The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Transition to Labor Market Project (P171471) Support for Transition to Labor Market Project (P171471) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Turkiye | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2022 | Seq No: 5 | Archived on 28-Jan-2025 | ISR02514 Implementing Agencies: Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Decision package on 11-Apr-2022) The project development objectives are to improve employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection (“SuTP”), International Protection Status Holders and Applicants (“IPSHA”) and Turkish Citizens and to facilitate access to labor markets. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Component 1. Support for Counseling Services and Employment Support:(Cost 66,550,000.00) Component 2. Support for Delivery of Employment Services:(Cost 18,340,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Jan 28, 2025 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Transition to Labor Market Project (P171471) The pace of implementation on the ground in all project provinces is accelerating, with implementing agencies now executing the full chain of interventions across project provinces. However, the implementation of Applied Training Programs (ATPs) in formal enterprises still requires further acceleration. In recent months, implementing agencies have taken stronger measures to expedite ATP implementation in the provinces and closely monitor post-ATP employment outcomes with the aim of achieving the full set of the project targets. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 04 - 31 May Proposed Rating 11 Apr 2022 2024 Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Low Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Low Low Low Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Low Low Other Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Jan 28, 2025 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Transition to Labor Market Project (P171471) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Improve employability of SuTP/IPSHA and Turkish Citizens Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Share of participants who 0.00 Jul/2020 51.00 29-Mar-2024 70.00 30-Sep-2024 40.00 Nov/2025 have successfully completed ISKUR's ATP, disaggregated by (1) ESSN status; (2) Identity status (Turkish/SuTP/IPSHA); (3) gender; (4) province (Percentage) Number of people who have 0.00 Jul/2020 16,058.00 29-Mar-2024 23,259 30-Sep-2024 34,020.00 Nov/2025 received counseling/livelihood advisory services from TRC, disaggregated by (1) ESSN status; (2) Identity status (Turkish/SuTP/IPSHA);(3) gender; (4) province; (5) age groups (Number) Number of SuTP/IPSHA 0.00 Aug/2022 13,903.00 29-Mar-2024 20,164 30-Sep-2024 20,412.00 Nov/2025 who have received counseling/livelihood advisory services from TRC (Number) Jan 28, 2025 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Transition to Labor Market Project (P171471) Number of ESSN 0.00 Aug/2022 4,539.00 29-Mar-2024 6,236 30-Sep-2024 5,103.00 Nov/2025 beneficiaries who have received counseling/livelihood advisory services from TRC (Number) Number of people who 0.00 Jul/2020 1,398.00 29-Mar-2024 5,097 30-Sep-2024 17,000.00 Nov/2025 received job and vocational counseling services from ISKUR, disaggregated by (1) ESSN status; (2) Identity status (Turkish/SuTP/IPSHA); (3) gender; (4) province (Number) Number of SuTP/IPSHA 0.00 Aug/2022 1,247.00 30-Apr-2024 3,763 30-Sep-2024 8,501.00 Nov/2025 who received job and vocational counseling from ISKUR (Number) Facilitate access of SuTP and Turkish Citizens to labor market Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Share of beneficiaries who 0.00 Jul/2020 6.80 29-Mar-2024 12.00 30-Sep-2024 20.00 Nov/2025 are employed for (1/6/12months) after completing ISKUR's ATP, disaggregated by (1)ESSN status; (2)Identity status(Turkish/SuTP/IPSHA); (3)gender; (4)TRC benefic; (5)province (Percentage) Jan 28, 2025 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Transition to Labor Market Project (P171471) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1. Support for Counseling Services and Employment Support Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Beneficiary survey 0.00 Jul/2020 100.00 29-Mar-2024 96.00 30-Sep-2024 80.00 Nov/2025 respondents who are Comments on A total of 198 GRM logs