Benin Vocational Education and Entrepreneurship for Jobs Project

Abstract*

The proposed project will facilitate the creation of economic opportunities for individual and firms in Benin by increasing the number of skilled workers through increased access to high quality and responsive TVET and skills development programs supporting labor market needs in priority economic sectors. The project will also facilitate the development of a favorable business environment and enhanced services to entrepreneurs in line with the Programme... Show More

Development Objective

The project development objective is to increase access to quality TVET and entrepreneurship support services for project beneficiaries, with an emphasis on youth and women.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P175768
Status
Active
Team Leader
Zacharie Ngueng , Kaliza Karuretwa
Borrower 2
The Republic of Benin

Country
Benin
Disclosure Date
April 22, 2021
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
December 14, 2021
Effective Date
May 27, 2022

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 300.00 million
Implementing Agency
National Agency for the Development of Technical Education (ADET),Seme City (Agence de Développement de Sèmè City - referred to as Seme City)
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2022

Commitment Amount
US$ 300.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Moderate
Closing Date
March 31, 2027

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
February 22, 2024

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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change7%
- FY17 - Adaptation3%
- FY17 - Mitigation4%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Disease Control4%
- FY17 - Pandemic Response4%
FY17 - Education80%
- FY17 - Access to Education13%
- FY17 - Education Facilities53%
- FY17 - Education Financing7%
- FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management9%
- FY17 - Private Sector Delivery of Education7%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks67%
- FY17 - Teachers17%
FY17 - Gender37%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs32%
- FY17 - Skills Development32%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Business Enabling Environment17%
- FY17 - Investment and Business Climate17%
FY17 - Enterprise Development27%
- FY17 - Entrepreneurship27%
FY17 - Jobs67%
- FY17 - Job Creation13%
- FY17 - Youth Employment60%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management65%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction65%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	235.00
IDA Grant	65.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	300.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	300.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	300.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jul 23, 2024	IDA-70120	Int Charges	7,332.37
Jun 11, 2024	IDA-70120	Loan Disb	1,790,586.80
Dec 14, 2021	IDA-70110	Loan Commitment	170,000,000.00
Jun 24, 2022	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	6,748,429.50
Oct 27, 2022	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	128,572.06
Nov 22, 2022	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	86,670.61
Aug 18, 2022	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	2,980,562.20
Jan 13, 2023	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	9,628.34
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	14,893.22
Jun 12, 2023	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	2,294,555.20
Sep 26, 2023	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	-3,688.12
Jun 10, 2024	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	199,918.73
Apr 10, 2024	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	2,306,263.80
Apr 25, 2024	IDA-D9450	Loan Disb	-111.37
Apr 30, 2022	IDA-70110	Fee Charges	385,358.38
Jun 11, 2024	IDA-70110	Loan Disb	16,592,484.00
Apr 10, 2024	IDA-70110	Loan Disb	1,992,331.40
Jul 23, 2024	IDA-70110	Int Charges	191,810.30
Jul 23, 2024	IDA-70110	Int Charges	26,079.06
Jan 22, 2024	IDA-70110	Int Charges	200,197.14
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-70110	Int Charges	147,227.89
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-70110	Int Charges	199,190.69
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-70110	Int Charges	202,942.90
Dec 14, 2021	IDA-70120	Loan Commitment	65,000,000.00
Dec 14, 2021	IDA-D9450	Loan Commitment	65,000,000.00
Apr 10, 2024	IDA-70120	Loan Disb	3,705,805.50
Jul 23, 2024	IDA-70120	Int Charges	7,332.37

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-03-03
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-03-03
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-03-03
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-03-03
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-03-03
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-03-03

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Students completing postsecondary training programs in key economic sectors (gender-disaggregated) Value 0.00 13837.00 13000.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment

Percentage of beneficiaries satisfied with access to quality entrepreneurship support services offered by the project, disaggregated by gender, age and sector	Value	0.00	0.00	80.00
	Date	October 1, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Share of TVET students who successfully completed employability programs under the project Value 0.00 0.00 40.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Of which women Value 0.00 0.00 31.00
Date
Comment
Of which women Value 0.00 0.00 31.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Beneficiaries receiving financial support Value 0.00 0.00 700.00
Date October 1, 2021 April 29, 2022 March 31, 2027
Comment
Of which female beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Of which young entrepreneurs Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Of which beneficiaries with innovative ideas Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Of which beneficiaries from TVET institutions Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
MoUs signed with private sector partners to co-finance entrepreneurs Value 0.00 0.00 15.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Of which signed with private equity funds Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment

