Morocco - Fourth Education Project

Document of E The World Bank. L FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Rep w No. P-2496-MOR REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED LOAN TO THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO FOR A FOURTH EDUCATION PROJECT March 27, 1979 I 1b re.t i a biedibtom ad may b wed by reciwpmt oX y In he perfobmance of their cO(lal dutis lb etent my mt dhewise e diclosed witho Wod Bank andtowrton.  Currency Equivalents US$1.00 = DH 4.1 DH 1.00 - US$0.24 Fiscal Year: Calendar Year  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOURTH EDUCATION PROJECT MOROCCO Loan and Project Summary Borrower: Kingdom of Morocco Amount: US$113.0 million Terms: 20 years including 5 years of grace, at 7 percent per annum. Project Description: The project is part of the Borrower's program to meet Morocco's urgent manpower needs through the expansion of secondary, and post secondary technical education and technical teacher training. It would consist of: (a) Construction, furnishing and equipping of 11 tech- nical lycees (secondary schools), a technical teacher training college, two higher institutes of technology, an institute of applied engineer- ing and an extension to Mohammedia Engineering College. The proposed institutions will create 10,160 new places for training middle level tech- nicians, 660 for technical teacher trainees, 1,150 for higher technicians and 2,430 for engineers; (b) Technical assistance associated with the project items and for strengthening the Project Implementa- tion Unit in the Ministry of National Education; and (c) Pre-investment designs. The project faces the normal risks associated with a project of this magnitude and complexity, including the risk of delay in recruiting expatriate teachers as set out in the Government's staff recruitment plan. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  - ii Project Costs: Costs % of Local Foreign Total Project ----