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Federal transition is a work in progress. As of 2023, Nepal continues to build and evolve its institutional structures as it operationalizes federal structures. Hence, the design and Implementation of a program supporting large sector programs such as the School Sector Development Plan (SSDP) Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) need to be flexible while maintaining a balance between ambitious and incremental results.

Project Number: 49424-001
Project Name: Supporting School Sector Development Plan
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Setting a high job placement target to qualify for the final milestone payment can can create a negative incentive for training providers to inflate the training costs so as to cover for all their costs regardless of whether or not they meet the job placement target. This lesson, arising from a similar project in Nepal, was heeded by the tranche 1 project that lowered the job placement target from 70% to 60% to ensure that the training providers do not to lose their focus on job placement.

Project Number: 42466-015
Project Name: Skills for Employment Investment Program - Tranche 1
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ADB needs to continue the RBL modality for the school education SWAp and expand to other education subsectors to leverage sequencing of results, add value to government programs, sustainably strengthen institutions, and harmonize development partners. The RBL modality encouraged substantive policy discussion and critical analysis geared towards common agreement on the key results. The government internalized the aim of achieving targets in a set time frame and linking disbursements to achieved results.

Project Number: 49424-001
Project Name: Supporting School Sector Development Plan
Report Date:
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There is a need for a comprehensive approach that fosters continuity of quality-enhancing interventions to address the persistent challenge of improving learning. Low learning starts in the early grades and continues in the higher grades. Efforts to improve learning need to start from the early grades and continue throughout the different levels of education.

Project Number: 49424-001
Project Name: Supporting School Sector Development Plan
Report Date:
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Replacing higher-level skills courses with in-demand entry-level courses can raise the job placement performance of projects. Industry associations initially expected a strong demand for mid- or higher-level technical skills; however, job placements from these courses were more challenging than those from more entry-level courses. Therefore, the outcome indicator related to increased shares of higher-level skills was not increased, and was instead pegged at just about 18%l, which proved more realistic.

Project Number: 42466-015
Project Name: Skills for Employment Investment Program - Tranche 1
Report Date:
Lesson
Analyzing and disseminating the results of assessment tests on the benefits derived from this program, e.g., expected higher earnings of senior high school graduates are essential to inform interventions that will sustain the gains under the program.

Project Number: 45089-002
Project Name: Senior High School Support Program
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The choice of executing agency (EA) is critical to project success. The Minifstry of Finance, the project EA, provided strong leadership and was able to engage the private sector efficiently. Its broad, multisector overview of the economy helped ensure relevant outcomes from the project, and its central ministerial position facilitated effective coordination across multiple ministries.

Project Number: 42466-015
Project Name: Skills for Employment Investment Program - Tranche 1
Report Date:
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Teacher Preparation and professional development programs need to be revisited. Because of their low effectiveness, teacher professional development programs in the country urgently need to be revisited, including from the gender equityy and social inclusion perspective. Teacher Preparation courses at universities need to be reviewed, existing education training centers to be expanded and equipped to deliver modern pedagogy, and school-based teacher support systems to be instituted.

Project Number: 49424-001
Project Name: Supporting School Sector Development Plan
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Results-based lending (RBL) is effective in strengthening government systems and fostering a whole-of-government approach to education reform. The Department of Education and education sector benefitted from the extensive engagement and discussions with oversight agencies on specific program results areas. The agencies provided a wider perspective on government financing, resource programming and prioritization, development planning, and program or project evaluation.

Project Number: 45089-002
Project Name: Senior High School Support Program
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Using well-established and reputable industry associations as primary implementing partner for training rather than directly contracted training providers is a strategically sound decision for scaling up sector-specific, job-ready training. The industry associations already had a working knowledge of the skills gaps and needs in their respective industries, which reduced the time needed to develop programs and deliver industry-required skills courses. Job placement was also made easier thus facilitating the attainment of the performance indicators.

Project Number: 42466-015
Project Name: Skills for Employment Investment Program - Tranche 1
Report Date:
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The success of ADB's comprehensive approach to urban transformation covering infrastructure, human resources, and environmentalCapacity development was highly appreciated by the counterpart municipal government, providing the basis for replication in other similar contexts.

Project Number: 46062-002
Project Name: Gansu Baiyin Integrated Urban Development Project
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Adequate and timely consulting support is needed for the design and Implementation of a technical and vocational education and training (TVET) that will aupport secondary and adult skills education and employment services to ensure inclusive industrial transformation. This is especially when the government or the implementing agency lacks experience and capacity.

Project Number: 46062-002
Project Name: Gansu Baiyin Integrated Urban Development Project
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A strong project management office with adequate assistance from the local government is essential to ensure sound administration and coordination of project Implementation, especially for projects covering several subsectors.

Project Number: 46062-002
Project Name: Gansu Baiyin Integrated Urban Development Project
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Factors that contributed to the overall success of the project include (i) the openness willingness, and flexibility of ADB and the government to respond positively to emerging need and demand; (ii) agreements by stakeholders to increase the number of MES representatives in the project steering commitee, which balanced the views and bargaining power of MES in the decision-making process; and (iii) the willingness of ADB to use its own resources to hire staff consultants when required to help resolve procurement bottlenecks and accelerate project implementation especially during critical per

Project Number: 45010-002
Project Name: Skills for Employment Project
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Lesson
Establishment of formal partnerships to strengthen public–private partnerships (PPPs) will enhance the involvement of industries and employers in TVET. PPP plays an important role in helping TVET providers to improve the quality and relevance of TVET programs and in increasing the employment of TVET graduates.

Project Number: 45010-002
Project Name: Skills for Employment Project
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