Madagascar - Manpower Training Project

L -z -1Z R T,/ - / '- Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MICROFICHE COPY Report No. 9365-MAG Type: (SAR) BLAY, PAUL/ X34013 / J10159/ AF3PH STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR MANPOWER TRAINING PROJECT MAY 15, 1992 Population and Human Resources Operations Division South Central and Indian Ocean Department Africa Region 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 EOUIVALE (March 1992) Currency Unit = Malagasy franc US$ 1.00 FM 1800 FM 1000 = US$ 0.55 SDR 1 = FM 2458 FM 1000 = SDR 0.41 SDR 1 US$ 1.36555 MEASURES Metric System DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR FISCAL YEAR 1 January - 31 December ACADEMIC YEAR October - June GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS BPE Education Project Office CNFTP National Technical and Vocational Training Council CRESED Education Sector Reinforcement Credit (Credit pour le Renforcement du Secteur de l'Education) DET Department of Technical and Vocational Education ENFAR National Civil Service Training School FAC French Aid and Cooperation Fund ILO International Labor Office INPF National Vocational Training Institute IST Higher Technological Institute MEF Ministry of Employment and Training MIP Ministry of Education MIU Ministry of Universities TEFISO Public sector vocational schools TUT Sales tax TVET Technical and Vocational Educati and Training UNDP United Nations Development Program This report is based on the findings of an appraisal mission that visited Madagascar in November- December 1990. The mission members were Messrs. Paul Blay (Mission leader, Economist), Cung Tran-Luu (Technical Educator), Andres Rigo (Lawyer), Jean-ChristopheLaederach Implementation Specialist). Messrs John Middleton, Arvil Van Adams, and Manuel Zymelman were lead advisors and reviewers for the operation. This report was prepared by Messrs. Blay, Tran-Luu and Laederach. Ms. F. Duchesne and Ms. K. Li Tow Ngow assisted with the preparation of the report. Mr. Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa and Mr. Alain Colliou are the Department Director and Managing Division Chief respectively for the operation.  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MADAGASCAR Table of Contents C,REDI AND PROJBER SUMMARY ................................ Hii I. INTRODUCTION ................................................... I II. EMPfLOYMENTAND TE7=lHMAL AND VOCAA1[ONAL TRAINING SYST-EM ... ................................................. 2 A: ,LABOR MARKE-T ............................................... 2 B: TRAINING INSTT=ONS ............................................ 4 Technical and Vocatonal Education and Training ...................................... 4 Agricultural Educaion and Training .......................................... 6 Civil Service Training .............................................. 7 C^: SECTO-R DEVELOPMENT ISSUES .............7 Public Sedor TVET ..................7 INPN...................... 10 Labor Market Ibformation ................ 11 Costs and Financing ........ ......... 11 D: GOVERNMENIT TRlAII=NG SRTATEGY .................................... 13 E: BANK ASSISTANCE: PREVIOUS SECTO IN,VO-LyEMENT AND PRESENT STRATEGY .......................................... 14 mH. THE POET................................................... 15 A. PROJECT OBJECTT-VES ..................................... is B. PROJECT CONPOSM ON ............................................ 16 Conmponent I: Support for CNFIP .................................... 17 Coimponent II: Restructuring and Strnteigo TVET sse .............................2 Component II: Improving the System of Labor Markret Information ............................... 23 Component TV: Agrictlture Education and Traninlg .................................... 23 Component V: Training for Middle- and Senior-Level Civil Servants . .. 24 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance |of their offcial duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.|  -ii- C. PROJECT COST AND FINANCING PLAN ...... ............ 24 D. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATON .......... ............... 27 IV. BENEFITS ANDRISKS ..................................... 30 V. AGREEMENTS REACH .................................... 33 ANNEES 1. Government Strategy Letter 2. Govermnent Macro-economic Policy and Employment 3. Labor Market Sector 4. Labor Supply 5. Technical Education Statistics 6. Private Training Capacity 7. Organization, work!ng procedures of CNFTP 8. Terms of Reference, Technical Assistance to CNFTP 9. Terms of Reference, Technical Assistance to DETP 10. Terms of Reference for Evaluation of Agricultural Training Sector 11. Terms of Reference for Study on Financing of Training 12. Supervision Plan 13. Cost Tables 14. Estimated Schedule of Disbursement 15. Project File  - Ili - MADAGASCAR MANPOWERltAINNGPOJC IDTr AND PROJECr SMMARY Borrowe: Democratic Republic of Madagascar Beneficar: National Technical and Vocational Training Council (CNFTP), and through it, private, NGO and public training institutions; Ministry of Education (MIP); Ministry of Employment and Training (MEF); Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry; National Vocational Training Institute (INPF); National Civil Service Training School (ENFAR). Am:=: SDR 16.7 million (US$22.8 million equivalent) Term: Standard with 40 years maturity 9bixmW=: To make technical and vocational education and training (TVET) more responsive to the needs of employers and the labor market, to give a more important role to the private sector (both NGO and commercilWly-run schoois) in provision of TVET, to promote cost recovery In TVET and thus to provide funds for increased levels of Uaining without increasing the burden on public expenditure, and to increase quality and efficiency of public sector TVET. Ro n:D (a) Developmen of the National Counci of Technical and Vocational Education and Trainin