Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Kazakhstan | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 7 | ARCHIVED on 12-Jun-2018 | ISR32866 | Implementing Agencies: REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:30-Mar-2015 Effectiveness Date:10-Mar-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date:23-Jul-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2020 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2020 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) 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. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Building the Foundation of a National Qualifications System:(Cost $14.00 M) Enhancing Skills for Improved Employment Outcomes and Productivity:(Cost $110.00 M) Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $13.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Substantial  Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions 6/12/2018 Page 1 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) The loan agreement was signed on July 20, 2015 and the ratification of the project was approved by the parliament on February 5, 2016. The project became effective on March 10, 2016. Due to delays in budget allocation, project started procurement processes in July 2016. Currently, US$3.05m has been disbursed. Overall project implementation has been slow due in part to several systemic bottlenecks in MLSP: i) lengthy internal procedures for selection and signing of contracts; ii) delays in budget allocations; iii) limited procurement and institutional capacity, including high turnover in the PMU's implementation team. The MLSP is taking several measures to expedite implementation progress including following the Action Plan and adopting a Ministerial order regulating the content and length approval processes. The task team has been working on a restructuring technical note to trim activities that will not be able to be implemented within the project life cycle, or that require updating given the changing workforce skills and training needs circumstances on the ground. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Macroeconomic  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Environment and Social  Low  Low  Low Stakeholders  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  Moderate  Moderate Overall  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Share of TVET and higher education programs modernized based on registered occupational standards (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 6/12/2018 Page 2 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) PHINDPDOTBL  Share of unemployed beneficiaries who are employed six months after completion of training, relative to appropriate control group (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  Share of female unemployed beneficiaries who are employed six months after completion of training, relative to appropriate control group (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  Share of unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who have increased earnings (real terms) one year after completion of training,relative to appropriate control group (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  Share of female unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who have increased earnings (real terms) one year after completion of training, relative to appropriate control group (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  Share of firms that are satisfied with the training financed by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 6/12/2018 Page 3 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Number of occupational standards registered that include all eight levels from the national qualifications framework (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Number of new educational programs developed based on registered occupational standards for TVET (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 160.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Number of new educational programs developed based on registered occupational standards for higher education (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 180.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 6/12/2018 Page 4 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) PHINDIRITBL  Master plan to establish an independent national qualifications authority developed, taking into account evaluation results from pilot programs (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Number of unemployed people registered at the EC or EU (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 65,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Number of unproductively self-employed people registered at the EC or EU (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 4,500.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Number of training providers that meet the requirements of the pre-qualified training provider list (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 400.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 6/12/2018 Page 5 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) PHINDIRITBL  Number of unemployed or unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who complete project financed training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Number of female unemployed or unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who complete project financed training (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,500.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Number of firms selected to receive training through SETP (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,500.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Number of employees of firms who completed project financed training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,750.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 6/12/2018 Page 6 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) PHINDIRITBL  Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed (%) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Grievances related to delivery of project benefits that are addressed-(number) (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 600.00 PHINDIRITBL  Number of grievances by females registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 17-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 30-Jun-2020 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P150183 IBRD-84900 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 3.05 96.95 3% Key Dates (by loan) 6/12/2018 Page 7 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P150183 IBRD-84900 Effective 30-Mar-2015 20-Jul-2015 10-Mar-2016 30-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2020 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/12/2018 Page 8 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy