Skills Development Project (P131660)
Skills Development Project (P131660)
AFRICA | Malawi | Education Global Practice |
IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 27-Sep-2015 | ISR20425 |
Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Board Approval date:19-Jun-2014 Effectiveness Date:11-May-2015
Planned Mid Term Review Date:-- Actual Mid-Term Review Date:--
Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2019 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2019
Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
The development objective of the proposed project is to increase access, market relevance, and results orientation of supported skills development
institutions in agreed priority areas.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
PHRPDODEL
Components
Name
Strengthening Institutional Performance through Sub-Project Grant Agreements (SPGA):(Cost $40.00 M)
Technical Assistance for System Strengthening and policy reforms:(Cost $4.90 M)
PPA Refund:(Cost $1.50 M)
Unallocated:(Cost $4.50 M)
Overall Ratings
Name Previous Rating Current Rating
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial
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Implementation Status and Key Decisions
The Skills Development Project was approved by the Board of the World Bank on June 19, 2014, and signed on August 13, 2014. The Project became
effective on May 11, 2015. The SDP is supported by a US $46 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and complemented
by an IDA grant of US $4.9 million. Before project effectiveness, the government has been conducting several activities by using the Project Preparation
Advance (PPA), which was approved on December 16, 2013, and became effective on January 13, 2014.
The PPA aimed to facilitate the preparation of the project designed to increase access to and enhance market relevance of supported skills
development institutions in agreed priority areas. Since the effectiveness of the PPA, several activities have been implemented and some have been
completed. For instance, the Project Implementation Manual (PIM) was finalized, and accounting software was procured and installed at NCHE. Study
visits to Tanzania, Kenya, and Mauritius were conducted. At the end of June 30, 2015 (PPA refinance date), approximately US$ 774,000 have been
disbursed out of the approved amount of US$ 1,355,000. Activities initiated under PPA continue under the Project.
Since the last Implementation Progress and Status Report (ISR), the Project has made significant progress. The Steering Committee reviewed and
approved the Institutional Improvement Plans (IIPs) submitted by the five participating institutions, and each institution has signed the Sub-Project Grant
Agreement with the Ministry of Finance. All five institutions met DLI1 targets and have presented a satisfactory record of expenses against the Eligible
Expenditure Programs (EEPs). Accordingly, the World Bank authorized the first disbursement of funds to the five compliant institutions, which is now
being processed.
The NCHE, which is responsible for managing funds for Component 2, requested an advance in the amount of US$1,957,738.45 based on six months'
cash forecast. Upon IDA’s clearance, the first disbursement for Component 2 was made on August 27, 2015. This raised the disbursement rate of
Component 2 to 43.4 percent.
Risks
Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool
Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating
Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial
Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial
Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate
Technical Design of Project or Program -- Substantial Substantial
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Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
Sustainability
-- Substantial Substantial
Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial
Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate
Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate
Other -- -- --
Overall -- Substantial Substantial
Results
Project Development Objective Indicators
PHINDPDOTBL
The Proportion of students/trainees who pass the annual assessment (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 70.00
Date -- -- -- --
PHINDPDOTBL
Improvements in Employer satisfaction levels with the skills and knowledge of graduates in higher education/ TEVETA in
priority areas (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 34.00 -- -- 60.00
Date -- -- -- --
PHINDPDOTBL
Proportion of new intakes in priority areas to the overall new intakes in the participating institutions (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 37.00
Date -- -- -- --
PHINDPDOTBL
Course graduation/ completion rate (Percentage, Custom)
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Value 0.00 -- -- 65.00
Date -- -- -- --
PHINDPDOTBL
Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 7200.00
Date -- -- -- --
PHINDPDOTBL
Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 44.00
PHINDPDOTBL
Number of skills trainees from rural areas (Number, Custom Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 4100.00
Overall Comments
Intermediate Results Indicators
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PHINDIRITBL
Timely submission of annual implementation report by NCHE, detailing analysis of performance against targets (Number,
Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 5.00
Date -- -- -- --
PHINDIRITBL
Development of targeted and functional students' loan scheme as per action plan by year 3 (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value N -- -- Y
Date -- -- -- --
PHINDIRITBL
A National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF) developed (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value N -- -- Y
Date -- -- -- --
PHINDIRITBL
Annual intake (enrollments) in the priority areas (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 2500.00
Date 15-Apr-2014 -- -- --
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PHINDIRITBL
Proportion of infrastructure targets met by participating institutions as per agreed IIP (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 100.00
Date 15-Apr-2014 -- -- --
PHINDIRITBL
Number of programs developed / curriculum revised with private sector participation as per IIP and imparted (Number,
Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 39.00
Date 15-Apr-2014 -- -- --
PHINDIRITBL
Proportion of faculties selected for staff development programs returned to the institution after completing training and resumed
teaching (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 100.00
Date 15-Apr-2014 -- -- --
PHINDIRITBL
Published Tracer studies as per Action Plan (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- -- 5.00
Date 15-Apr-2014 -- -- --
Overall Comments
The Bank team supported NCHE in developing a template to collect basic data from institutions since there is no database on higher education
institutions at the NCHE. The World bank team also advised that NCHE designate one staff to work on baseline data collection until the M&E
specialist reports for duty. The designated staff has followed up with each of the participating institutions. NCHE has indicated that the requisite
data has been collected from the institutions, and is now being validated. It is expected that the World Bank team will receive the entire set of
baseline data shortly.
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Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed
P131660 IDA-54720 Effective XDR 29.80 29.80 0.00 0.55 29.25 2%
P131660 IDA-H9590 Effective XDR 3.20 3.20 0.00 1.39 1.81 43%
Key Dates (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date
P131660 IDA-54720 Effective 19-Jun-2014 13-Aug-2014 11-May-2015 30-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2019
P131660 IDA-H9590 Effective 19-Jun-2014 13-Aug-2014 11-May-2015 30-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2019
Cumulative Disbursements
Restructuring History
There has been no restructuring to date.
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Related Project(s)
There are no related projects.
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