SKILLS TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROJECT

1 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND Language : English Original : English FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. SKILLS TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROJECT . APPRAISAL REPORT. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OCSD. CENTRE AND WEST REGION APRIL 2005. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET, CURRENCY AND MEASURES, LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (i-x). AND ACRONYMS, BASIC DATA SHEET, PROJECT MATRIX, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 1. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE PROJECT 1. 2. THE EDUCATION SECTOR 2. The EDUCATION System 2. The EDUCATION Policy 3. Financing of EDUCATION 4. EDUCATION and Employment 5. labour Market Profile 6. Women in the labour Market 6. The Informal Sector 7. Demand for Skilled Workers 7. 3. THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SUB-SECTOR 7. Background 7. Constraints in VOCATIONAL and Technical EDUCATION 8.

2 4. THE PROJECT 11. PROJECT Concept and Rationale 11. PROJECT Areas and PROJECT Beneficiaries 12. Strategic Context 13. Sector Goal and PROJECT Objectives 13. PROJECT Description 14. Environmental Impact 18. PROJECT Costs 18. Sources of Financing and Expenditure Schedule 19. 5. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 21. Executing Agency 21. Institutional Arrangements 21. Implementation Schedule 23. Procurement Arrangements 23. Disbursement Arrangements 26. Monitoring and Evaluation 27. Financial Reporting and Auditing 28. Aid Co-ordination 28. TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd). Page 6. PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY AND RISKS 29. Recurrent Costs 29. PROJECT Sustainability 29. Critical Risks and Mitigating Measures 30. 7. PROJECT BENEFITS 31. Social Impact Analysis 31.

3 Economic Impact Analysis 33. 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 33. Conclusions 33. Recommendations and Conditions for Loan Approval 34. LIST OF BOXES AND TABLES. EDUCATION Sector Allocation within total Social and Community Services 1999-2003 5. Estimated PROJECT Cost by Component 19. Estimated PROJECT Cost by Category of Expenditure 19. Estimated Cost by Source of Finance 20. Estimated Cost by Source of Finance and Components 20. Estimated Cost by Source of Finance and Category of Expenditure 20. Expenditure Schedule by Category of Expenditure 21. Expenditure Schedule by Source of Finance 21. Implementation Schedule 23. Procurement Arrangements 25. Federal Government Allocation to EDUCATION Sector 29. LIST OF ANNEXES. 1. Map of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2.

4 Donor Support to EDUCATION Sector 3. Bank Group Operations in Nigeria 4. Summary of Cost for Goods and Services 5. Environmental and Social Management Plan Summary 6. Organogram for the Technical & Science Department with the PROJECT Coordination Unit 7. Table of Contents of the PROJECT Implementation Document 8. TORS for PROJECT Manager This report was prepared on the basis of the findings of an Appraisal Mission that visited Nigeria from February 3 - 23, 2005. The mission included the following OCSD staff: Ms. Yeshiareg Dejene, Senior Gender Specialist, and Messrs. Jason Mochache, Senior Implementation Specialist, Benedict Kunene, Senior EDUCATION Analyst and Frank Boahene, Principal EDUCATION Analyst. Enquiries relating to this report may be directed to Mr.

5 Mohamed Youssouf, Division Manager, (Ext. 2110, Tunis) or Mr. N. Safir, Acting Director OCSD (Ext. 2141, Tunis). i AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND. HEADQUARTERS TEMPORARY RELOCATION AGENCY. 01 BP 1387 BP 323 - 1002. Abidjan 01 Tunis Belv d re C te d'Ivoire Tunisia Tel: 20 20 44 44; 20 20 48 48 Tel: (216) 71 333 511. Fax (225) 20 21 65 45 Fax. (216) 71 351 933. PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET. Date: March 2005. The information given hereunder is intended to provide some guidance to prospective suppliers, contractors, consultants and all persons interested in the procurement of goods and services for the projects approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank Group. More detailed information and guidance should be obtained from the Executing Agency and the Borrower.