Increase in the annual revenue of beneficiary enterprises, two years after receiving project support, disaggregated by gender and sector	Value	0.00	0.00	15.00
	Date	March 31, 2022	December 11, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Increase in the annual revenue of beneficiary enterprises, two years after receiving project support, women-owned businesses Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
TVET education programs developed in consultation with the private sector including digital skills programs Value 0.00 0.00 10.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
TVET actors and entrepreneurship organizations staff participating in capacity-building training Value 0.00 219.00 3000.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment

Reforms adopted to rationalize entrepreneurship support and to improve entrepreneurship business environment (regulatory, administrative or institutional reforms)	Value	0.00	1.00	4.00
	Date	October 1, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

TVET Governance with participation of private sector Value No regulation in place In Progress Private sector is involved in the governance of TV
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Modularized quality-assured micro- and short-term training programs (3-6 months) Value 0.00 0.00 150.00
Date October 29, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Comprehensive communication and outreach strategy for the TVET and Entrepreneurship Programs developed Value No In Progress Yes
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment

TVET institutions that have developed management plans for improving institutional governance and teaching and learning with participation of private sector	Value	0.00	0.00	80.00
	Date	December 14, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 30, 2027
	Comment

Beneficiary enterprises (not registered), supported by the project, that formally register as new companies, disaggregated by gender and youth	Value	0.00	0.00	200.00
	Date	October 1, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which women-led firm beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 40.00
Date
Comment
Twinning arrangements between qualified internationally recognized training institutions and the target TVET institutions Value 0.00 0.00 17.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Impact evaluation designed and implemented Value No In Progress Yes
Date October 1, 2021 April 26, 2022 March 31, 2027
Comment
TVET institutions that conducted the tracer studies and made the results public Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Of which young entrepreneurs Value 0.00 0.00 40.00
Date
Comment

Financial and managerial autonomy for TVET institutions	Value	No financial or budget autonomy	In Progress	Regulations providing financial autonomy for TVET
	Date	October 1, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 30, 2027
	Comment

Internal quality assurance process in TVET institutions Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Share of complaints received by Project Grievance Redress Mechanism that are addressed within 4 weeks Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Entrepreneurship Support Organizations benefitted from capacity building program Value 0.00 0.00 20.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Teachers recruited or trained Value 0.00 0.00 1000.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment

Performance-based funding formula for TVET institutions	Value	No performance-based funding formula	In Progress	Performance-based funding mechanism in place and o
	Date	October 1, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Benchmarking of TVET institutions Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Beneficiaries benefitting from entrepreneurial capacity upgrading support Value 0.00 199.00 2200.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Number of teachers trained Value 0.00 0.00 1160.00
Date October 1, 2021 April 26, 2022 March 31, 2027
Comment
Share of institutions with active performance-based contracts in place Value 0.00 0.00 40.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (with work-based training) Value 0.00 0.00 10000.00
Date October 1, 2021 April 26, 2022 March 31, 2027
Comment
Of which female beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 40.00
Date
Comment
Accreditation function within the national independent body (ADET) Value No In Progress Yes (resubordinated to ADET)
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Climate-smart standard designs developed for new modern and energy-efficient (green) TVET institutions Value No Yes Yes
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Of which youth Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date
Comment

TVET institutions benefiting from infrastructure investments with climate-smart construction solutions (Cumulative)	Value	0	In progress	17 cumulative
	Date	October 1, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which firm beneficiaries with innovative ideas Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date
Comment
Regional and private sector partnerships to promote innovation and employability Value 0.00 0.00 6.00
Date October 1, 2021 December 11, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment

Share of graduates from TVET programs supported under the project that report being satisfied with their level of employability skills, disaggregated by sector, age and gender	Value	0.00	0.00	70.00
	Date	October 1, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which beneficiaries from TVET institutions Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date
Comment

TVET graduates in priority sectors employed/self-employed (6 and 9 months of completion of TVET programs supported by the project),disaggregated by sector, age and gender	Value	0.00	0.00	70.00
	Date	October 29, 2021	April 26, 2022	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Beneficiary Entrepreneurship Support Organizations implemented joint programs with select TVET institutions to improve entrepreneurial skills	Value	0.00	0.00	12.00
	Date	October 1, 2021	April 29, 2022	March 31, 2027
	Comment

TVET Governance with participation of private sector	Value	No regulation in place	In Progress	Private sector is involved in the governance of TV
	Date	October 1, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which women-led firm beneficiaries	Value	0.00	0.00	40.00
	Date
	Comment

Teachers recruited or trained	Value	0.00	0.00	1000.00
	Date	October 1, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Benchmarking of TVET institutions	Value	0.00	0.00	50.00
	Date	October 1, 2021	December 11, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Number of teachers trained	Value	0.00	0.00	1160.00
	Date	October 1, 2021	April 26, 2022	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Benin Vocational Education and Entrepreneurship for Jobs Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS