Oman - Second Education Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-3786-OM REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED LOAN IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO US$15.0 MILLION TO THE SULTANATE OF OMAN FOR A SECOND EDUCATION PROJECT April 24, 1984 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.  SULTANATE OF OMAN Currency Equivalents 1 US Dollar = 0.:345 Rial Omani (RO) 1 RO = 2.89 US Dollars Fiscal Year January 1 - December 31 ABBREVIAI'IONS ETS : Education and Training System ICB : International Competitive Bidding MOE : Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs MOSAL: Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor MPD : Manpower Planning Department MPU : Manpower Planning Unit PCR : Project Completion Report PPAR : Project Performance Audit Report TA : Technical Assistance TTI : Teacher Training Institute l . .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  FOR OMCIAL IJSE ONLY SULTANATE OF OMAN SECOND EDUCATION PROJECT Loan and Project Summary Borrower: Sultanate of Oman Amount: US$15.0 million Terms: 15 years, including three yeais of grace, at the standard variable interest. Project Description: The project would support the Government's education and training objectives, which are to improve the quality and capacity of the education and training system to meet the! high demand for educated and skilled manpower. The project would provide construction, equipment, furniture and technical assistance (TA) for a teacher training institute, two general secondary schools and a commercial secondary school for girls. Additional TA would be included to assist the Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs (MOE) to improve planning, cost control and nnanagement of the education and training system ito support the development of technical education. The project would contribute to the institutional development of the MOE; improve the quality of primary and preparatory schooling by increasing the output of teachers, thereby alleviating the acute shortage of Omani primary and preparatory teachers; increase general secondary education capacity for girls and provide for the first time commercial training opportunities for girls, thus facilitating female participation in the labor force and in higher education; and increase the general secondary school places and improve the quality of general and specialized secondary schooling. There are no undlue risks anticipated. I~~~~~~~ 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|  Estimated Project Costs: 1/ Local Foreign Total