The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Kazakhstan | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 10 | ARCHIVED on 17-May-2019 | ISR36324 | Implementing Agencies: REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Mar-2015 Effectiveness Date: 10-Mar-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 12-Jul-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 17-Jul-2018 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2020 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2020 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The proposed Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to improve employment outcomes and skills of target beneficiaries and to improve the relevance of technical and vocational education and training and higher education programs. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Building the Foundation of a National Qualifications System:(Cost $13.08 M) Enhancing Skills for Improved Employment Outcomes and Productivity:(Cost $42.88 M) Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $5.47 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The loan agreement was signed on July 20, 2015, and the parliament approved the ratification of the project on February 5, 2016. The project became effective on March 10, 2016. Due to delays in budget allocation, the project started procurement processes in July 2016. Currently, US$4.8 million have been disbursed, equivalent to 11 percent of the total restructured project amount. Overall project implementation has been slow due in part to several systemic bottlenecks in MLSP, including (a) lengthy internal procedures for signing of contracts, especially delays in signing contracts for several IT packages, and for approving contracted services; (b) substantive delays in national budget allocations; and (c) limited procurement and institutional capacity, including a very high staff turnover in the PIU and lack of ownership within the MLSP technical ranks. Although the MLSP’s senior management is taking several measures to expedite implementation progress, including following the Action 5/17/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) Plans agreed with the Bank team on various supervision missions and adopting a Ministerial order regulating the content and length of project approval processes, delays continue unabated. The project restructuring was completed in March 2019. The revised project has a narrower scope and is aligned with the emerging skills development priorities in the country. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve employment outcomes and skills of target beneficiaries IN00680741 ►Share of unemployed beneficiaries who are employed six months after completion of the training (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680743 Share of female unemployed beneficiaries who are employed six months after completion of training (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 10.00 40.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 5/17/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) IN00680744 ►Share of unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who report increased earnings (real terms) one year after completion of training (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680745 Share of female unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who report increased earnings (real terms) one year after completion of training (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.00 0.00 50.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680746 ►Share of firms employing graduates from Scheme B training programs that are satisfied with the training financed by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 To improve the relevance of TVET and training and higher education program IN00680742 ►Share of occupations/specialties covered by educational programs (TVET and higher education) developed based on OS and/or analysis of professional activity (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 9.00 13.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) and Higher education (HE) programs with an NQF has been completed and the report was submitted to Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population (MLSPP). In addition, 30 TVE Educational Programs (EP) have been produced with inputs from industry; Comments: and additional 45 TVE EPs will be produced during the project. Finally, 40 HE EPs have been completed and are awaiting input/completion from industry representatives. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Building the Foundation of a National Qualifications System IN00680747 ►Number of registered occupational standards (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 70.00 60.00 550.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680750 5/17/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) ►Number of new TVET educational program developed with input from industry developed based on OS and/or analysis of professional activity (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30.00 30.00 45.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680752 ►Number of new Higher Education programs developed with input from industry and based on OS and/or analysis of professional activity (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 40.00 40.00 70.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680754 ►Master plan to establish a national qualifications authority (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 Enhancing Skills for Improved Employment Outcomes and Productivity IN00680748 ►Share of Employment Centers (ECs) with staff that successffully completed training provided by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680751 ►Share of short-term training providers that meet the requirements of the pre-qualified training provider list (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680753 ►Number of unemployed people registered at the EC or EU (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50,000.00 60,000.00 229,777.00 65,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680755 ►Number of unemployed or unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who complete project financed-training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 5/17/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15,450.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680756 Number of female unemployed or unproductively self-employed beneficiaries who complete project financed training (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,500.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680757 ►Number of unproductively self-employed people registered at the EC or EU (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3,000.00 4,000.00 105,728.00 4,500.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680758 ►Number of firms selected to receive training Scheme B training financed by the Project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00680759 ►Number of employees of firms who receive Scheme B of SETP (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,700.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation IN00680749 ►Share of grievances addressed related to delivery of project benefits registered - disaggregated by gender. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 75.00 100.00 85.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 11-Jan-2019 08-May-2019 30-Jun-2020 The PIU has established a GRM and assigned a number of channels for complaints: a designated cell- phone number, WhatsApp account, a link to google form, social networks, and a Feedback Response Mechanism (FRM) database. To date, there have been very few complaints since the training schemes have not yet started, but of these 100 percent have been addressed. Comments: The Skills Enhancement training program (SETP) that would benefit target groups is expected to be launched in January 2019, and the GRM system is ready for the launch of the training program, should any complaints be received at that time. 5/17/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P150183 IBRD-84900 Effective USD 100.00 44.80 55.20 4.78 40.02 11% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P150183 IBRD-84900 Effective 30-Mar-2015 20-Jul-2015 10-Mar-2016 30-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2020 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 01-Feb-2019 Related Project(s) 5/17/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KZ SKILLS AND JOBS PROJECT (P150183) There are no related projects. 5/17/2019 Page 7 of 7