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 | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2012 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 08-Aug-2016 | ISR24503 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education and Higher Education 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-2018 Revised Closing Date:31-Jan-2018 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 $5.00 M) Higher Education Graduate Tracking System:(Cost $0.60 M) Project Management and Coordination:(Cost $0.90 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 8/8/2016 Page 1 of 7 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 project continues to progress in a satisfactory manner, as observed during the implementation support mission conducted in May/June 2016. The first batch of graduates benefitting from the Project show comparatively better labor market insertion rates than their counterparts in the same programs the previous year. This is the first batch of graduates benefitting from the Project for whom it is possible to evaluate labor market insertion and therefore, to generate evidence on progress towards the Project development objective of reducing the graduate unemployment rate. Nine months after graduation in June 2015, 51 percent of the graduates of QIF Cycle One sub-projects are either employed or self-employed. The QIF continues to progress satisfactorily and to show positive impacts in terms of partnerships between tertiary education institutions and private sector companies. Given the success of this project, the World Bank has pursued the preparation of an Additional Financing, which is now well advanced, and is scheduled to be submitted to the Board in December 2016. Component 2 related to the Graduate Tracking System (GTS), in particular, has achieved notable progress over the past few months: the GTS has been rolled out to the 44 tertiary education institutions in West Bank and Gaza, and has been fully operational since July 12, 2016. This represents a great success for the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, as West Bank and Gaza has now a national public good in the sector of tertiary education that sets the country as a pioneer in the MENA region. 8/8/2016 Page 2 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) 8/8/2016 Page 3 of 7 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  --  Moderate  Moderate 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 PHINDPDOTBL  Participating TEIs Graduate Unemployment Rate (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 62.00 -- 49.00 -10.00 Date 30-Aug-2013 17-Dec-2015 20-Jul-2016 31-Aug-2017 Overall Comments The value of 49 percent graduate unemployment rate is for the first batch of students who graduated from Cycle 1. PDO indicator will start being monitored by the GTS by the end of 2016 Intermediate Results Indicators 8/8/2016 Page 4 of 7 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 Sytem Information (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 19-Apr-2012 17-Dec-2015 20-Jul-2016 31-Aug-2017 Comments The GTS is operational as of July 2016. Thus, no policy notes have been issued yet. PHINDIRITBL  Use of Graduate Tracking Portal (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1000.00 PHINDIRITBL  Work practice becomes available in participating TEIs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 16.00 3.00 Date 23-Feb-2012 17-Dec-2015 20-Jul-2016 31-Aug-2017 Comments 16 out of the 20 Sub-projects have work practice fully embedded into the study programs and under implementation. The outstanding 4 sub-projects are expected to follow suit next academic year. PHINDIRITBL  Joint Design of Study Programs between Participating TEIs and employers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 16.00 5.00 Date 23-Feb-2012 02-Apr-2015 20-Jul-2016 31-Aug-2017 Comments 10 out of 11 sub-projects under Cycle 1 are in the process of upgrading their programs. 8/8/2016 Page 5 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) 8 out of 9 sub-projects under Cycle 2 completed a review of the curriculum and will implement the new program next semester. Overall Comments Based on the progress achieved with regard to the implementation of the GTS system, and given that some indicators were already surpassed, it is the Task Team's assessment that the project is on the right track to achieve its intended objectives. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P129861 TF-12221 Effective USD 6.50 6.50 0.00 5.01 1.49 77% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P129861 TF-12221 Effective 02-Jul-2012 02-Jul-2012 31-Jul-2012 31-Jan-2018 31-Jan-2018 Cumulative Disbursements 8/8/2016 Page 6 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Bank and Gaza: Education-to-Work Transition (P129861) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P158951-Education to Work Transition Project Additional Financing 8/8/2016 Page 7 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy