The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills Development Project (P131660) Skills Development Project (P131660) AFRICA | Malawi | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 12 | ARCHIVED on 23-Oct-2019 | ISR38361 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of Malawi, Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning & Development Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 19-Jun-2014 Effectiveness Date: 11-May-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 21-Aug-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 03-Jul-2017 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2019 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2019 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the proposed project is to increase access, market relevance, and results orientation of supported skills development institutions in agreed priority areas. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Strengthening Institutional Performance through Sub-Project Grant Agreements (SPGA):(Cost $40.00 M) Technical Assistance for System Strengthening and policy reforms:(Cost $4.90 M) PPA Refund:(Cost $1.50 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 The project disbursement is 94%, and additional disbursement is expected after the completion of on-going validation process and expected another (the final) validation process before the project closing. 10/23/2019 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills Development Project (P131660) Overall, the project continues to progress well. As evidenced in the Results Framework section, with the data available as of September 30, 2019, the project has already achieved all Project Development Objective (PDO) level indicators and all Intermediate Results (IR) indicators are expected to meet the project end targets. Access to priority programs was significantly expanded, with more than 19,000 students enrolled against the target of 12,120. On civil works, the project has been supporting a total of ten construction activities, and most of the buildings were already handed-over with electricity connection. To date, over 340 staff members are supported for training programs, and more than 95 percent of them have completed their training programs. Moreover, the project developed a total of 54 programs in priority areas (against a target of 44 programs), out of which 52 programs have been already implemented. Furthermore, each Participating Institution (PI) completed tracer studies as planned, and the findings of the tracer studies were used for their curriculum development/ revision. However, one construction activity and a few staff development programs will not be completed before the project closing. The project plans to organizing a dissemination workshop in early December 2019, inviting stakeholders. The Bank team plans to conduct the final implementation support mission and an Implementation Completion Results Report (ICR) mission in early December 2019. The Bank remains fully committed to support the project until the end of the project. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- ►Substantial ►Substantial Macroeconomic -- ►Substantial ►Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- ►Moderate ►Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- ►Low ►Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- ►Moderate ►Moderate Fiduciary -- ►Substantial ►Substantial Environment and Social -- ►Substantial ►Substantial Stakeholders -- ►Moderate ►Moderate Other -- ►Substantial ►Substantial Overall -- ►Moderate ►Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Access and equity IN00738060 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) 10/23/2019 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills Development Project (P131660) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 17,147.00 19,958.00 13,000.00 Date 28-Jun-2013 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 IN00738202 ►Proportion of female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 26.60 33.00 31.00 IN00738204 ►Number of skills trainees from rural areas (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7,544.00 7,712.00 6,500.00 Quality and market relevance IN00738059 ►Proportion of new intakes in priority areas to the overall new intakes in the participating institutions (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 21.00 43.00 45.00 37.00 Date 28-Jun-2013 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 IN00738201 ►The Proportion of students/trainees who pass the annual assessment (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 78.40 69.00 63.00 Date 28-Jun-2013 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 The number of students who pass the annual assessment testing the knowledge and skills of students in the priority areas as a proportion of total students enrolled in that area for that particular year. This is computed for all the cohorts pursuing the Comments: SDP supported programs to establish the system’s average. The data as of September 30, 2019 (69%) does not include data in Chancellor College and TEVETA. Further updated data will be reported in the final ISR in December 2019. IN00738203 ►Course graduation/ completion rate (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 75.50 80.00 59.00 Date 28-Jun-2013 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 The data as of September 30, 2019 (80%) does not include data in Chancellor College and TEVETA. Further updated data Comments: will be reported in the final ISR in December 2019. IN00738205 10/23/2019 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills Development Project (P131660) ►Graduates satisfaction index (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 57.00 72.00 70.00 62.00 Date 28-Jun-2013 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 This indicator is measured by the combination of a) the length of time a graduate took to get their first job, and b) their satisfaction with their job. The first part (a) is measured by the percentage of those who get their first jobs within 12 months Comments: and the second part (b) is measured by the percentage of graduates who respond 4 or 5 to the question in the tracer study. (a) and (b) are equally weighted. Overall Comments PDO The data is based on the results framework submitted by the project at the mission. All indicators will be updated with the final data in the final Implementation Status and Progress Report (ISR) to be prepared in December 2019. