The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER Skills Development for Growth Project (P126049) NIGER Skills Development for Growth Project (P126049) AFRICA | Niger | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2013 | Seq No: 12 | ARCHIVED on 30-Oct-2019 | ISR38873 | Implementing Agencies: Government of the Republic of Niger - Ministre du Plan, Ministry of Labor and Professional Training, Ministry of Professional and Technical Education, Ministry of Planning Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Apr-2013 Effectiveness Date: 28-Oct-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 15-May-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 03-Apr-2017 Original Closing Date: 30-Nov-2019 Revised Closing Date: 30-Nov-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to improve the effectiveness of formal technical and vocational training, short term skills development and apprenticeship programs in priority sectors. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Improving the Effectiveness of Formal Training:(Cost $39.40 M) Strengthening Short Term Skills Development and Apprenticeships Programs:(Cost $25.50 M) Institutional Capacity Strengthening and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $13.10 M) Contingency:(Cost $2.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Overview. The Niger Skills Development for Growth Project (PRODEC) focuses primarily on improving the effectiveness of formal technical and vocational training, short-term skills development and apprenticeship programs in key priority sectors. The project was approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors on 30-April-2013, declared effective on 28-October-2013, and is was originally scheduled to close on expected to close by 30-November-2019. However, the closing date of this parent project has been extended to 30-November-2022 to be in line with the closing date of its Additional Financing (AF) which was approved on 10-April-2018 and became effective on 26-October-2018. 10/30/2019 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER Skills Development for Growth Project (P126049) Progress by Component. PRODEC has implemented a series of activities will contribute to the achievement of the project development objectives. Component 1 - Improving the Effectiveness of Formal Training – focuses on improving (a) the quality and relevance of TVET institutions and (b) the school-to-work transition. Subcomponent 1.1: Restructuring of three targeted schools. The planned construction activities of the Niger Center for Arts and Leather Crafts (Centre des Metiers du Cuir et d’Art du Niger – CMCAN) and the Doutchi institute have been satisfactorily completed. Construction of the Agadez High School for hospitality was initially delayed, but the completion rate for this school currently stands at 95 percent. Close monitoring of this activity was agreed upon with the Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education and Training and the project coordination unit (PCU) to avoid further delays. The construction is expected to be completed by the end of November 2019. The update of the curriculum and the process of equipment acquisition are in progress. The 41 trainers who have been trained in Tunisia have all been appointed in their respective institutions. It is expected that these three schools will start to fully operate under their new management model by academic year 2019-2020. Support to theseven targeted schools. The process for rehabilitation of the 7 new TVET institutions has not yet begun. The quantities and spaces proposed on the basis of the design studies, conducted by the Ministry, were considered unrealistic and oversized in relation to the needs and available funding. The Government and the Bank are working together to determine the feasibility of implementing these activities within the current timeframe of the project or to propose a new set of focused activities which can still contribute to the achievement of the Project’s overall development objectives. Subcomponent 1.2: Improving the School-to-Work Transition. 3,500 tertiary and secondary technical graduates have been placed in internships to date, and as such, have connected with potential employers. 77 percent of youth who were placed in internships have been employed or self-employed. A beneficiary survey was conducted to collect more comprehensive information on employment. International technical assistance was provided to the National Agency for Employment (ANPE) in order to improve the quality of the internship program, including the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system. A special software has been developed to more efficiently monitor the internship program and will be expanded to encompass labor market insertion of graduates as well. Component 2 - Strengthening Short Term Skills Development and Apprenticeship Programs – focuses on (a) expanding apprenticeships, (b) developing short-term on-demand training programs, and (c) promoting entrepreneurship training. Subcomponent 2.1: Expanding apprenticeships in priority sectors. To date, 3,006 apprentices, of which 31 percent are women, are enrolled in dual apprenticeships against the expected annual target of 3,000 by 2019. Dual apprenticeship program in rural agriculture-related fields. The program is designed to enable youth to acquire basic technical skills in agriculture related fields. The rural apprenticeship program is developed in close consultation with local authorities and farmers’ organizations to ensure that it responds to the skills needs and the specificities of the targeted regions in agricultural production and livestock, as well as related activities such as processing and transformation of agricultural products, maintenance and repair of equipment, machinery, irrigation and water management techniques, motor pumps, solar panels, and craftsmanship. The program is delivered by newly established training structures SAA— “Sites d’Apprentissage Agricoles.” SAA offers targeted youth between the ages of 17 and 30 a four- to six-month formal training combining theory and practice. The SAA’s program set up 10 agricultural apprenticeship sites to provide apprenticeship training to 3,000 young