Technological and Professional Skills Development Sector Project

The policy of selectively allowing private higher education institutions to access government funds on a competitive basis as block grants rather than as loans is an efficient investment. This was based on the performance of the private higher education institutions. However, outcomes would be maximized if the components of assistance have mutually reinforcing or synergistic effects. Providing at least a minimum scale of assistance to fewer beneficiaries produces better results than spreading the resources thinly among more beneficiaries.