Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) SOUTH ASIA | Bangladesh | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2010 | Seq No: 12 | ARCHIVED on 26-Apr-2016 | ISR22511 | Implementing Agencies: Directorate of Technical Education Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:10-Jun-2010 Effectiveness Date:22-Aug-2010 Planned Mid Term Review Date:31-Jan-2013 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:28-Feb-2013 Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2016 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2019 Project Development Objectives Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to strengthen Training Institutions to improve training quality and employability of trainees, including those from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Name Improve the Quality and Relevance of Training:(Cost $162.20 M) Pilots in TVET:(Cost $7.80 M) Institutional Capacity Development:(Cost $40.80 M) Project Management, Communications, and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $14.70 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate 4/26/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 1 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) Implementation Status and Key Decisions Progress towards achievement of PDO is rated Satisfactory as: (i) the cumulative number of stipend recipients (KPI 3) as of AY2015 is 116,247 against the target of 97,000, and (ii) based on data self-reported by short-term training institutions, the employment rate of trainees after six months of completion of training is 43% (KPI 2) against a target of 44%. The latest available pass rate (KPI 1) is 91%, against the revised target of 68%. The implementation of activities under the Multi-donor Trust-Fund supported by CANADA is progressing well. The Additional Financing (AF) for STEP (P155389) for the amount of SDR 71.3 million (USD100 million equivalent) was approved by the World Bank Board on October 30, 2015, and by ECNEC on January 5, 2016. The Financing Agreement was signed on January 21, 2016 and the AF became effective from February 10, 2016. The original project, together with the Recipient Executed MDTF was restructured to extend the closing date by one year to June 30, 2017. The closing date of the AF is June 30, 2019. The implementation progress rating is upgraded to ‘Satisfactory’ based on: (i) implementation capacity of PIU and other relevant agencies has improved; (ii) implementation of Grants has been accelerated substantially, reaching the average utilization of 61% by December 2015; (iii) significant progress has been made in RPL implementation; (iv) preparatory tasks for the inclusion of new institutions and expansion of targeted courses for polytechnics and short-term training institutions under the additional financing (AF) is progressing well; and (v) in-country and overseas teacher and management trainings have also exceeded the targets. The mission noted that the project implementation is now progressing well for all the components and almost all the key performance indicators have been achieved. It is important to sustain the momentum to ensure smooth implementation of the AF. 4/26/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  High  High Macroeconomic  --  Moderate  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Low  Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  --  Substantial  Substantial Environment and Social  --  Low  Low Stakeholders  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  Moderate  Moderate Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Pass rates of students from supported Diploma programs (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 60.00 91.00 65.00 Date 25-Jan-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Female (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 66.00 66.00 91.00 68.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 19-Aug-2015 31-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2018 4/26/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) PHINDPDOTBL  Disadvantaged students (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 55.00 55.00 55.00 60.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 -- -- 31-Dec-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Employment rates for trainees of short-term courses within 6 months of course completion (%) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.00 40.00 43.00 46.00 Date 25-Jan-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Number of disadvantaged students supported through stipends selected based on household information based selection criteria (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 116247.00 116247.00 175000.00 Date 25-Jan-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 Overall Comments Global Environmental Objective Indicators Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators 4/26/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) PHINDIRITBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 240000.00 240000.00 420000.00 Date 25-Jan-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 14.00 14.00 17.00 PHINDIRITBL  % of utilization of Institutional Development Grants under AF (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0 -- 0 95 Date 30-Jun-2015 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Component 1.1: Enrollment as a proportion of sanctioned intake capacity in supported courses (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 55.00 80.00 91.00 95.00 Date 25-Jan-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 4/26/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) PHINDIRITBL  Component 1.1: Share of vacancies in sanctioned faculty posts in supported courses (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 10.00 1.00 5.00 Date 25-Mar-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Component 1.1: Transition rates of students from second to third semester in supported courses (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 80.00 88.00 98.00 95.00 Date 25-Mar-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Number of faculty in supported courses trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1500.00 1500.00 3570.00 6000.00 Date 15-Apr-2015 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Component 1.2: completion rates for trainees in supported short-term training courses (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 80.00 95.00 95.00 Date 25-Mar-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 4/26/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) PHINDIRITBL  Share of girl trainees in supported short-term training courses (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 20.00 30.00 30.00 Date 25-Mar-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Component 2.1 Number of Industry Skills Councils functioning supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 5.00 7.00 Date 25-Mar-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 30-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Component 2.2: Evaluation of SSC (Voc) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Operational Pilot Operational Pilot Evaluation Value 0 initiated. initiated. completed Date 25-Mar-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Number of individuals assessed for RPL in supported centers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1900.00 4292.00 8266.00 30000.00 Date 15-Apr-2015 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 4/26/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 7 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) PHINDIRITBL  Number of staff trained in Leadership and Management areas. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 22.00 22.00 35.00 150.00 Date 15-Apr-2015 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Component 4.1: Awareness raising campaigns (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 47.00 30.00 Date 25-Mar-2010 19-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Satisfaction Survey (Student, Faculty, and Employers’) for IDG recipient institutions (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Survey Value - -- Survey initiated completed Date 15-Apr-2015 -- 01-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Component 4.2: Assessment Studies (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2nd Tracer study on 1st Tracer study on Tracer study on polytechnic Value -- short course completed Polytechnic ongoing completed; RPL IE completed Date -- 19-Aug-2015 15-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2018 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance 4/26/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 8 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P090807 IDA-47640 Effective USD 79.00 78.98 0.02 73.21 4.16 93% P090807 IDA-57360 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 99.08 0% P090807 TF-15113 Effective USD 14.80 14.80 0.00 8.61 6.19 58% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P090807 IDA-47640 Effective 10-Jun-2010 08-Jul-2010 22-Aug-2010 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2017 P090807 IDA-57360 Effective 30-Oct-2015 21-Jan-2016 10-Feb-2016 30-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2019 P090807 TF-15113 Effective 05-Dec-2013 05-Dec-2013 05-Dec-2013 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2017 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 18-Jan-2014 4/26/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 9 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh - Skills and Training Enhancement Project (P090807) Related Project(s) P145118-Additional Financing: Skills and Training Enhancement Project ,P155389-Additional Financing Skills and Training Enhancement Project 4/26/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 10 of 10