Georgia : Modern Skills for Better Jobs Sector Development Program
The Modern Skills for Better Jobs Sector Development Program will support the government s VET program to promote job creation in high-value sectors, economic growth, and reduce poverty. The proposed outputs are 1) quality and relevance of vocational education and training improved, 2) private participation in vocational education and training enhanced, and 3) inclusiveness of vocational education and training system increased.The program outputs will result in the following outcome: a responsive VET network promoting excellence in skills development established. The program will be aligned with the following impact: potential of the country's human resources maximize.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Razaev, Mamatkalil
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Georgia -
Sector
- Education
Project Name | Modern Skills for Better Jobs Sector Development Program | ||||||||
Project Number | 52339-002 | ||||||||
Country / Economy | Georgia |
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Project Status | Active | ||||||||
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 Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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Sector / Subsector | Education / Secondary - Technical and vocational education and training |
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Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
Description | The Modern Skills for Better Jobs Sector Development Program will support the government s VET program to promote job creation in high-value sectors, economic growth, and reduce poverty. The proposed outputs are 1) quality and relevance of vocational education and training improved, 2) private participation in vocational education and training enhanced, and 3) inclusiveness of vocational education and training system increased.The program outputs will result in the following outcome: a responsive VET network promoting excellence in skills development established. The program will be aligned with the following impact: potential of the country's human resources maximize. | ||||||||
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The program will strengthen the VET subsectors ability to support economic growth and job creation in priority sectors, introducing innovations to improve the quality of the VET subsector and its responsiveness to market needs, including through the development of public private partnerships (PPPs), centers of excellence (COEs), sector skills councils, and industry VET institute links. There are synergies with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) technical assistance (TA) for Livable Urban Areas: Integrated Urban Plans for Balanced Regional Development, and the proposed regional TA for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Region, such as in the choice of sectors and institutes. It will complement work on PPPs being carried out under the proposed Second Domestic Resource Mobilization Program. | ||||||||
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Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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Involuntary Resettlement | |
Indigenous Peoples | |
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Responsible ADB Officer | Razaev, Mamatkalil |
Responsible ADB Department | Sectors Group |
Responsible ADB Division | Human and Social Development Sector Office (SG-HSD) |
Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MOESCS) Ministry of Finance |
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Concept Clearance | - |
Fact Finding | - |
MRM | - |
Approval | 21 Aug 2019 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 29 Aug 2019 |
TA 9790-GEO
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
21 Aug 2019 | 18 Sep 2019 | 18 Sep 2019 | 31 Aug 2021 | 16 Sep 2024 | - |
Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
1,200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,200,000.00 | 07 Nov 2023 | 804,874.51 |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Modern Skills for Better Jobs Sector Development Program: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Aug 2019 |
Preparing the Modern Skills for Better Jobs Sector Development Program: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Aug 2019 |
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Tenders
Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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Digital System of VET Inclusive Education | Firm - Consulting | Closed | ||
Technical Project Coordinator | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Inclusive Education Expert (National Minorities) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
National VET Specialist (Pre-service and in-service) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
National Education Sector Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
International VET Sector Development | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
National VET Specialist (Governance & Institutional Capacity Building) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Inclusive Education Expert (Special Educational Needs and/or Persons with Disabilities) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Internationalization of VET | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
VET Specialist (Teacher Standard Implementation) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
National Social Sector (Education) Expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Internation Vocational Education and Training (VET) Firm | Firm - Consulting | Closed |
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 9790 | 28 Nov 2019 | AARC Ltd. (Irish Republic) in association with Nelea Aps () | 41 Hughes Road East, Walkinstown Walkins Leinster Dublin 12 / 31 Mespil Road, Bal Dublin 4, Ireland | Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports | 657,350.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
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