The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills and Employment for Tongans (P161541) Skills and Employment for Tongans (P161541) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Tonga | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2019 | Seq No: 7 | ARCHIVED on 22-Dec-2021 | ISR49862 | Implementing Agencies: Kingdom of Tonga, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Finance and National Planning Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 28-Aug-2018 Effectiveness Date: 11-Jan-2019 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 27-Sep-2021 Original Closing Date: 30-Sep-2023 Revised Closing Date: 30-Sep-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve opportunities for secondary school progression and facilitate the transition to jobs in the domestic and overseas labor markets for Tongans. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Conditional cash transfer program for secondary school enrolment and attendance:(Cost $6.50 M) Strengthening TVET provision:(Cost $3.70 M) Enhancing opportunities for labor migration:(Cost $1.80 M) Project management, monitoring and evaluation, and centralized support:(Cost $8.90 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project implementation has proceeded well over the last 6 months. Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT), TVET student support, Outer Island Student Living Allowances, and Quality Improvement Grant (QIG) to TVET providers are all under implementation. Despite these successes, implementation remains behind schedule due to delays following the project becoming effective. After 28 months of implementation (52% of the total time), the disbursement rate of 40%, which is below its projected value of 50. COVID-19 has affected component 3 in particular. Use of component 3 funds by other components is being considered by the Government. A number of CSU positions remain vacant and recruitment of replacements for these key personnel has been slow. MOF has undertaken to recruit personnel for key positions by end of February 2022. 12/22/2021 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills and Employment for Tongans (P161541) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders Substantial Moderate Moderate Other Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improved secondary school progression and completion rates for poor Tongans IN01087925 ►Average duration of secondary school completed amongst the poorest decile - overall (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 48.2 months 49.3 months 49.3 months 60.2 months Date 20-Mar-2019 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 IN01087988 Average duration of secondary school completed amongst the poorest decile - female (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 49.8 months 51.3 months 51.3 months 61.8 months Date 20-Mar-2019 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 Improved employment outcomes for poor Tongans 12/22/2021 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills and Employment for Tongans (P161541) IN01087986 ►Share of beneficiaries who are employed in the domestic labor market six months after completion of training - overall (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Baseline to be Baseline is yet to be Value 44% Baseline + 10% established established. Date 23-Jun-2020 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 Awaiting the survey results. Comments: IN01087989 Share of beneficiaries who are employed in the domestic labor market six months after completion of training - female (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Baseline to be Baseline is yet to be Baseline is yet to be Value Baseline + 15% established established. established. Date 23-Jun-2020 23-Jun-2020 23-Jun-2020 30-Sep-2023 Increased access to overseas labor markets for Tongans IN01087987 ►Beneficiaries in the work ready pool accessing employment opportunities abroad - overall (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 332.00 468.00 2,000.00 Date 23-Jun-2020 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 IN01087990 Beneficiaries in the work ready pool accessing employment opportunities abroad - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 88.00 125.00 500.00 Date 23-Jun-2020 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1 - CCT program for secondary school attendance and enrolment IN01087991 ►Development of a Management Information System for the CCT program (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 IN01087995 12/22/2021 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills and Employment for Tongans (P161541) ►Percentage of CCT grievance redress claims settled within three months of application (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 87.00 80.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 IN01087999 ►Beneficiary households enrolled in the CCT program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,888.00 2,076.00 1,500.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 Component 2 - Strengthening TVET provision IN01087992 ►Number of TVET qualifications supported by a Quality Improvement Grant (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12.00 12.00 8.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 10 full Quality Improvement Grants (QIG) ($400,000 TOP each) and 2 mini-QIG ($50,000 TOP each) have Comments: been approved. IN01087996 ►Beneficiaries enrolled in a certificate level qualification - overall (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 332.00 332.00 600.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 149 students were beneficiaries of the TSSF program in Year 2020 while 183 are new beneficiaries. Comments: IN01088002 Beneficiaries enrolled in a certificate level qualification - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 131.00 147.00 330.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 IN01088003 ►Share of beneficiaries satisfied with the project financed TVET Student Support Funds (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/22/2021 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills and Employment for Tongans (P161541) Value 0.00 0.00 81.00 80.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 Awaiting survey results. Comments: Component 3 - Enhancing opportunities for labor migration IN01087993 ►Beneficiaries completing a pre-departure training program for migration - overall (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7,704.00 8,198.00 8,000.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 IN01087998 Beneficiaries that have completed a pre-departure training program for migration - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,189.00 1,325.00 2,000.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 IN01088000 ►Volume of Tongans in work ready pool - overall (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 980.00 1,612.00 1,600.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 IN01088004 Volume of Tongans in work ready pool - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 331.00 730.00 950.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 Component 4 - Project management, monitoring and evaluation, and centralized support IN01087994 ►National staff working on World Bank financed projects in Tonga to have achieved an improvement in skills/ knowledge in Procurement, FM, Safeguards, Contract Management, and M&E (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 24.00 24.00 25.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 IN01087997 12/22/2021 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills and Employment for Tongans (P161541) ►Percentage of transactions completed by CSU specialists within service standards (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 86.00 87.00 75.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 IN01088001 ►Percentage of PMU staff who rate quality of service/ advice received from CSU as satisfactory (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 75.00 Date 01-Oct-2018 30-Apr-2021 15-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2023 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P161541 IDA-D3660 Effective USD 18.51 18.51 0.00 7.07 11.59 38% P161541 TF-A7984 Effective USD 2.39 2.39 0.00 2.32 0.07 97% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P161541 IDA-D3660 Effective 28-Aug-2018 25-Oct-2018 11-Jan-2019 30-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 P161541 TF-A7984 Effective 23-Jun-2018 25-Oct-2018 11-Jan-2019 30-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 12/22/2021 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills and Employment for Tongans (P161541) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/22/2021 Page 7 of 7