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
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Sector Case-Study
Education
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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
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World Bank: Tertiary Education & TVET
Over the past 10 years WBG lending for tertiary education averaged $315m per year.
Currently have 83 active projects with a tertiary education component
Priorities are to:Increase institutional diversificationStrengthen science and technology R&D capacityImprove quality and relevance of tertiary educationEquality mechanisms to assist disadvantaged studentsSustainable financing systemsStrengthen management systemsIncrease ICT capacity to reduce the digital divide
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WB Education projects focus on LAC, Africa, and EAP
• 350 Active Education projects worth $ 11B • Largest active project: Minas Gerais Partnership II SWAP
in Brazil $976 M • 48 Education projects in the Pipeline worth $5.4 B
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Average Education Lending
An emphasis on Basic education, but a wide variety of Education Projects
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
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115 UK Education Contracts worth $76 M FY 2007-2012
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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
Strong UK position in Education in Africa and SA, in Consultant Services and Goods
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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)
Top UK Education Suppliers
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World Bank: Monthly Operational Summary, Education Sector
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Asian Development BankChallenges for Education and Skills Development
The “three I’s”: Education contributing to meeting the broad challenges of innovation, inclusiveness, and integration in the region.
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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%).
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2012-2014 Education Loans and Grants - Processing Schedule
Source: ADB (September 2012)
Cty Project Name Mission Leader PPTA Approval
Estimated Loan/Grant
approval Central and West AsiaKGZ Vocational Education Skills and Employment Project
(formerly TEVSD) Supplementary M. Van der Auwera Oct-05 Sep-12
REG University of Central Asia A. Sumbal N/A Dec-13KGZ Higher Education Reform Program TBC TBC 2014
TAJ Strengthening Private Sector Participation in Higher Education and TVET
TBC TBC 2014
East Asia
MON Vocational and Higher Education A. Ressano Garcia Dec-12 May-13PRC Hunan Vocational Education Demonstration Project J. Asanova Dec-11 Jun-13PRC Guangxi Nanning Vocational Education Demonstration W. Walker Jan-14Pacific
REG Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program (MFF) S. Lee May-09 Approved May-12REG Higher Educ. in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 1) S. Lee May-09 Approved May -12 REG Higher Educ. in the Pacific Investment Program
(Tranche 2)S. Lee N/A 2013
REG Higher Educ. in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 3) S. Lee N/A 2014
TIM Mid-Level Skills Training Project (additional financing) S.Lee N/A 2014Southeast AsiaCAM Third Education Sector Development Program (ESDP III) S. Sindhvad Nov-10 Approved Sep -12CAM Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education II 2012 2014INO Polytechnics Development W. Kubitzki Dec-09 May-12PHI Education Improvement Sector Development Program N. LaRocque Dec-11 2014VIE Upper Secondary Education Development II E. Izawa Dec-10 Oct-12VIE Lower Secondary Education for the Most Disadvantaged
Regions Phase II E. Izawa 2012 Dec-14 15
Source: ADB (September 2012)
Cty Project Name Mission Leader PPTA Approval
Estimated Loan/Grant approval
South Asia
BAN Teaching Quality Improvement II B. Panth Dec-09 Approved Mar-12
BAN Skills for Employment Project R. van Dael Dec-11 Dec-13BAN Secondary Education Sector Development Project II MFF (PFR-1) R. van Dael 2012 Jul-13BAN PPP in Higher Education TBC 2013 2014BAN Skills Development Program (PFR 2) TBC TBC 2014IND Supporting PPP in Skill Development MFF (PFR-1) S. Chakravarti TBC 2013IND MFF Supporting PPP in Skill Development (Tranche 1) (formerly
Skills for Infrastructure)S. Chakravarti TBC 2013
IND Supporting Public Resource Management in Education and Health TBC 2013 2014
MLD Strengthening Education for Youth Development Project TBC TBC 2014
NEP Strengthening Higher Engineering Education (formerly PPP in Higher Education)
E. Tajima Dec-11 2013
NEP Skills Development G. S. Song Dec-11 Dec-13SRI MFF Technical Education and Vocational Training Sector
Development Project (Tranche 1) S. Shakil Dec-10 Mar-13
SRI Human Development Investment Program S. Shakil TBC 2013SRI Human Development Investment Program (Tranche 1) S. Shakil N/A 2013SRI Human Development Investment Program (Tranche 2) S. Shakil N/A 2013SRI Human Development Investment Program (Tranche 3) S. Shakil N/A 2014
2012-2014 Education Loans and Grants - Processing Schedule
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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)
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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
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UKRep, Commercial Section
Education and training overview
Africa
Botswana
Comoros
Gabon
Ivory Coast
Lesotho
Madagascar
Namibia
Seychelles
Somalia
Sudan and South Sudan
Swaziland
Caribbean
Barbados
Pacific
Papua New Guinea
Latin America
Argentina
Chile
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Mexico
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Asia
Bangladesh
Burma
Cambodia
China
India
Indonesia
Mongolia
Nepal
Pakistan
Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Neighbourhood East
Georgia
Moldova
Neighbourhood South
Egypt
Pre-Accession
Croatia
Turkey
Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Albania
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Kosovo
Regional Programme Africa, Caribbean, Pacific
Intra-ACP
Regional Programmes Latin America
Latin America
Mercosur
Regional Programme Asia
Asia
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 GabonBudget: 1,200,000 EUR - FORECAST - Reference: 133358
Swaziland: Technical Assistance Services to the Support to Education and Training (SET II) ProgrammeBudget: 2,000,000 EUR - FORECAST - Reference: 133056
Pakistan: Sindh Education Sector Support Programme (SESSP)Budget: 4,000,000 EUR - OPEN - Reference: 132549
Argentina: Secondary Education and Vocational Training for YoungBudget: 1,500,000 EUR - FORECAST - Reference: 133164
UKRep, Commercial Section
Specific opportunities: Grant contracts
Examples for grant contracts:
Somalia: Education Sector Development ProgrammeBudget: 30 MEUR - Pre-Forecast - Reference: n/a
Pakistan: Support to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector in PakistanBudget: 15 MEUR - Pre-Forecast - Reference: n/a
Global: Developing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Methodologies and Services for the Informal EconomyBudget: 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 IndiaBudget: 3 MEUR - Closed - Reference: 128772
Multi: Erasmus Mundus Higher Education Programmes > rolling calls
Grant Schemes: Higher Education Examples
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Tempus 2013, €16 millionThe 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 processSpecific 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 millionTo 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 millionContribute 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.