Cambodia : Skills for Competitiveness Project
This TRTA is to prepare the ensuing project which aims to support the national priority of modernizing and transforming Cambodia's industrial structure from labor-intensive to skills-driven by 2025 per the Industrial Development Policy 2015-2025 (IDP). The proposed outcome is skills and competitiveness of men and women in the industrial labor force improved. Three proposed outputs are; (i) selected five technical training institutes (TTIs) strengthened; (ii) work-based learning in industry promoted; and (iii) innovative financing mechanisms expanded. The project will emphasize diploma level-post secondary technical and vocational education and training (TVET), higher value-added four priority industries (construction, manufacturing, electricity, electronics), industry participation and public-private partnerships, and gender equity.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Yamakawa, Yumiko
Southeast Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Cambodia -
Sector
- Education
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| Project Name | Skills for Competitiveness Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 50394-001 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Cambodia |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Education / Technical and vocational education and training |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | This TRTA is to prepare the ensuing project which aims to support the national priority of modernizing and transforming Cambodia's industrial structure from labor-intensive to skills-driven by 2025 per the Industrial Development Policy 2015-2025 (IDP). The proposed outcome is skills and competitiveness of men and women in the industrial labor force improved. Three proposed outputs are; (i) selected five technical training institutes (TTIs) strengthened; (ii) work-based learning in industry promoted; and (iii) innovative financing mechanisms expanded. The project will emphasize diploma level-post secondary technical and vocational education and training (TVET), higher value-added four priority industries (construction, manufacturing, electricity, electronics), industry participation and public-private partnerships, and gender equity. | ||||||||
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| During Project Design | The main stakeholders are the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, other line ministries to be determined, technical training institutes (i.e. TVET institutions including polytechnics and technical universities), industry, skills councils, workers, special economic zones and industrial parks, among others to be determined. Participation in project design will be through consultation, focus group discussions, collaboration, and other means. |
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| Consulting Services | For the TRTA, ADB engaged a consulting firm and 3 individual consultants in accordance with ADB Procurement Policy (2017) and the associated Project Administration Instructions and Technical Assistance Staff Instructions. The individual consultants (one international and two nationals) are to (i) support the skills development fund pilot and (ii) prepare the project. Ensuing loan is expected to be approved in 3Q 2019. |
| Procurement | The TRTA will identify civil works and equipment needs for the selected TTIs. To improve project readiness, the TRTA may develop master bidding documents for procurement packages. Advance contracting will be applied to individual consultants to support loan project start-up and safeguards, and a firm for loan project implementation. Ensuing loan is expected to be approved in 3Q 2019. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Yamakawa, Yumiko |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Human and Social Development Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training #3 Russian Federation Blvd Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 18 Nov 2017 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 28 Mar 2019 |
TA 9423-CAM
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 18 Nov 2017 | 10 Jan 2018 | 10 Jan 2018 | 30 Nov 2019 | 30 Nov 2021 | 27 Feb 2022 |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,200,000.00 | 250,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,450,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 1,336,226.80 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Skills for Competitiveness Project: Project Data Sheet (Khmer translation) | Translated PDS | Mar 2018 |
| Skills for Competitiveness Project: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Nov 2017 |
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Tenders
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| Project Preparatory | Technical Assistance 9423 | 09 Mar 2018 | FCG International, FIN(FINLAND) in association with Finnish Consulting Group Asia Pte. Ltd(SINGAPORE) | PO Box 950,Fl-00601 Helsinki,Osmontie 34 Fl-00610 Helsinki, Finland Fax:+358 104095001/Attn:Mr Paul Paukku,C | *** No Executing Agency for this TA *** | 705,400.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.