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening Institutional Performance through Sub-Project Grant Agreements (SPGA) IN00738206 ►Annual intake (enrollments) in the priority areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 150.00 6,647.00 6,647.00 2,500.00 Date 15-Apr-2014 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 IN00738208 ►Proportion of infrastructure targets met by participating institutions as per agreed IIP (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 85.00 90.00 100.00 Date 15-Apr-2014 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 The progress is measured by expenditure against contract amounts. Comments: IN00738210 ►Number of programs developed / curriculum revised with private sector participation as per IIP and imparted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 51.00 52.00 44.00 Date 15-Apr-2014 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 IN00738212 10/23/2019 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills Development Project (P131660) ►Proportion of faculties selected for staff development programs returned to the institution after completing training and resumed teaching (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 95.80 96.00 100.00 Date 15-Apr-2014 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 IN00738213 ►Published Tracer studies as per Action Plan (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 Date 15-Apr-2014 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 IN00738214 ►Proportion of graduates that the institution maintains contact with annually (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Technical Assistance for System Strengthening and policy reforms IN00738207 ►Timely submission of annual implementation report by NCHE, detailing analysis of performance against targets (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 Date 28-Jun-2013 22-Jun-2019 22-Jun-2019 28-Jun-2019 Actual data will be updated in the final ISR. Comments: IN00738209 ►Development of targeted and functional students' loan scheme as per action plan by year 3 (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 28-Jun-2013 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 IN00738211 ►A National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF) developed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 28-Jun-2013 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 28-Jun-2019 Consultancy service to help develop quality assurance system is on-going. The project is expected to achieve the target by Comments: the end of November 2019. 10/23/2019 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills Development Project (P131660) Overall Comments IR The data is based on the results framework submitted by the project at the mission. All indicators will be updated with the final data in the final Implementation Status and Progress Report (ISR) to be prepared in December 2019. Disbursement Linked Indicators IN00738215 ►DLI 1 Each of the participating Skills Development Institution has developed and adopted its Institution Improvement Plan (Yes/No, Output, 4,530,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Value No Yes Yes Yes Date -- 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- IN00738216 ►DLI 2 Student enrollment in agreed skills development programs increases (Number, Intermediate Outcome, 5,175,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Value 0.00 16,599.00 19,621.00 12,120.00 Date -- 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- IN00738217 ►DLI 3 Each of the Participating Skills Development Institution achieves its infrastructure development targets as set out in the Institution Improvement Plan (Text, Output, 4,700,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Value No 85% construction completed 90% construction completed Completed Date -- 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- IN00738218 ►DLI 4 Each of the Participating Skills Development Institution develops and implements the agreed skills development programs in consultation with the private sector (Text, Output, 5,345,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Value 0.00 51 programs implemented 52 programs implemented Implemented Date -- 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- IN00738219 ►DLI 5 Each of the Participating Skills Development Institution achieves its staff development targets as set out in the Instituion Improvement Plan (Text, Output, 4,660,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 10/23/2019 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills Development Project (P131660) Value 0.00 95.8% staff completed 96% staff completed 100% complete Date -- 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- IN00738220 ►DLI 6 Each of the Participating skills Development Institution carries out and publishes tracer studies on on-going and new skills development programs (Text, Output, 1,510,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Value 0.00 11 studies conducted 12 studies conducted 100% complete Date -- 22-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P131660 IDA-54720 Effective USD 46.00 41.90 4.10 34.93 2.45 93% P131660 IDA-H9590 Effective USD 4.90 4.90 0.00 4.49 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P131660 IDA-54720 Effective 19-Jun-2014 13-Aug-2014 11-May-2015 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2019 P131660 IDA-H9590 Effective 19-Jun-2014 13-Aug-2014 11-May-2015 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 10/23/2019 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Skills Development Project (P131660) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 30-Jun-2016 ,Level 2 Approved on 03-Feb-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 22-Mar-2019 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 10/23/2019 Page 8 of 8