Project Data Sheet
Project 36654-013
Project Data Sheet
Project 36654-013
| Project Name | Restructuring of the Technical Education and Vocational Training System (Balochistan) | ||||
| Project Number | 36654-013 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Pakistan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Education / Technical and vocational education and training |
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| Gender | Gender equity | ||||
| Description | The goal of the Project is to contribute to the Government's overall strategic goal of poverty reduction by enhancing competitiveness of TEVT and employability of its graduates in line with emerging market needs. The Project's specific objectives are to (i) restructure and strengthen institutional capacity, efficiency, and autonomy of TEVT institutions; (ii) improve quality and relevance of TEVT programs; and (iii) enhance access and equity to better quality of TEVT programs. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | |||||
| Impact | Contribute to the Government's overall strategic goal of poverty reduction by enhancing competitiveness of technical education and vocational training (TEVT) and employability of its graduates in line with emerging market needs. | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | To improve quality and relevance of TEVT programs through more equitable access to better quality programs, with focus on females and rural poor, enhanced employability of graduates, and enhanced institutional efficiency of key TEVT institutions |
| Progress Toward Outcome | -- Only 24% disbursement against elapsed loan period of 78%. Given the (i) slow physical progress, (ii) weak capacity and commitment of EA and IA, (iii) weak capacity of consultants, (iv) non-compliance with the loan covenants and time-bound action plan, and (v) declaration of civil works as misprocurement, the project is unlikely to achieve its objectives. Hence, furhter continuation of the Project was unlikely to bring any substantial change in the TEVT system of the province. Therefore, on Borrower's request, loan was advance closed on 24 May 2010 and uncommitted loan funds for an amount of SDR 7.5 million canceled effective the same date. Actions are currently being taken for financial closure of the loan. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Enhanced institutional efficiency of TEVT institutions a. TEVT organization strengthened FIX INDENT b. TEVT planning and financial management strengthened c. Management program for TEVT strengthened and made more relevant 2. Improved quality and relevance of TEVT programs a. Teacher competence improved b. Facilities upgraded in selected existing polytechnics, technical and vocational training centers (TVTCs) c. Employment opportunities enhanced 3. Enhanced access and equity a. Intake capacity in polytechnics is expanded b. Access to technical training centers, vocational training centers, and non-formal livelihood programs |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Only 24% disbursement against elapsed loan period of 78%. Given the (i) slow physical progress, (ii) weak capacity and commitment of EA and IA, (iii) weak capacity of consultants, (iv) non-compliance with the loan covenants and time-bound action plan, and (v) declaration of civil works as misprocurement, the project could not fully implement the project activities; thus, outputs were partly achieved. |
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| Environment | B |
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| Consulting Services | A total input of 76 person-months is planned, consisting of 18 person-months of international consulting and 58 person-months of domestic consulting services. The consultants will be recruited individually or through a firm. A management firm or higher education institution and an academic institution will be contracted for management development program and performance-based management, and competency-based training system development. Quality-and cost-based selection will be applied to consulting firms. |
| Procurement | Procurement of ADB-financed goods, related services, and civil works will be carried out according to ADB's Guidelines for Procurement. Packages of equipment and textbooks will be procured by international competitive bidding for contracts in excess of $500,000; international shopping for contracts in excess of $100,000; and direct purchase for contracts of less than $100,000. Contracts for civil works estimated to cost more than $1.0 million equivalent will be carried out using international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures while those estimated to cost $1.0 million equivalent or less will be carried out under local competitive bidding (LCB) procedures. The procurement of goods will preferably be grouped into packages larger than $500,000 to be suitable for ICB procedures. Miscellaneous minor goods that cannot be grouped into larger contracts and are estimated to cost less than $500,000 per contract will be procured through international shopping (IS) procedures. Minor items estimated to cost less than the equivalent of $100,000 per contract may be purchased directly following proper procedures to ensure economy, efficiency and quality. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Abro, Munir Ahmed |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Pakistan Resident Mission |
| Executing Agencies |
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Implementing Agency Government of Balochistan, Quetta Quetta, Pakistan Department of Labor and Manpower Implementing Agency Govt of Balochistan,Quetta, House no.16 Gulshan-e-Jinnah,I.T.Univ Rd,Jinnah Town Planning & Development Department, Balochistan Prof. Abdul Malik [email protected] Gov. of Balochistan, Civil Secretariat New Al-Gilani Road Quetta, Pakistan |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 07 Mar 2004 |
| Fact Finding | 15 Feb 2004 to 03 Mar 2004 |
| MRM | 27 Apr 2004 |
| Approval | 14 Dec 2004 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 13 Dec 2006 |
| Last PDS Update | 02 Sep 2011 |
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 14 Dec 2004 | 22 Mar 2005 | 23 Aug 2005 | 30 Apr 2011 | 24 May 2010 | 30 Jun 2011 |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 22.90 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 16.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 4.05 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 6.90 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 4.05 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Status of Covenants | ||||||
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | - | Satisfactory | - | - | - | - |