6 1. Country and name of PROJECT : Federal Republic of Nigeria. SKILLS TRAINING and Vocation EDUCATION PROJECT 2. Location: Nationwide 3. Borrower: Federal Republic of Nigeria 4. Executing Agency: Federal Ministry of EDUCATION Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja, Nigeria 5. PROJECT Description: This is a 5-yr PROJECT and consists of the following four components: (i) improved access to SKILLS TRAINING and VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (ii) enhanced quality and efficiency of SKILLS TRAINING and VOCATIONAL EDUCATION , (iii). strengthening public-private partnership, and (iv) PROJECT management. 6. Total Cost UA million Foreign UA million Local UA million 7. Bank Group Financing ADF Loan UA million 8. Other Sources of Financing: Government contribution UA 9.

7 Date of Approval: June 2005. 10. Estimated starting date of work and duration January 2006 for 5 years. 11. Procurement: Goods International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Civil Works for 10 TRAINING centres; Equipment/tools for 10 TRAINING centres;. Equipment for 10 Outreach/ Resource Centres. ii National Competitive Bidding (NCB): Furniture for 10 TRAINING centres, 10 Outreach / Resource Centres Production of TRAINING and Learning Materials. Furniture for classrooms, VOCATIONAL workshop blocks, administration and library blocks for selected TRAINING centres; furniture and equipment for PCU; Handouts/reference and printed TRAINING materials, updated manuals and printed forms for maintenance toolkits for selected centres. National Shopping (NS): Equipment for PROJECT Implementation & Coordination Units, and Operating Costs.

8 Other miscellaneous goods, such as stationery/consumable office supplies. Civil Works NCB: Rehabilitation and expansion of 10 TRAINING centres. Fitting up of the PCU offices. Services Short List (SHL): Consultancy Services and Technical Assistance will be hired through short listing of qualified firms and/or individuals in accordance with Bank's Rules of procedure for the use of Consultants for audit services; design, technical studies and supervision of civil works. Direct Negotiation In-service TRAINING of FME/TSD/PCU staff procured through direct negotiation with local firms/consultants. Rules of procedure for the use of individual consultants of ADF. Short-term consultancy services needed for in-service TRAINING and workshop activities; consultancy services for the maintenance of TRAINING centres.

9 CONSULTANCY SERVICES REQUIRED. Consultants will be required for architectural and engineering designs, quantity surveying services and preparation of tender documents for the construction of the facilities, audit as well as for post contract services including supervision of construction works. Consultancy services will also be utilized in the following areas: TRAINING for capacity building among managers, trainers, instructors/teachers; resource centers, outreach TRAINING system; development of new curricula and TRAINING materials; procurement of equipment, tools and materials; decentralized management of TRAINING ; promotion and marketing of TRAINING programs. All such services will be subject to the Bank's Rules of Procedure for the Use of Consultants.

10 Iii CURRENCY AND MEASURES. (March 2005). 1 Unit of Account (UA) = Naira = US Dollar Fiscal Year: 1 January - 31 December School Year: September June Units of Measurement: Metric System LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS. ADB African Development Bank ADF African Development Fund CSP Country Strategy Paper DFID Department for International Development Assistance DPRS Department of Planning, Research and Statistics EFA EDUCATION for All ETF EDUCATION Trust Fund FGN Federal Government of Nigeria FME Federal Ministry of EDUCATION GDP Gross Domestic Product GER Gross Enrolment Ratio ICT Information and Communication Technology ILO International labour Organization JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JSS Junior Secondary School LGA Local Government Area LMIS labour Market Information System MDGs Millennium Development Goals NABTEB National Business & Technical Examinations Board NBTE National Board for Technical EDUCATION NCE National Council on EDUCATION NCNE National Council on Nomadic EDUCATION NEEDS National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy PCU PROJECT Coordinating Unit PIU PROJECT Implementation