were received, of which 174 were addressed. satisfied with Kizilay’s achieving targets services, disaggregated by (1) ESSN status; (2) Identity status(Turkish/SuTP/IPSHA); (3) gender; (4) province (Percentage) Beneficiaries participating in 0.00 Jul/2020 1,332.00 31-Oct-2023 4,785.00 30-Sep-2024 17,000.00 Nov/2025 ISKUR's ATP, disaggregated by (1) ESSN status; (2) Identity status(Turkish/SuTP/IPSHA); (3) gender; (4) province (Number) SuTP/IPSHA 0.00 Aug/2022 1,202.00 30-Apr-2024 4,760.00 30-Sep-2024 8,501.00 Nov/2025 beneficiaries participating in ISKUR's ATP (Number) 0.00 Jul/2020 1,056.00 29-Mar-2024 1,768.00 30-Sep-2024 16,200.00 Nov/2025 Jan 28, 2025 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Transition to Labor Market Project (P171471) Beneficiaries successfully Comments on The criterion for successful completion was revised, shifting from the number of individuals completing language training, achieving targets who passed the level completion exam to the number of individuals who completed the disaggregated by (1) Course course without dropping out. Calculations are now based on this updated criterion. level; (2) Identity status(Turkish/SuTP/IPSHA); (3) gender; (4) province (Number) Beneficiaries successfully 0.00 Jul/2020 5,993.00 29-Mar-2024 10,786.00 30-Sep-2024 25,920.00 Nov/2025 completing work-readiness training, disaggregated by (1) Identity status(Turkish/SuTP/IPSHA); (2) gender; (3) province; (4) age group (Number) Female share of 0.00 Jul/2020 44.70 29-Mar-2024 43.00 30-Sep-2024 20.00 Nov/2025 beneficiaries, disaggregated by (1) ISKUR's ATP; (2) Kizilay counseling/livelihood advisory; (3) Kizilay work- readiness training; (4) Kizilay language training (Percentage) Number of beneficiaries 0.00 Aug/2022 11,422.00 29-Mar-2024 10,422.00 30-Sep-2024 17,000.00 Nov/2025 referred by TRC to ISKUR by Comments on Data correction measures were implemented during this period to ensure consistency (1) ESSN recipient status; (2) achieving targets between the databases of TRC and ISKUR. Consequently, there is a slight decrease in the Turkish citizenship status; (3) figure. gender; (4) province; (5) nationality (SuTP/IPSHA); (6) age group (Number) Component 2. Support for Delivery of Employment Services Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Jan 28, 2025 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Transition to Labor Market Project (P171471) Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Regular reports on No Jul/2020 Yes 29-Mar-2024 Yes 30-Sep-2024 Yes Nov/2025 beneficiary/jobseeker in-take based on information generated from an integrated IT system of ISKUR and Kizilay (Text) Awareness of SuTP and No Jul/2020 Yes 29-Mar-2024 Yes 30-Sep-2024 Yes Nov/2025 Turkish citizens on public employment services provided by ISKUR through communications activities (Text) Awareness of SuTP and No Jul/2020 Yes 29-Mar-2024 Yes 30-Sep-2024 Yes Nov/2025 Turkish citizens on the employment services provided by Kizilay under this project through outreach and communications activities in Turkish and Arabic raised (Text) Percentage of grievances 0.00 Jul/2020 100.00 29-Mar-2024 88.00 30-Sep-2024 80.00 Nov/2025 registered related to the Comments on Total number of 198 GRM logs were received of which 174 were addressed. services provided under the achieving targets Project that are actually addressed (Percentage) Jan 28, 2025 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Transition to Labor Market Project (P171471) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed TF-B7815 Effective 69.16 64.00 0.00 21.27 43.29 32.95% TF-B7814 Effective 15.87 14.73 0.00 8.39 6.48 56.45% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing TF-B7814 Effective 05-May-2022 10-May-2022 03-Aug-2022 31-Dec-2022 30-Nov-2025 Jan 28, 2025 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Transition to Labor Market Project (P171471) TF-B7815 Effective 05-May-2022 05-May-2022 02-Aug-2022 31-Dec-2022 30-Nov-2025 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 11-Apr-2022 11-Apr-2022 Effectiveness 02-Aug-2022 02-Aug-2022 Mid-Term Review No. 01 31-Jul-2024 29-Jul-2024 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Nov-2025 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 21-Jun-2024 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 07-Dec-2022 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Jan 28, 2025 Page 9 of 9