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INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET 
CONCEPT STAGE 
Report No.:  AC5451 
 
Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 09/14/2010 
 
I.  BASIC INFORMATION 
 
A.  Basic Project Data 
 
Country: Mauritania 
Project ID: P118974 
Project Name: Skills Development Support Project 
Task Team Leader: Cherif Diallo 
Estimated Appraisal Date: January 31, 
2011 
Estimated Board Date: April 26, 2011 
Managing Unit: AFTED 
Lending Instrument: Specific Investment 
Loan 
Sector: Vocational training (70%);Central government administration (30%) 
Theme: Education for the knowledge economy (34%);Gender (33%);Social analysis and 
monitoring (33%) 
IBRD Amount (US$m.): 
0.00 
IDA Amount (US$m.): 
12.00 
GEF Amount (US$m.): 
0.00 
PCF Amount (US$m.): 
0.00 
Other financing amounts by source:  
 BORROWER/RECIPIENT 
1.20
1.20 
B.  Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN] 
The Development Objective of the proposed Skills Development Support Project is to increase 
the efficiency of the production of skilled workers by: (i) strengthening the Technical and 
Vocational Training Support Fund (TVTF) and (ii) improving institutional efficiency of TVET.   
 
C.  Project Description [from section 3 of PCN] 
The project is comprised of two main components:  
 
Part A: Strengthening Technical and Vocational Training Support Fund (TVTF) (US$7.0 
million):  
 
a) 
Strengthening the current TVTF to allow financial support to new training modes and 
program such as internship, apprenticeship and sandwich program developed by the training 
institutions;  
 
b)
Adjusting and improving the Fund's financing mechanisms and administrative procedures 
in order to expand its capacity to promote innovative training scheme;  
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c) 
Developing short term job insertion training and apprenticeship by expanding the 
Technical and Vocational Training Support Fund (TVTF) for insertion of about 15,000 youth 
over a five-year period;  
 
d) 
Creating several funding windows under the TVTF to accommodate informal sector, 
formal sector, public sector etc.  
 
Part B: Improving institutional efficiency of TVET (US$5.0 million).  
 
a) 
Implementing performance contracts in 16 existing TVET institutions to increase their 
capacity from 3,200 to 7,200 students and the relevance of their programs by upgrading the skills 
of training instructors, involving employers, renewing curriculum. (The WB projects will finance 
3
to 4 TVET institutions the other being financed by other donors);  
 
b) 
Strengthening the capacity of the National Institute for the Promotion of Technical 
Training  (INAP/FTP) and the Ministry of TVET to implement a results based policy for TVET 
by improving the management information system, training the administrators to provide 
managerial support to TVET institutions, updating the regulatory framework and implementing a 
monitoring an evaluation system.   
 
D.  Project location (if known) 
Nation wide   
 
E.  Borrower’s Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies [from PCN] 
N/A   
 
F.  Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists 
Ms Alexandra C. Bezeredi (AFTQK) 
 
II.  SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY 
Safeguard Policies Triggered
 
Yes No TBD 
Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) 
 X  
Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) 
 X  
Forests (OP/BP 4.36) 
 X  
Pest Management (OP 4.09) 
 X  
Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) 
 X  
Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) 
 X  
Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) 
 X  
Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) 
 X  
Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP
 
7.50) 
 X  
Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) 
 X  
Environmental Category:
 
C
-
Not Required 
 
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III.  SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN 
 
A.  Target date for the Quality Enhancement Review (QER), at which time the PAD-stage ISDS 
would be prepared:  10/25/2010 
 
B.  For simple projects that will not require a QER, the target date for preparing the PAD-stage 
ISDS:  N/A 
 
C.  Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed.  
The specific studies and their timing
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should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS. 
This is a category C project and will not require any safeguards studies. No construction or 
rehabilitation of any kind is envisaged as part of this project and there are no issues regarding 
indigenous people in Mauritania. The Financing Agreement (FA) will exclude the option to 
fund civil works of any kind but if at any given time during the life of the project it were 
decided that construction/rehabilitation is necessary, it will be mandatory to: (i) modify the 
FA; (ii) adjust the safeguards category in light of the new activities; and (iii) prepare and 
disclose the appropriate safeguards tools.   
 
IV.  APPROVALS 
 
Signed and submitted by: 
 
Task Team Leader: 
Mr Cherif Diallo 
09/08/2010 
Approved by: 
 
Regional Safeguards Coordinator: 
Ms Alexandra C. Bezeredi 
09/08/2010 
Comments:   
Sector Manager: 
Mr Christopher J. Thomas 
09/09/2010 
Comments:   
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Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the 
InfoShop and (ii) in-country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected 
persons.
 
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