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Expansion of World Bank EQUIP project in Afghanistan
01 Feb '08
3 min read
These projects will help reduce this skills deficit and support the Government $B!G (Bs goal of having at least 60 percent of girls and 75 percent of boys enrolled in primary school by end 2010."
The Afghanistan Skills Development Project (US$20 million) is designed to increase the number of skilled Afghans and create a high-quality technical vocational education and training system that is equitable, market responsive, and cost-effective.
More specifically, the project will develop a demand-driven vocational education and training system, and give training institutions autonomy to plan and customize their programs and establish partnerships with experienced national and international training providers.
"The project aims to transform existing educational institutions to correspond to the skills that individuals, businesses, and government in Afghanistan need," said Venkatesh Sundararaman, World Bank Economist and Project Team Leader.
"By focusing a major component of the project on market linkages with a rural focus, the project will help build economic linkages in rural areas, and support the most vulnerable groups ? the most difficult issues in Afghanistan to address."
The overall project cost of Second Education Quality Improvement Program is estimated to be US$187 million of which US$30 million grant assistance is provided by the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank $B!G (Bs concessionary lending arm and the remaining funds will be provided by bilateral donors through Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF).
The overall project cost of Afghanistan Skills Development Project is estimated to be US$35 million of which US$20 million grant assistance is provided by IDA and the remaining funds will be provided by bilateral donors including United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Government of Norway.
The Afghanistan Skills Development Project (US$20 million) is designed to increase the number of skilled Afghans and create a high-quality technical vocational education and training system that is equitable, market responsive, and cost-effective.
More specifically, the project will develop a demand-driven vocational education and training system, and give training institutions autonomy to plan and customize their programs and establish partnerships with experienced national and international training providers.
"The project aims to transform existing educational institutions to correspond to the skills that individuals, businesses, and government in Afghanistan need," said Venkatesh Sundararaman, World Bank Economist and Project Team Leader.
"By focusing a major component of the project on market linkages with a rural focus, the project will help build economic linkages in rural areas, and support the most vulnerable groups ? the most difficult issues in Afghanistan to address."
The overall project cost of Second Education Quality Improvement Program is estimated to be US$187 million of which US$30 million grant assistance is provided by the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank $B!G (Bs concessionary lending arm and the remaining funds will be provided by bilateral donors through Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF).
The overall project cost of Afghanistan Skills Development Project is estimated to be US$35 million of which US$20 million grant assistance is provided by IDA and the remaining funds will be provided by bilateral donors including United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Government of Norway.
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