Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | West Bank and Gaza | Education Global Practice | Special Financing | Investment Project Financing | FY 2012 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 02-Jun-2018 | ISR32453 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Finance Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:15-May-2012 Effectiveness Date:31-Jul-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date:01-Jun-2015 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:17-Dec-2015 Original Closing Date:31-Jan-2022 Revised Closing Date:31-Jan-2022 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Education to Work Transition Project seeks to improve education to work transition of young Palestinians attending participating tertiary education institutions (TEIs) by: (i) fostering partnerships between TEIs and employers in order to make TEIs’ study programs more relevant to the needs of the labor market; and (ii) enhancing the capacity of the MOEHE and TEIs to collect, analyze and disseminate data collected through the TEIs’ graduate tracking system to monitor the outcomes of TEIs’ study programs, and to informeducation policy formulation and implementation. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Education to Work Transition Innovation Grant Facility:(Cost $4.26 M) Higher Education Graduate Tracking System:(Cost $0.11 M) Project Management and Coordination:(Cost $0.63 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate 6/2/2018 Page 1 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Additional Financing (AF) to the Education-to-Work Transition Project (E2WTP) was launched in January 2017 with two components, marking the beginning of the second phase of E2WTP. The parent project closed on January 31, 2018, while the AF closes on January 31, 2022. In Component 1, the Quality Improvement Fund, all projects under cycle 3 are progressing well. (Cycle 1 and 2 have finished, although data from Cycle 2 will only be available in early June 2018). Despite some difficult operational circumstances external to the Project (the country context), the five Gaza projects, including the project of the Palestine College of Nursing that was signed after the last mission (October 2017), are all on schedule, with only minor delays. Component 2, the Graduate Tracking System, holds great promise as an information system for the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, tertiary education institutes, and graduates and employers in the labor market. Yet, progress is slower than expected because questions concerning who is responsible for data collection and coordination, how to improve low survey response rates, and how to move ahead with presenting findings have not been resolved and are hindering the initiative from realizing its full potential. With guidance from the Colombia group, an informal consultative body, the MoEHE needs to decide about these relatively minor issues so that they can be addressed, once and for all, and the component moves forward. The Project continues to run smoothly and there are no other issues to report. 6/2/2018 Page 2 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) 6/2/2018 Page 3 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  High  High Macroeconomic  --  Substantial  Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Moderate  Moderate Fiduciary  --  Moderate  Moderate Environment and Social  --  Low  Low Stakeholders  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators 6/2/2018 Page 4 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) PHINDPDOTBL  Participating TEIs Graduate Unemployment Rate (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Cycle 1:49 % (a Reduction by Cycle 1: 62% reduction of 13 Cycle 1: tbd Value 10 percentage Cycle 2: 67% percentage points in Cycle 2: unavailable points unemployment rate) Date 30-Aug-2013 30-Oct-2017 06-May-2018 31-Jan-2022 Comments Overall Comments Data currently unavailable. This will be updated in the next ISR. Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Use of Graduate Tracking Sytem Information (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 19-Apr-2012 30-Oct-2017 06-May-2018 31-Jan-2022 Comments The Graduate Tracking System (GTS) is not yet up and running. The end target of '4' indicates that four cycles of graduates will have been tracked using the GTS. 6/2/2018 Page 5 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) PHINDIRITBL  Use of Graduate Tracking Portal (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11,720.00 11,720.00 50,000.00 PHINDIRITBL  Share of subprojects that make work practice available to students (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 72.00 94.00 80.00 Date 23-Feb-2012 30-Oct-2017 06-May-2018 31-Jan-2022 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of subprojects with joint design of study programs between participating TEIs and employers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 94.00 72.00 80.00 Date 23-Feb-2012 30-Oct-2017 06-May-2018 31-Aug-2017 Comments The previous result cited (94%) was incorrect. It is corrected here. PHINDIRITBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4,000.00 4,000.00 6,380.00 7,000.00 Date 27-Jun-2016 30-Oct-2017 06-May-2018 31-Jan-2022 6/2/2018 Page 6 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) PHINDIRITBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 51.80 51.80 49.00 50.00 PHINDIRITBL  Beneficiaries who feel project investments reflected their needs (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 27-Jun-2016 30-Oct-2017 06-May-2018 31-Jan-2022 Comments This assessment has not yet been established. Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P129861 TF-12221 Closed USD 6.50 6.50 0.00 6.50 0.00 100% P129861 TF-A3519 Effective USD 5.00 5.00 0.00 0.71 4.29 14% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P129861 TF-12221 Closed 02-Jul-2012 02-Jul-2012 31-Jul-2012 31-Jan-2018 31-Jan-2018 P129861 TF-A3519 Effective 21-Dec-2016 21-Dec-2016 03-Feb-2017 31-Jan-2022 31-Jan-2022 6/2/2018 Page 7 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P158951-Education to Work Transition Project Additional Financing 6/2/2018 Page 8 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy