Winning AidFunded Business A training course delivered by
Winning Aid-Funded Business A training course delivered by Nigel Peters, Director of the UKTI Aid-Funded Business Service UKCDS & UUK London 5 November 2012 1
Sector Case-Study Education 2
Education & The World Bank § Education is at the forefront of the WB Agenda § Education is a powerful driver of development § Strong instrument for reducing poverty § MDG #2: Achieve universal primary education by 2015 § The World Bank Group is the largest external education financier for developing countries § Since 2000, the Bank has invested over $25 billion in education, including more than $13 billion from the IDA § Portfolio of $11 billion, with operations in 78 countries as of April 2012 § Average of $2. 4 billion a year in new financing § Over 60% of WB education lending supports basic education 3
World Bank: Tertiary Education & TVET § Over the past 10 years WBG lending for tertiary education averaged $315 m per year. § Currently have 83 active projects with a tertiary education component Priorities are to: Increase institutional diversification Strengthen science and technology R&D capacity Improve quality and relevance of tertiary education Equality mechanisms to assist disadvantaged students Sustainable financing systems Strengthen management systems Increase ICT capacity to reduce the digital divide 4
WB Education projects focus on LAC, Africa, and EAP • 350 Active Education projects worth $ 11 B • Largest active project: Minas Gerais Partnership II SWAP in Brazil $976 M • 48 Education projects in the Pipeline worth $5. 4 B 5
An emphasis on Basic education, but a wide variety of Education Projects Average Education Lending Other 19% Tertiary 14% Basic education 42% Secondary and vocational 25% Examples of Projects: • Consultancy Services for District Teachers Training Program • Purchasing of Science equipment • Supplying Primary School Textbooks • Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes • Technical support for a Pilot Project • Developing Legal Framework for Primary and Secondary Education 6
115 UK Education Contracts worth $76 M FY 2007 -2012 7
Strong UK position in Education in Africa and SA, in Consultant Services and Goods § Top UK contract: Save the Children UK for Consultancy Services for District Teachers Training Program in Afghanistan in 2009, worth $10, 483, 023 § Most UK Education contracts range between $100, 000 – 500, 000 8
Top UK Education Suppliers Pearson Education worth $21 M (6 contracts) Save the Children UK worth $10 M (1 contract) Maxwell Stamp PLC worth $8 M (1 contract) Cambridge Education worth $6. 4 M (1 contract) Scottish Qualification Authority worth $3. 5 M (1 contract) § University of Brighton worth $2 M (1 contract) § Adam Smith International worth $1. 7 M (2 contracts) § § § Cambridge Education worth $1. 5 M (1 contract) 9
World Bank: Monthly Operational Summary, Education Sector 10
Asian Development Bank Challenges for Education and Skills Development The “three I’s”: Education contributing to meeting the broad challenges of §innovation, §inclusiveness, and §integration in the region. 11
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Education loans and grants programmed in 2012 -2014 ($2. 5 billion), by region Southeast Asia 30% Pacific 1% East Asia 4% South Asia 63% Central and West Asia 2% 13
Technical Assistance Programmed in Education Sector in 2012 -2014 § By subsector: - preprimary and basic education (9%), - upper secondary education (7%), - skills development (45%), - higher education (16%), - broad education sector development (23%) § By region: - Central and West Asia (7%), - East Asia (8%), - Pacific (10%), - South Asia (54%), - Southeast Asia (21%). 14
2012 -2014 Education Loans and Grants - Processing Schedule PPTA Approval Estimated Loan/Grant approval Oct-05 Sep-12 A. Sumbal TBC N/A TBC Dec-13 2014 TAJ Strengthening Private Sector Participation in Higher Education and TVET East Asia TBC 2014 MON Vocational and Higher Education PRC Hunan Vocational Education Demonstration Project PRC Guangxi Nanning Vocational Education Demonstration Pacific A. Ressano Garcia J. Asanova W. Walker Dec-12 Dec-11 May-13 Jun-13 Jan-14 REG REG S. Lee May-09 Approved May-12 May-09 Approved May -12 N/A 2013 Cty Project Name Central and West Asia KGZ Vocational Education Skills and Employment Project (formerly TEVSD) Supplementary REG University of Central Asia KGZ Higher Education Reform Program REG Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program (MFF) Higher Educ. in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 1) Higher Educ. in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 2) Higher Educ. in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 3) TIM Mid-Level Skills Training Project (additional financing) Southeast Asia CAM Third Education Sector Development Program (ESDP III) CAM Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education II INO Polytechnics Development PHI Education Improvement Sector Development Program VIE Upper Secondary Education Development II VIE Lower for the Most Disadvantaged Source: ADB Secondary (September Education 2012) Regions Phase II Mission Leader M. Van der Auwera S. Lee N/A 2014 S. Sindhvad W. Kubitzki N. La. Rocque E. Izawa Nov-10 Approved Sep -12 2014 Dec-09 May-12 Dec-11 2014 Dec-10 Oct-12 2012 Dec-14 15
2012 -2014 Education Loans and Grants Processing Schedule Cty Project Name Mission Leader Estimated Loan/Grant approval PPTA Approval South Asia BAN Teaching Quality Improvement II B. Panth Dec-09 Approved Mar-12 BAN BAN IND Skills for Employment Project Secondary Education Sector Development Project II MFF (PFR-1) PPP in Higher Education Skills Development Program (PFR 2) Supporting PPP in Skill Development MFF (PFR-1) MFF Supporting PPP in Skill Development (Tranche 1) (formerly Skills for Infrastructure) R. van Dael TBC S. Chakravarti Dec-11 2012 2013 TBC TBC Dec-13 Jul-13 2014 2013 IND Supporting Public Resource Management in Education and Health TBC 2013 2014 MLD Strengthening Education for Youth Development Project TBC 2014 NEP Strengthening Higher Engineering Education (formerly PPP in Higher Education) E. Tajima Dec-11 2013 NEP SRI Skills Development MFF Technical Education and Vocational Training Sector Development Project (Tranche 1) G. S. Song S. Shakil Dec-11 Dec-10 Dec-13 Mar-13 SRI SRI Human Development Investment Program (Tranche 1) Human Development Investment Program (Tranche 2) Human Development Investment Program (Tranche 3) S. Shakil TBC N/A N/A 2013 2014 Source: ADB (September 2012) S. Shakil 16
Highlights of Education Projects Portfolio in 2013 § New investments in current key programs in basic and secondary education (e. g. Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam) and in TVET/Skills Development (e. g. Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka) § Support to tertiary TVET & polytechnics (e. g. Indonesia, Mongolia) and higher education & science and technology (Nepal, University of Central Asia) § Increasing support to public-private partnerships (e. g. Philippines, India, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal) § Loan financed education projects in the giants: India and PRC (TVET projects in both countries) 17
Sharpening Education Sector Knowledge Work and Project Operations in: § Inclusive education for inclusive development § Public-private partnerships for improving quality, relevance, and sustainable financing of education § ICT/social media for transforming education services § Skills development for employment and new types of skills § Centers of excellence to boost innovation and competiveness, and diversified tertiary and higher education systems for evolving labor market needs. § Regional cooperation and cross-border collaboration in education and knowledge sharing 18
Education and training overview Africa Latin America Asia Neighbourhood East Botswana Argentina Bangladesh Georgia Comoros Chile Burma Moldova Gabon Costa Rica Cambodia Neighbourhood South Ivory Coast Ecuador China Egypt Lesotho El Salvador India Pre-Accession Madagascar Guatemala Indonesia Croatia Namibia Mexico Mongolia Turkey Seychelles Nicaragua Nepal Macedonia Somalia Paraguay Pakistan Montenegro Sudan and South Sudan Central Asia Serbia Swaziland Kyrgyzstan Albania Caribbean Tajikistan Bosnia & Herzegovina Barbados Turkmenistan Kosovo Pacific Papua New Guinea Regional Programme Africa, Caribbean, Pacific Intra-ACP Regional Programmes Latin Regional Programme Asia America Asia Latin America Mercosur Thematic Programme Investing in people UKRep, Commercial Section
Specific opportunities: Service contracts About 70% of the EU’s external aid tenders are service contracts Services regularly requested: 1. Technical Assistance and Capacity Building to national beneficiaries (ex. Ministry of Education, Employment) 2. Design of Education Information Systems (software) or educational material 3. Supervision of work contracts 4. Technical design for Supply Contracts UKRep, Commercial Section
Specific opportunities: Service contracts About 70% of the EU’s external aid tenders are service-based Examples for service contracts: Gabon: Long-term Technical Assistance for the Support to Vocational Education and Training in Gabon Budget: 1, 200, 000 EUR - FORECAST Reference: 133358 Swaziland: Technical Assistance Services to the Support to Education and Training (SET II) Programme Budget: 2, 000 EUR - FORECAST Reference: 133056 Pakistan: Sindh Education Sector Support Programme (SESSP) Budget: 4, 000 EUR - OPEN Reference: 132549 Argentina: Secondary Education and Vocational Training for Young Budget: 1, 500, 000 EUR - FORECAST Reference: 133164 UKRep, Commercial Section
Specific opportunities: Grant contracts Examples for grant contracts: Somalia: Education Sector Development Programme Budget: 30 MEUR - Pre-Forecast Reference: n/a Pakistan: Support to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector in Pakistan Budget: 15 MEUR - Pre-Forecast Reference: n/a Global: Developing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Methodologies and Services for the Informal Economy Budget: 17 MEUR - Closed Reference: 129198 India: Exchange of International Best Practices in Education'' - Actions in India and Overseas - ''Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan" (SSA II) for Universalizing Elementry Education in India Budget: 3 MEUR - Closed Reference: 128772 Multi: Erasmus Mundus Higher Education Programmes > rolling calls UKRep, Commercial Section
Grant Schemes: Higher Education Examples Tempus 2013, € 16 million The overall objective of the programme is to contribute to the modernisation of higher education in the Western Balkans and to promote the voluntary convergence with EU developments in higher education such as the Bologna process Specific Objective: To contribute to improved quality, relevance, capacity and governance of higher education in the Western Balkans, in line with changing political, social and economic needs. Erasmus Mundus Action 1, € 8 million To achieve better understanding and mutual enrichment between the European Union and the Candidate Countries and Potential Candidates in the field of higher education through promoting the mobility of students and doctoral candidates at higher education level. The specific objectives are to enable highly qualified graduates and doctoral candidates from the Western Balkans and Turkey to engage in postgraduate study at European universities and to obtain qualifications and/or experience in the European Union and EFTA-EEA States. Erasmus Mundus Action 2, € 12 million Contribute towards the development of human resources and the international cooperation capacity of higher education institutions in the Western Balkans. The specific object is to enable the exchange of staff and students at all levels thereby enhancing their knowledge and skills. 23
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