people, 40% of whom will be girls over the duration of the Project. The DAO was launched in April and the evaluation of bids is ongoing and the DAO for equipment was launched in June 2019. Subcomponent 2.2: Agricultural apprenticeship and On-Demand Training Programs. To date, 773 apprentices have completed their training in various fields such as culinary studies, pastries, mechatronics and truck driving, maintenance of large engines and elevator repair, and irrigation techniques. Youth trained in on-demand training accounted for 16 percent of the youth surveyed who entered the job. Also, out of the 130-youth trained in on-demand training and who were surveyed, 67 have been employed. Subcomponent 2.3: Entrepreneurship training. More than 90 trainers were trained, against the end-of-project target of 90. As planned, these trainers have trained a total of 4,659 youth (of which 1,640 are graduates of tertiary education and upper secondary technical and vocational training, and 3,019 are out-of-school youth). The sub-component is being implemented satisfactorily. The entrepreneurship training of the first 1,500 young graduates scheduled for 2019, more than 34% of whom are girls, has been completed in July 2019. More than 5,000 young people applied for the program. The process of selecting 250 young people and developing business plans will precede the awarding of seed funds to 150 young people in 2019. It is expected that the proportion of girls among the winners will be around 40%. Component 3 - Institutional Capacity Strengthening and Monitoring and Evaluation: The main objective of this component is to support institutional strengthening and the M&E of the project. The project supports and strengthen (a) the coordination and implementation activities of the PCU, (b) the development of strategies and policy reforms in the TVET sector through the execution of targeted analytical studies, (c) the improvement of operational capacities of the Ministry and implementing structures, particularly at the regional level, including the effective establishment of performance contracts, (d) beneficiary surveys and activities aimed at improving employment promotion and knowledge of existing employment opportunities and related qualifications, and (e) communication with youth and other central and regional partners. The project’s communications plan is being improved over time, building on the project results. The planned beneficiary surveys were successfully completed and the key findings from these studies have been disseminated to relevant stakeholders. However, the World Bank strongly suggests that international technical support be considered for the definition of the architecture of a new monitoring and evaluation system and its implementation at the global 10/30/2019 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER Skills Development for Growth Project (P126049) project level. The Bank also suggests organizing training on the GEMS distance monitoring system before considering its use by PRODEC. This training should include: (i) creation and administration of data platforms, (ii) data collection, and (iii) data mapping and analysis, and connection to a monitoring and evaluation system. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Low Low Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve the effectiveness of formal technical and vocational training IN00753413 ►Youth graduating in the TVET institutions supported by the project in the agriculture sector (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 41.00 65.00 Date 10-Apr-2018 20-Sep-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 IN00753415 ►Youth graduating in the TVET institutions supported by the project in priority sectors (%) of which in the agriculture sector (%) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 65.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 10/30/2019 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER Skills Development for Growth Project (P126049) The first cohort of students is expected to begin their training in these targeted TVET institutions by next academic year 2018-2019 and results will be made available accordingly. It is worth noting that Comments: this indicator's end target reflects the increased percentage in line with the scale of up of project activities under the Additional Financing. IN00753423 Youth graduating in the TVET institutions supported by the project in the agriculture sector (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 65.00 IN00753424 Percentage of graduating females (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 IN00753426 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9,211.00 12,883.00 31,600.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 This indicator's end target reflects the increased number of beneficiaries in line with the scale of up project activities under the Additional Financing. The percentage of direct female beneficiaries currently stands at 31 percent against a revised end target of 50 percent. The 43 percent data from May 19, 2017 represents Comments: the percentage of female beneficiaries from the entire project activities including training in rural apprenticeship and entrepreneurship interventions that were not initially included in the results framework by design. This explain what may seem a decline in the percentage of direct female beneficiaries. IN00753429 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 31.00 36.00 50.00 Improve the effectiveness of short-term skills development IN00753414 ►Youth who completed dual apprenticeship programs in the Agriculture Sector (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 10-Apr-2018 20-Sep-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 IN00753421 ►Short-term vocationally trained youth who are employed or self-employed (overall and by sector) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 52.00 76.00 50.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 IN00753422 10/30/2019 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER Skills Development for Growth Project (P126049) ►Out of school youth who completed dual apprenticeship programs (of which in the agriculture sector) (%) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 77.00 86.00 80.