The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report College Education Development Project (P154577) College Education Development Project (P154577) SOUTH ASIA | Bangladesh | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 14-Nov-2019 | ISR39081 | Implementing Agencies: People's Republic of Bangladesh, National University, Ministry of Education, University Grants Commission Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 03-Jun-2016 Effectiveness Date: 13-Oct-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 13-Jan-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 14-Jan-2019 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objectives are to strengthen the strategic planning and management capacity of the college education subsector and to improve the teaching and learning environment of participating colleges. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Strengtheing the strategic planning and management capacity:(Cost $48.00 M) Component 2: Improving the teaching and learning environment in participating colleges:(Cost $42.00 M) Component 3: Project Management, communication and monitoring and evaluation:(Cost $10.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions This Implementation Status and Results report is based on an implementation support mission which took place from October 6-10, 2019 to review the progress towards achievement of objectives. The project has been restructured in April 2019 with a new closing date of December 31, 2023. The project has been making noteworthy progress on every activity since the restructuring. Key progress include: (a) the skeleton draft background studies for College Sector Strategic Plan have been prepared and reviewed; (b) the first draft Non-government Teacher Selection Commission (NTSC) Act has been prepared; (c) performance contracts for Institutional Development Grant (IDG) have been signed with all the 122 colleges; (d) teacher training for nine cohorts have been progressing with the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM); and (e) the first-round satisfaction survey has been conducted. 11/14/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report College Education Development Project (P154577) Key issues discussed to ensure timely completion of agreed activities include: (i) approval of the revised Development Project Proposal (DPP); (ii) approval of re-constitution of the National Committees and Expert Groups; and (iii) completing the draft six background studies for College Sector Strategic Plan. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To strengthen the strategic planning and management capacity of the college education subsector IN00759969 ►Sector strategy and action plan developed, and the initial implementation started (Text, Custom, DLI) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Initial drafts of No strategic plan is Initial drafts of background studies The first year activities Value available for the tertiary background studies have have been reviewed have been college subsector. been submitted and are being revised implemented. extensively Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2023 IN00759996 ►Government college teacher vacancies filled (Text, Custom, DLI) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Vacancies: MoE has filled 3,500 MoE has filled 3,500 MoE has completed a Value 2,700 government teacher government teacher needs assessment for vacancies vacancies; MoE has teacher posts. 11/14/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report College Education Development Project (P154577) undertaken a teacher needs assessment Date 03-Oct-2016 17-Jan-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2020 To improve the teaching and learning environment of participating colleges IN00759970 ►Number of teachers and managers in Honours and Masters colleges trained in subject and pedagogical training under the Project (Text, Custom, DLI) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 325 teachers and 571 teachers and 8,000 college teachers Value 0.00 managers initiated managers initiated and managers are training. training. trained. Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2022 IN00759997 ►Teaching and learning environment at Honours and Masters colleges upgraded (% of IDP activity milestones achieved) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2023 Performance contracts have been signed with 122 colleges in June 2019 Comments: Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 2: Improving the teaching and learning environment in participating colleges IN00759999 ►Number of colleges which completed self-assessment for quality assurance (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2023 IN00760001 ►Increased satisfaction levels of students and teachers of grant supported colleges about teaching and learning environment (targets set by % increase) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Survey has been Student: completed: Teacher: Value n.a Survey is underway [Baseline] (30% increase from Student: 2.57 the baseline) Teacher: 2.42 Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2023 [Baseline in 2019] Student: 2.57 Teacher: 2.42 Comments: 11/14/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report College Education Development Project (P154577) Component 1: Strengtheing the strategic planning and management capacity IN00759998 ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,800,000.00 1,800,000.00 2,100,000.00 Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2023 IN00760003 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 828,000.00 828,000.00 1,071,000.00 IN00760004 ►Management in the participating colleges strengthened (% of grant supported colleges publish timely annual reports) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2023 Component 3: Project Management, communication and monitoring and evaluation IN00760000 ►PMU is fully operational (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2023 Being fully operational is defined as having met three of the following four conditions: (a) Staffing (70 percent of PMU staff are in place); (b) Procurement (at least 70 percent of the procurement was Comments: completed as intended in the Procurement Plan); (c) M&E (at least 70 percent of the intended reports published and activities completed); and (d) FM (the previous IUFR is completed in time). IN00760002 ►Midterm and follow-up tracer study conducted (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Follow-up Tracer study Value n.a the firm is being recruited Firm hiring in progress conducted Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2023 IN00760005 ►Web-based Project Management Information System (PMIS) is established and regularly updated. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Firm deployed and Consultant is being PMIS fully functional Value n.a development work recruited and regularly updated initiated Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2023 IN00760006 11/14/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report College Education Development Project (P154577) ►Awareness raising activities are regularly conducted. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.00 23.00 16.00 Date 03-Oct-2016 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2023 Disbursement Linked Indicators IN00760007 ►DLI 1 Sector strategy and action plan developed, and the initial implementation started (Text, Output, 18,000,000.00, 11.11%) Year 7 (Jan-Dec Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023) Initial drafts of background No strategic plan is Initial drafts of studies have been Value available for the tertiary background studies have -- reviewed and are being college subsector. been submitted revised extensively Date -- 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- IN00760008 ►DLI 2 Government college teacher vacancies filled (Text, Output, 18,000,000.00, 66.67%) Year 7 (Jan-Dec Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023) MoE has filled 3,500 Vacancies: MoE has filled 3,500 government teacher Value 2,700 government teacher vacancies; MoE has -- vacancies undertaken a teacher needs assessment Date -- 17-Jan-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- IN00760009 ►DLI 3 Improvement of teacher management system for nongovernment colleges (Text, Output, 12,000,000.00, 33.33%) Year 7 (Jan-Dec Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023) The government has issued a gazette to The government has amend rules of Non- drafted the Non- Value n/a Government Teachers government Teacher -- Registration and Selection Commission Certification Authority (NTSC) Act (NTRCA) Date -- 17-Jan-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- IN00760010 ►DLI 4 Improved teaching and learning environment in selected government and non-government colleges (Text, Output, 22,000,000.00, 9.09%) Year 7 (Jan-Dec Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023) No competitive funding to MOE has issued an MOE has signed On average 90% of Value colleges in Bangladesh operation manual for the Performance contracts the total allocated 11/14/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report College Education Development Project (P154577) colleges’ competitive with the selected colleges budget of the funding program for competitive funding in competitive funding accordance with the is utilized in operation manual accordance with the operation manual Date -- 17-Jan-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- IN00760011 ►DLI 5 Number of teachers and managers in Honours and Masters colleges trained in subject and pedagogical training under the Project (Text, Output, 20,000,000.00, 20.00%) Year 7 (Jan-Dec Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023) 325 teachers and 571 teachers and Value 0.00 managers initiated managers initiated -- training. training. Date -- 15-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2019 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P154577 IDA-58410 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 29.52 67.26 30% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P154577 IDA-58410 Effective 03-Jun-2016 08-Sep-2016 13-Oct-2016 30-Jun-2022 31-Dec-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 11/14/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report College Education Development Project (P154577) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 01-May-2019 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 11/14/2019 Page 7 of 7