Skills Development Project

Abstract*

The Skills Development Project for the Republic of Malawi will increase access, market relevance, and results orientation of supported skills development institutions in agreed priority areas. The two components of the project concern strengthening institutional performance and also technical assistance for system strengthening and policy reforms. Component 1 will support participating institutions in implementing sub-project grant agreements, focusing... Show More

Development Objective

The development objective of the proposed project is to increase access, market relevance, and results orientation of supported skills development institutions in agreed priority areas.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P131660
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Nobuyuki Tanaka , Innocent Najjumba Mulindwa, Muna Meky
Borrower 2
Republic of Malawi

Country
Malawi
Disclosure Date
July 23, 2013
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 19, 2014
Effective Date
May 11, 2015

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 50.90 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning & Development
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2014

Commitment Amount
US$ 50.90 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
December 20, 2023
Closing Date
December 31, 2019

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education102%
- FY17 - Access to Education33%
- FY17 - Education Financing15%
- FY17 - Science and Technology18%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks18%
- FY17 - Teachers18%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	46.00
IDA Grant	4.90

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	50.90
IBRD + IDA Commitment	50.90

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	50.90

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Oct 19, 2023	IDA-54720	Int Charges	868.78
Oct 19, 2023	IDA-54720	Int Charges	868.78
Apr 19, 2024	IDA-54720	Int Charges	127,277.74
Apr 19, 2024	IDA-54720	Int Charges	127,277.74
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-54720	Int Charges	2,188.89
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-54720	Int Charges	2,188.89
Jun 19, 2014	IDA-54720	Loan Commitment	46,000,000.00
Jun 19, 2014	IDA-H9590	Loan Commitment	4,900,000.00
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	335,000.00
Nov 20, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	302,539.60
Nov 20, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	519,130.44
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-54720	Int Charges	904.57
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-54720	Int Charges	904.57
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-54720	Int Charges	329.55
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-54720	Int Charges	329.55
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-54720	Int Charges	126,817.17
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-54720	Int Charges	126,817.17
Nov 20, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	250,970.34
Dec 5, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	200,000.02
Jan 10, 2020	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	124,144.20
Dec 13, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	149,375.02
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-54720	Int Charges	132,790.90
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-54720	Int Charges	132,790.90
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-54720	Int Charges	339.49
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-54720	Int Charges	339.49
Apr 30, 2020	IDA-54720	Loan Cancel	881,330.00
Jun 3, 2020	IDA-H9590	Loan Cancel	536.47
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-54720	Int Charges	87.67
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-54720	Int Charges	87.67
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-54720	Int Charges	138,661.81
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-54720	Int Charges	138,661.81
Apr 21, 2021	IDA-54720	Int Charges	183.90
Apr 21, 2021	IDA-54720	Int Charges	183.90
Apr 21, 2021	IDA-54720	Int Charges	141,083.16
Apr 21, 2021	IDA-54720	Int Charges	141,083.16
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-54720	Int Charges	725.35
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-54720	Int Charges	725.35
Oct 26, 2021	IDA-54720	Int Charges	138,526.56
Oct 26, 2021	IDA-54720	Int Charges	138,526.56
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-54720	Int Charges	547.76
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-54720	Int Charges	547.76
Apr 25, 2022	IDA-54720	Int Charges	132,664.55
Apr 25, 2022	IDA-54720	Int Charges	132,664.55
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-54720	Int Charges	4,667.08
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-54720	Int Charges	4,667.08
Oct 18, 2022	IDA-54720	Int Charges	121,188.17
Oct 18, 2022	IDA-54720	Int Charges	121,188.17
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-54720	Int Charges	4,105.75
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-54720	Int Charges	4,105.75
Apr 19, 2023	IDA-54720	Int Charges	127,527.50
Apr 19, 2023	IDA-54720	Int Charges	127,527.50
Oct 19, 2023	IDA-54720	Int Charges	128,963.94
Oct 19, 2023	IDA-54720	Int Charges	128,963.94
Oct 19, 2017	IDA-54720	Int Charges	504.49
Oct 19, 2017	IDA-54720	Int Charges	504.49
Oct 19, 2017	IDA-54720	Int Charges	69,794.55
Oct 19, 2017	IDA-54720	Int Charges	69,794.55
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-54720	Loan Cancel	4,097,750.00
Mar 16, 2018	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	300,000.00
Mar 6, 2018	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	1,576,255.20
Jan 2, 2018	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	263,000.00
Apr 30, 2018	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	512,668.38
Apr 30, 2018	IDA-54720	Int Charges	257.84
Apr 30, 2018	IDA-54720	Int Charges	257.84
Apr 30, 2018	IDA-54720	Int Charges	83,750.85
Apr 30, 2018	IDA-54720	Int Charges	83,750.85
Jun 11, 2018	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	2,389,436.00
May 31, 2018	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	581,534.80
Jun 13, 2018	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	823,549.56
Jun 29, 2018	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	100,000.00
Feb 5, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	620,614.80
Oct 17, 2018	IDA-54720	Int Charges	81.58
Oct 17, 2018	IDA-54720	Int Charges	81.58
Oct 17, 2018	IDA-54720	Int Charges	96,397.94
Oct 17, 2018	IDA-54720	Int Charges	96,397.94
Feb 5, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	351,449.28
Oct 11, 2018	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	978,234.25
Oct 11, 2018	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	329,220.16
Jan 7, 2019	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	100,000.01
Oct 9, 2018	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	300,000.00
Feb 5, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	704,293.20
Feb 5, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	497,886.47
Oct 17, 2018	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	2,095,034.60
Apr 8, 2019	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	165,000.00
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-54720	Int Charges	116,744.40
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-54720	Int Charges	116,744.40
May 23, 2019	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	0.01
Jun 12, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	752,073.20
May 17, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	100,000.00
Jun 12, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	117,836.35
Jun 12, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	336,180.20
Jun 12, 2019	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	718,385.80
Jun 26, 2015	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	773,817.00
Aug 27, 2015	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	1,957,738.50
Oct 14, 2015	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	1,371,764.20
Sep 24, 2015	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	996,787.70
Oct 15, 2015	IDA-54720	Int Charges	1,753.44
Oct 15, 2015	IDA-54720	Int Charges	1,753.44
Sep 25, 2015	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	1,495,614.20
Dec 1, 2015	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	-85,000.01
Oct 23, 2015	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	-139,000.02
Sep 24, 2015	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	1,495,181.50
Sep 24, 2015	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	1,495,181.50
Oct 8, 2015	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	-134,000.02
Nov 5, 2015	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	-134,000.00
Apr 20, 2016	IDA-54720	Int Charges	2,405.43
Apr 20, 2016	IDA-54720	Int Charges	2,405.43
Apr 20, 2016	IDA-54720	Int Charges	26,887.61
Apr 20, 2016	IDA-54720	Int Charges	26,887.61
Dec 16, 2016	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	1,010,752.06
Dec 16, 2016	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	1,260,088.80
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	610,945.44
Nov 9, 2016	IDA-54720	Int Charges	110.50
Nov 9, 2016	IDA-54720	Int Charges	110.50
Nov 9, 2016	IDA-54720	Int Charges	26,305.71
Nov 9, 2016	IDA-54720	Int Charges	26,305.71
Dec 16, 2016	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	750,691.20
Dec 19, 2016	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	1,554,887.20
Dec 19, 2016	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	2,292,118.20
Jun 28, 2017	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	1,401,445.80
Jun 14, 2017	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	433,387.40
Jun 28, 2017	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	1,970,349.40
Jun 28, 2017	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	346,892.50
Jun 28, 2017	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	575,841.56
Apr 20, 2017	IDA-54720	Int Charges	42,342.55
Apr 20, 2017	IDA-54720	Int Charges	42,342.55
Jun 29, 2017	IDA-54720	Loan Disb	2,810,463.20
Apr 15, 2017	IDA-54720	Int Charges	234.13
Apr 15, 2017	IDA-54720	Int Charges	234.13
Oct 11, 2017	IDA-H9590	Loan Disb	255,471.02

