Guinea - Second Education Project

Document of The World Barnk FOR OFFICIAL USE O.NLY Report No. P-3478-GUI REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CREDIT IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO US'$11.0 MILLION TO THE REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF GUINEA FOR A SECOND EDUCATION PROJECT March 8, 1983 RTLEC CY This document has a restricted distribution and may be usel by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS The official monetary unit is the Syli (GS) Syli 1 = US$0.04 US$1 = Syli 23.00 System of Weights and Measures: Metric ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AfDF African Development Fund DEF Education and Training Division, Ministry of Planning DGPE General Education Planning Directorate DPE Education Projects Directorate ENI Primary Teacher Training College IDEC Educational Printing Office IPN National Pedagogical Institute IPS Vocational Training Institute ISFORPET Technical Instructor Training Institute SF Saudi Development Fund Fiscal Year January 1 - December 31  7'nym 11TYICIAL USE ONLY REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE'S REPUB3LIC OF GUINEA SECOND EDUCATION PROJECT CREDIT AND PROJECT SUMMARY Borrower: Revolutionary People'Es Republic of Guinea Amount: SDR 10.2 million (US$11.0 million equivalent) Terms: Standard Project Description: The principal objectire of the proposed project would be to continue Bank G:*oup support of Government's * education strategy through: (a) increased training of skilled workers by improvement and expansion of three vocational training s3hools and strengthening of the technical instructor training institute; (b) improvement of the Government's capacity for education and human resources planning by reorganization and strengthening of the responsible units; and (c) upgrading the quality of primary education by strengthening and expansion of the national pedagogical institute, the education printshop, and two primary teacher training colleges. Benefits and Risks: The proposed project is expected to allow various benefits to the Guinean economy. In the short term, improved training of skilled workers would lead to increased productivity in the industrial sectors. Medium-term benefits would include: further development of the n&Ltional education system, definition of qualitEtive and quantitative education targets, reallocation of resources available to the education sector to assure their optimum use, and revision of existing policies regarding employment guarantees for vocati-onal training and university graduates. Over the longer term, project objectives of achieving improved learning conditions in primary education would lead to further needed improvements in secondary education. Possible risks to efficient project implementation relate to Government's ability to manage dispersed civil works, and to the country's limited experience in preparation, printing and distribution of primiary school textbooks. Appropriate measures have been taken to counter these risks by early training of local staff with remaining funds from the First Education Project and under a PPF advance. It should be noted, however, that Government's performance in execution of the first project was very satisfactory, and the expectation is high for a similar record under the proposed second project. 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 (net of taxes and duties): Local Foreign Total ----US$ Million