Bangladesh : Capacity Building of Management in Education and Skills Programs

Sovereign Project | 46290-001

Bangladesh articulates its vision to achieve middle income status by 2021 in the National Perspective Plan. Development of human capital has become an urgent task for the government to further accelerate economic growth and poverty reduction. The government currently implements its own sector programs through the Secondary Education Sector Investment Program (SESIP) and Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP). With the vision to develop a sound education and skills sector system in the middle income country by 2021, the government uses the national system of financial management and procurement procedures both under SESIP and SEIP. These government's sector investment programs are also supported by the development partners, including Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Li, Zhigang
    South Asia Department
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    Bangladesh
  • Modality
  • Sector
    • Education
Project Name Capacity Building of Management in Education and Skills Programs
Project Number 46290-001
Country / Economy Bangladesh
Project Status Closed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 8956-BAN: Capacity Building of Management in Education and Skills Programs
Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific US$ 1.50 million
TA 8956-BAN: Capacity Building of Management in Education and Skills Programs (Supplementary)
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 300,000.00
Strategic Agendas Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Governance and capacity development
Knowledge solutions
Partnerships
Sector / Subsector

Education / Education sector development

Gender No gender elements
Description Bangladesh articulates its vision to achieve middle income status by 2021 in the National Perspective Plan. Development of human capital has become an urgent task for the government to further accelerate economic growth and poverty reduction. The government currently implements its own sector programs through the Secondary Education Sector Investment Program (SESIP) and Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP). With the vision to develop a sound education and skills sector system in the middle income country by 2021, the government uses the national system of financial management and procurement procedures both under SESIP and SEIP. These government's sector investment programs are also supported by the development partners, including Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy The following are the identified challenges in procurement and financial management (PFM): (i) weak budget-preparation capacity and the separation of development and non-development budgets, (ii) large off-budget fiscal activities, (iii) little effort to mobilize revenues, (iv) limited performance reporting, (v) weak capacity in internal audit, (vi) government accounting and auditing not entirely meeting international standards, and (vii) Inconsistently applied rules and the lack of standards in procurement practices (e.g. post procurement review is set in the government regulations but not conducted regularly). There are urgent needs of capacity development in each area.
Impact

More efficient and market-relevant secondary education and skills development systems (Secondary Education Road Map and Skills Sector Road Map)

Project Outcome
Description of Outcome

Capacity in fiduciary management in PFM and monitoring and evaluation of secondary education and skills subsectors improved

Progress Toward Outcome The fiduciary management capacity of both Directorate Of Secondary and Higher Education and Skills Development Coordination and Management Unit have been strengthened through fiduciary reviews to identify key areas of needs for capacity development and through workshops for knowledge sharing, policy reviews, and planning for institutional capacity development in PFM.
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs

Fiduciary risk management improved

M&E, including results-based reporting, improved

Policy dialogue on system capacity development in PFM enhanced

Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) Consulting firms for the annual fiduciary review (AFR) and post procurement review of SEIP, and the AFR of SESIP, as well as the individual consultants to support SESIP have been efficiently supporting the implementation of the projects. An interim team leader was recruited to support SESIP.
Geographical Location Nation-wide
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design This TA is built on the on-going TA8523. The stakeholders are the same. During the implementation of on-going TA stakeholders, officials in procurement, financial management, and monitoring and evaluation at central and local levels were consulted and actively participated in development of the design of the proposed TA.
During Project Implementation

Stakeholders and officials in procurement, financial management, and monitoring and evaluation at central and local levels has benefited from capacity building opportunities in the relevant areas. Feedback mechanism from the capacity building opportunities has been established.

Business Opportunities
Consulting Services Additional individual consulting inputs and a consulting firm will be engaged to continue supporting the areas of fiduciary management, procurement, and M&E for the secondary education and skills subsectors.
Procurement None
Responsible ADB Officer Li, Zhigang
Responsible ADB Department South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Human and Social Development Division, SARD
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Finance
Timetable
Concept Clearance 15 Jul 2015
Fact Finding 14 May 2015 to 21 May 2015
MRM -
Approval 18 Sep 2015
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 19 Aug 2019

TA 8956-BAN

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
18 Sep 2015 28 Jan 2016 28 Jan 2016 30 Sep 2017 30 Jun 2020 12 Aug 2020
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
300,000.00 1,500,000.00 75,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,875,000.00 12 Jan 2023 1,630,971.01

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Tenders

Tender Title Type Status Posting Date Deadline
Capacity Building of Management in Education and Skills Programs - Fiduciary Management Specialist for SEIP Individual - Consulting Closed
Capacity Building of Management in Education and Skills Programs - Procurement Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Capacity Building of Management in Education and Skills Programs - Fiduciary Management Specialist for SESIP and SEIP Individual - Consulting Closed
Capacity Building of Management in Education and Skills Programs - Procurement Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Fiduciary Management Specialist for SESIP and SEIP (national) Individual - Consulting Closed
Interim SESIP Team Leader (intl) Individual - Consulting Closed
Fiduciary Management Specialist for SESIP (national) Individual - Consulting Closed
Senior Fiduciary Management Specialist (national) Individual - Consulting Closed
Information and Communication System Architect (natl) Individual - Consulting Closed

Contracts Awarded

Contract Title Approval Number Contract Date Contractor | Address Executing Agency Total Contract Amount (US$) Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$)
Capacity Development Technical Assistance 8956 03 Aug 2017 HODA VASI CHOWDHURY & CO(BANGLADESH) in association with Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP(INDIA) | BTMC BHABAN 8TH LEVEL 7-9 KARWAN BAZAR DHAKA 1215, BANGLADESH Ministry of Education 191,664.00

Procurement Plan

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