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 This indicator's end target has been increased taking into consideration the scaled activities under the Comments: Additional Financing with a focus on agricultural activities. IN00753425 Percentage of youth who completed dual apprenticeship programs in the agriculture sector (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 IN00753427 Percentage of females (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30.00 24.00 40.00 IN00753428 ►Number of beneficiaries trained in entrepreneurship (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,647.00 2,870.00 5,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 This indicator's end target reflects the increased number of beneficiaries in line with the scale of up Comments: entrepreneurship activities under the project's Additional Financing. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Improving the effectiveness of formal training IN00753430 ►Youth enrolled in the TVET institutions supported by the project in the Agriculture Sector (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 10-Apr-2018 20-Sep-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 IN00753464 Youth enrolled in the TVET institutions supported by the project in the agriculture sector (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 IN00753465 Percentage female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) 10/30/2019 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER Skills Development for Growth Project (P126049) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 18.00 18.00 30.00 IN00753433 ►Youth enrolled in the TVET institutions supported by the project in priority sectors (of which in the agriculture sector) (%) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 247.00 1,752.00 8,300.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 This indicator's end target reflects the increased number of youth to be enrolled in the targeted TVET Comments: institutions in line with the scale of up project activities under the Additional Financing. IN00753440 ►Trainers trained in the 4 priority sectors as a result of project intervention (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 41.00 41.00 70.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 This indicator's end target reflects the increased number of trainers to be trained under the Additional Comments: Financing. IN00753442 ►Trained youth unemployed for more than two years requalified as a result of project intervention (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 800.00 Date 30-Nov-2017 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 IN00753444 ►Tertiary and secondary technical graduates connected with potential employers as a result of project intervention (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,500.00 4,351.00 6,500.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 This indicator's end target has been increased to reflect the increased number of tertiary and secondary Comments: technical graduates to benefit from the project's scales up project activities under the Additional Financing. Strengthening short-term skills development and apprenticeship programs IN00753431 ►Out of school youth enrolled in dual apprenticeship programs as a result of project intervention (of which in the agriculture sector) (%) (of which females) (%) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,006.00 3,006.00 9,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 This indicator's end target reflects the increased number of beneficiary youth in line with the scale of up Comments: project activities under the Additional Financing. 10/30/2019 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER Skills Development for Growth Project (P126049) IN00753435 Out of school youth enrolled in the dual apprenticeship programs in the agriculture sector (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 IN00753437 Percentage female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 31.00 0.00 40.00 IN00753438 ►Out of school youth completing on-demand technical training as a result of project intervention (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 680.00 773.00 1,500.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 This indicator's end target reflects the increased number of youth to benefit from scaled up activities under Comments: the project's Additional Financing. IN00753441 ►Number of prizewinner youth in the business plan competition (of which females) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00 Date 30-May-2018 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 IN00753443 Percentage of females (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 IN00753445 ►Number of trainers in entrepreneurship programs trained as a result of project intervention (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 31-May-2019 This indicator has fully reached the end target. Comments: Institutional capacity strengthening and monitoring and evaluation IN00753432 ►Beneficiary surveys completed to support on-going training improvement (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 10/30/2019 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER Skills Development for Growth Project (P126049) Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 IN00753434 ►Labor Market Observatory data collection (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Apr-2013 31-May-2018 09-Oct-2019 30-Nov-2022 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P126049 IDA-D2960 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 6.82 40.59 14% P126049 IDA-H8400 Effective USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 28.09 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P126049 IDA-D2960 Effective 10-Apr-2018 28-Jun-2018 26-Oct-2018 30-Nov-2022 30-Nov-2022 P126049 IDA-H8400 Effective 30-Apr-2013 07-Jun-2013 28-Oct-2013 30-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 10/30/2019 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER Skills Development for Growth Project (P126049) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P163467-Niger Skills Development for Growth Project Additional Financing 10/30/2019 Page 9 of 9