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2019-10-23
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-10-23
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-10-23
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-10-23
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2019-10-23
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-10-23

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-27-2020
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 03-02-2021	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Proportion of new intakes in priority areas to the overall new intakes in the participating institutions Value 21.00 45.00 0.00
Date June 28, 2013 December 31, 2019
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 20397.00 13330.00
Date June 28, 2013 December 31, 2019 February 22, 2018
Comment
The Proportion of students/trainees who pass the annual assessment Value 0.00 72.00 63.00
Date June 28, 2013 December 31, 2019 February 22, 2018
Comment
Proportion of female beneficiaries Value 0.00 27.00 0.00
Date June 28, 2013 September 22, 2017
Comment
Course graduation/ completion rate Value 0.00 77.00 59.00
Date June 28, 2013 December 31, 2019 February 22, 2018
Comment
Number of skills trainees from rural areas Value 0.00 2223.00 0.00
Date June 28, 2013 September 22, 2017
Comment
Graduates satisfaction index Value 0.00 72.00 0.00
Date June 28, 2013 December 31, 2019
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Annual intake (enrollments) in the priority areas Value 150.00 3478.00 0.00
Date April 15, 2014 December 31, 2019
Comment
Timely submission of annual implementation report by NCHE, detailing analysis of performance against targets Value 0.00 5.00 0.00
Date June 28, 2013 December 31, 2019
Comment
Proportion of infrastructure targets met by participating institutions as per agreed IIP Value 0.00 95.00 0.00
Date April 15, 2014 December 31, 2019
Comment
Development of targeted and functional students' loan scheme as per action plan by year 3 Value No Yes
Date June 28, 2013 June 22, 2019
Comment
Number of programs developed / curriculum revised with private sector participation as per IIP and imparted Value 0.00 52.00 44.00
Date April 15, 2014 December 31, 2019 February 22, 2018
Comment
A National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF) developed Value No Yes
Date June 28, 2013 December 31, 2019
Comment
Proportion of faculties selected for staff development programs returned to the institution after completing training and resumed teaching Value 0.00 96.00 0.00
Date April 15, 2014 December 31, 2019
Comment
Published Tracer studies as per Action Plan Value 0.00 12.00 12.00
Date April 15, 2014 December 31, 2019 February 22, 2018
Comment
Proportion of graduates that the institution maintains contact with annually Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date April 15, 2014
Comment

Proportion of new intakes in priority areas to the overall new intakes in the participating institutions	Value	21.00	45.00	0.00
	Date	June 28, 2013	December 31, 2019
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	20397.00	13330.00
	Date	June 28, 2013	December 31, 2019	February 22, 2018
	Comment

Proportion of female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	27.00	0.00
	Date	June 28, 2013	September 22, 2017
	Comment

Course graduation/ completion rate	Value	0.00	77.00	59.00
	Date	June 28, 2013	December 31, 2019	February 22, 2018
	Comment

Graduates satisfaction index	Value	0.00	72.00	0.00
	Date	June 28, 2013	December 31, 2019
	Comment

Annual intake (enrollments) in the priority areas	Value	150.00	3478.00	0.00
	Date	April 15, 2014	December 31, 2019
	Comment

Number of programs developed / curriculum revised with private sector participation as per IIP and imparted	Value	0.00	52.00	44.00
	Date	April 15, 2014	December 31, 2019	February 22, 2018
	Comment