Malawi - Education Project

RETURN TO RESTRICTED REPORTFS DESK Report No. TO-556b WITHIN FILE C0PY ONE WEEK This report was prepared for use within the Bank and its affiliated organizations. They do not accept responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. The report may not be published nor may it be quoted as representing their views. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION APPRAISAL OF AN EDUCATION PROJECT IN MALAWI April 17, 1967 Projects Department  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS 1 U. S. $ = Malawi J60. 357 1 Malawi Pound (6) = U. S. $2. 80 1 Million Malawi Pounds (b) = U.S. $2, 800, 000  APPRAISAL OF AN EDUCATION PROJECT IN MALAWI TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraphs BASIC DATA SUMMARY i I. INTRODUCTION 1.01 II. THE EDUCATION SYSTEM Organization and Administration 2.01 Primary Education 2.04 Secondary Education 2.07 Technical and Vocational Education 2.12 University Education 2.17 Financing Education 2.19 III. THE NEED FOR THE PROJECT Manpower Requirements 3.01 National Primary Teacher Training College 3.06 Technical Curriculum in Secondary Schools 3.08 IV. THE PROJECT General 4.01 A. Technical Features: National Primary Teacher Training College 4.03 Technical Curriculum in Secondary Schools 4.o8 B. Costs 4.16 C. Construction: Land 4.23 Accommodation 4.24 Architectural Services 4.29 Execution of the Project 4.30 V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5.01 This report is based on the findings of a mission to Malawi composed of Messrs. J.J. Stewart and J.H. Pichler of the Bank, Mr. J.E. Kulski, (consultant to the Bank) and Mr. L.H.S. Emerson (of Unesco) which visited Malawi in March, 1966.  -2- ANNE.XES: ANNEX 1 - Outline of School System "' 2 - Ministry of Education Administrative Structure " 3 - Distribution of Enrolment by Grade in Primary Schools 4 - Primary Enrolment: Standards and Progression Rates 5 - Education Structure and Enrolment, 1964. tl 6 - Secondary School Enrolment, 1958 - 1965, and Distribution of 1965 Enrolment by Type of School. " 7 - Secondary School Staff: Possible Sources " 8 - Technical and Vocational Institutions Supervised by the Ministry of Education 9 - Training Programs of Various Ministries " 10 - Students Studying Abroad 11 - Central Government Development Expenditure on Education by Main Sectors, 1964 - 1969 12 - Collection of Fees " 13 - Central Government Recurrent Expenditure on Education by Main Sectors, 1961 - 1970 14 - Central Government Recurrent Budget and Share of Educational Expenditure, 1964 - 1969 15 - Central Government Average Recurrent Cost of Education Per Pupil, 1961 - 1970 " 16 - First Level Manpower Requirements, 1965 - 1970 " 17 - Second Level Manpower Requirements, 1965 - 1970 " 18 - Enrolment in Project Secondary Schools " 19 - Summary of Costs t 20 - Construction Schedule " 21 - Tentative Schedule of Disbursements MAP OF MALAWI  MALAWI BASIC DATA - 1965 Total size of country: 45,747 square miles. Population (latest estimate): 4.0 million Average density (land area of 36,043 sq.miles only): 110 per square mile Growth (estimate): 3% p.a. % of Non- % of Gross Domestic Product ($Will.): Total Monetary Total Monetary Total 1965 current value(estimate) 158.8 87.1 55 71.7 45 Per capita ($ rounded) 40.00 22.00 18.00 Pro.jected average economic growth 1966-1969: 5.7% p.a.!/ 1/ SOURCE: }ienistry of Finance, Government of Aalawi, based on 1965 constant prices.  APPRAISAL OF AN EUCATION PROJEICT IN YALkII SUMMRY i. The International Development Association (IDA) has been asked to assist in financing the construction and equipment of a primary teacher training college and the addition of technical education facilities to twelve secondary schools. A mission visited Malawi during March, 1966, to appraise the project. ii. The proposed project consists of the construction and equipment of school buildings, workshops, student hostels, staff housing, and cormunal facilities; renovation of existing buildings; and related site development. iii. The proposed primary teacher training college for 540 pupils would increase the capacity of existing primary teacher training colleges in Malawi by about 41%. The expanded secondary school facilities would make technical studies available to 3,280 academic students and 1,760 technical students. iv. The Mjinistry of Education is concentrating upon urgently needed improvements in the quality of the system. The proposed primary teacher training college would be essential to this program and would be the prototype of the larger, modern institutions necessary to effect an up-grading of teacher training standards. The school would have higher admission requirements, produce better qualified primary teachers, and would be staffed approximately equally by Malawians who had been trained abroad and experienced expatriate teachers. The school would be located in Lilongwe, a populous area in the central region of Malawi. v. The capacity of the secondary school system in Malawi should be expanded to a more reasonable size relative to the primary school system and provide sufficient numbers of qualified applicants for admission to the newly created post-secondary institutions within the country. The proposed introduction of a technical curriculum into twelve selected secondary schools, all located in centers of population throughout Malawi, would provide much of the needed increase in secondary school places, provide at least one year of instruction in technical subjects for students in academic courses and, through the four-year technical curriculum, produce secondary school certificate holders who will be more suited to employment in technical fields and who can proceed with greater ease to higher technical education. vi. The ratio of applicants for admission to the schools in this project to the number of available seats would be high. No difficulties are foreseen in regard to employment opportunities.  - ii - vii. During the initial years of the project, expatriate technical teachers would be employed by the MEnistry of Education or provided on a grant basis by bilateral agencies but substantial numbers of qualified Malawians would be available by 1971. viii. The project would be executed under the supervision of a Project Office within the Ministry of Works and Supplies. Buildings would be designed by firms of consulting architects and constructed by private contractors. Contracts for civil works and equipment procurement would be awarded on the basis of international competitive bidding. ix. The schedules of accommodations for both project items are adequate and conform to austere standards. The estimates of cost are realistic. Lists of instructional equipment are adequate and reasonably priced. x. The total project cost is estimated to be M