Malawi - Education Sector Project

Dowmt or The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-4409-MAI REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED EDUCATION SECTOR CREDIT IN AN AMOUNT OF SDR 21.4 MILLION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI March 5, 1987 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.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENT (September 1986) MK 1.00 = US$ 0.50 US$ 1.00 = MK 2.00 (January 31, 1987) SDR 1.00=. US$1.27 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMIS DEO District Education Office JC Junior Certificate JCE Junior Certificate Examination MCC Malawi Correspondence College MCE Malawi Certificate of Education MCE/TB Malawi Certificate of Education and Testing Board MOEC Ministry of Education and Culture MIE Malawi Insititue of Education ODA Overseas Development Administration (UK) PSLE Primary School Leaving Examination PIll Project Implementation Unit PTTC Primary Teacher Training College GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI FISCAL YEAR April I to March 31  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MALAWI EDUCATION SECTOR CREDIT Credit Summary Borrower: Republic of Malawi Beneficiary: Ministry of Education end Culture Amount: SDR 21.4 Million (US$27.0 million equivalent) Terms: Standard IlnA terms. Credit The Credit's objectives are to (a) increase access to primary Description: and secondary education through the expansion of facilities, increased allocation of budgetary resources, and implementation of efficiency measures to improve the flow of students entering and completing these levels of education; (b) improve the quiality of primary and secondary edutcation through the tipgrading of teachers and teaching materials and the provision of adequate textbooks; and Cc) improve sector management throuigh strengthening of the Ministry of Education and Culture (KOEC), with technical assistance and training, and through measures to improve educational quiality and efficiency. In support of these objectives, the Government would implement its Policy Action Program as described in its Letter of Education Policies. Progress in implementing the reform program would be reviewed jointly between IDA and the Government during a mid-term review which would be held not later than June 30, 1989. Credit proceeds would finance a three year time slice of the education investment program (1985-1995) which has been reviewed and agreed with IDA. Priority investments have been agreed to be: (a) at the primary level: the construction and equipping of about 1500 classrooms and associated staff housing, provision of about 2 million basic student textbooks, and in-service training for primary school teachers; (b) at the secondary level: the construction and equipping of two boarding schools and 1 day school, conversion of 3 [CC facilities to secondary schools, as well as improvement of MCC's organization and operations; (c) education management would be improved through the provision of tecinical assistance and fellowships, the merger of the two national teacher examination systems and the carrying out of studies to monitor and evaluate the efficiency of implementing project investments, the cost effectiveness of various education inputs and instruction methods, and a tracer study on the income effects of post primary schooling; and (d) establishment of a University student loan scheme. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance o their ofcia duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank autborization.  - 1