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Employment Skills Training (formerly Postsecondary Education and Skills Development) :  Maldives

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Loan Name Employment Skills Training (formerly Postsecondary Education and Skills Development)
Country Maldives
Loan Number 2028
Project Number 33217- 01
Source of Funding/Amount[Closed]
Asian Development Fund US$6.00  million
Sector/Subsector Education / Technical Education and Vocational Skills Training
Description The overall objective of the Project is to increase the number of
Maldivians, men and women, actively participating in the labor
force and employed. The Project will (i) provide youths with
employment-oriented skills training; (ii) increase capacity to
design, develop, and deliver employment-oriented skills training;
(iii) improve public perception of training and employment in
locally available skills-oriented occupations; and (iv) strengthen
labor administration and labor market analysis.
Project Outcome
Outcome Progress Toward Outcome
Provide more employment-oriented skills training in various occupations and improve the capacity to develop and deliver competency-based skills training (CBST) The capacity of the relevant training providers to develop and deliver a range of skills training programs has been strengthened. More than 2000 youth received employment-oriented skills training, and about 2000 more youth are now enrolled and completing training courses. Awareness campaigns are ongoing, and attitudes toward vocational training are changing slowly.
Implementation Progress
Outputs Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities and Issues)
1. Increased access to employment-oriented skills training: The Project will (i) work with employment sector councils (ESCs), (ii) strengthen the capacity to deliver CBST, and (iii) deliver training programs.

2. Career guidance, employment information, and social marketing: The Project will (i) build the capacity for, develop, and implement career guidance programs for secondary school students; (ii) undertake employment information dissemination; and (iii) develop and implement social marketing for employment and career awareness.

3. Capacity strengthening of the the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MEL): The Project will strengthen the capacity of MEL for more effective labor administration, labor market and policy analysis, including LMIS. 		The Project has made substantial progress in a number of areas including (i) approving nine competency-based standards (CS) and another 16 are being finalized out of 40 CS for various skills identified by ESCs, (ii) approving the Maldives National Qualifications Framework, (iii) approving an interim technical and vocational education training (TVET) qualification framework, and (iv) completing and providing skills training for more than 2000 youth in various skills achieving the revised target of the Project.
Geographical Location Training in the Project will be delivered in three geographic regions, namely, Male island and adjacent atolls, the Northern Development Region, and the Southern Development Region.
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  Environment C
Stakeholder Communication, Participation and Consultation
During Project Design TBD
Responsible ADB Officer Gi Soon Song
Responsible ADB Department South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Human and Social Development Division, SARD
Timetable
Concept Clearance 07 Mar 2000
Fact-finding 02 Jun 2003 to 19 Jun 2003
Appraisal 03 Aug 2003 to 14 Aug 2003
Board Approval 02 Dec 2003
CLOSING
Loan No. Approval Signing Effectivity Original Revised Actual
2028-MLD 02 Dec 03 07 May 04 06 Aug 04 31 Mar 09 30 Jun 10 29 Feb 12

Financing Plan Top Loan Utilization
  TOTAL ( Amount in US$ million)
Project Cost 6.00
ADB 6.00
Counterpart 0.00
Cofinancing 0.00
Date ADB OTHERS Net Percentage
Cumulative Contract Awards
19 Jun 2013 3.867 99%
Cumulative Disbursements
19 Jun 2013 3.922 100%
Top Status of Covenants
Category Sector Social Financial Economic Others Safe
Rating Satisfactory Satisfactory Less Than Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory
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