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Lesson
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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Lesson
Urban–rural disparity in training outcomes can be wide, partly because of unequal access to industries and the wage labor market. The national apprenticeship scheme and industrial training institutes are closely linked with employers; the scheme has resulted in impressive employment rates. Skills training providers who cater to rural areas have the greatest challenge in creating jobs. Disadvantaged social groups are normally less involved in skills training.

Project Number: 47334-002
Project Name: Supporting Kerala's Additional Skill Acquisition Program in Post-Basic Education
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Useful to conduct a stakeholder analysis and ensure that all key groups are included. It would have also been useful to add more details with regard to the actual participation of the enterprises during TA implementation.

Project Number: 50034-001
Project Name: Vocational Education-Enterprise Collaboration for Student Employment-Based Poverty Reduction in Gansu
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Stakeholder participation and engagement were critical, especially for multi development partners funded projects because it boosts coordination among various parties, which eventually helps the project achieve its intended outcome and outputs. The co-financers and development partners were fully engaged throughout the TA implementation.

Project Number: 45317-001
Project Name: Support for the Third Primary Education Development Project
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It is important to involve all key stakeholders for strong ownership of the project. For instance, the Gansu Development and Reform Commission, as a key stakeholder, could have been more actively involved to provide some useful information on priority sectors for medium- and long-term development in Gansu. The information would be very helpful in guiding TVET development in the province

Project Number: 50034-001
Project Name: Vocational Education-Enterprise Collaboration for Student Employment-Based Poverty Reduction in Gansu
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Extensive consultation with the government and sector stakeholders was important. This was done through workshops and meetings held during the missions. These allowed for a comprehensive discussion of challenges, government strategies, government reform directions, and possible ADB operations in the education sector.

Project Number: 50311-001
Project Name: Education Sector Assessment
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