World Bank TVET Afghanistan Program Review

 MID TERM REVIEW BRIEFING

Consultant Services for Curricular and Academic Development Activities for NIMA, Grant H352-AF

 Afghanistan Skills Development Project P102573

PREPARED FOR THE AFGHANISTAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & WORLD BANK

APRIL 2011

NIMA

Briefing Focus

• Introduction• Project Objectives• Institutional Profile• Accomplishments• Infrastructure Development• Accreditation• Project Structure• Lessons Learned• Next Steps• Summary

Project Objectives

• Support Two Year Diploma Program Development

Administration & ManagementFinance & AccountingInformation & Computer Technology • Advance English Proficiency • Provide Diploma Level Labor Market Supply• Train Teachers for Other TVET Schools• Set Accreditation & Other Standards• Assist Institute in its Management

Institutional Profile

• Institutional Partner• National Institute Of Mgmt and Admin (NIMA)

• Established 2008 by Ministry of Education (MOE) •Mission: Young Afghan Capacity

Building/Workforce Dev

• Part of Afghanistan Skills Development Project (ASDP)• Goal: Build Tech and Vocation Education

(TVET)•Equitable /Market Driven /Cost Effective

• Funding Agency: World Bank

Institutional Profile

• Enrollment: 2700 • Standardized Entrance Exam Process• 30% Women• 500 Dormitory/250 Rental Facility

Students • 37 Junior Faculty • 3 Faculty Trainers• 3 Senior Faculty• 4 Support Staff• 100 Afghan Teacher Trainees (ATT)-now 7• 29 Placement Teacher Trainees (PTT)

Institutional Profile

Semester Enrollment Comments

1 2700 NIMA Mgmt

2 1700 ASDP Contract

3 1510 10,000 Exams

4 1050 Graduates

1260 Placements

250 Waiting Placement

Significant Achievements

• Curriculum Development (50 courses)• Technical Skills Development• Standardized Examinations• Examination Rules, Regulations and Procedures• Staff and Student Codes of Conduct• Academic Committee and Sub Committees• Academic Structure Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy*• Student-Centered Learning/Living Classroom Model

Based• Teaching Techniques• Cross Modular, Blended Learning, Kabul in the

Classroom

* Post-Bloom Research is Acknowledged But it is Not Yet Standardized in Textbooks

Competency Balance

Attitudes

Prior Curriculum: Semester 1

Independent Curricula

Fundamentals of Accounting

Fundamentals of Management

Fundamentals of IT in Business

Fundamentals of Economics

Fundamentals of Mathematics

English

New Interactive Learning

From Knowledge to Synthesis

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Blended Learning Constructs

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Don’t DoDon’t Come

Don’t DoDon’t Come

New Philosophy of Conduct

• Teachers and Students•Life Skills• Discipline• Quality

• Respect

• Teachers and Students•Life Skills• Discipline• Quality

• Respect

An Evolving Values-Added Model

Infrastructure Development

Project Mobilization--August 2009 Six ComputersSome Whiteboards

Semester 2: September 2009 - January 2010Resource DevelopmentNo LAN or Internet Four Labs Created

Software on DVDOpen Source SoftwareE-commerce and Web Site Building

Notepad and Web BrowserCourses/Exercises on Paper Basis

Semester3: March - July 2010 Resource DevelopmentComputer and Network Maintenance Courses

Management Systems CoursesProject Initiative Attendance AdministratorProject Initiative Counseling & Security

Semester 4: September 2010 - January 2011Resource DevelopmentProject Management

7 Additional Computer Labs 140 ComputersLAN

Internet Connection 2 Satellite DishesLibrary TBD

Placement Officers Begin Duties 20 Staff

Semester 1 , YEAR 2 : April – June 2011 New CohortSemester 1 , YEAR 2 : July – August 2011 Post MSP

Placement Period for Cohort One Post MSP

Lab/Office Connectivity

Curriculum Enhancements

Advanced Technical Skills

Accreditation

• Purpose • Ensure Programs Fulfill Internationally Recognized

Quality Criteria

• Focus • Pedagogical Principles• Local Needs • Sustainable Standards

• Accreditation Reviewers• University of Jyväskylä Continuing Education Centre• Faculty of Information Technology• Jyväskylä School of Business and Economics

Accreditation

• Tasks• Review NIMA Curricula and

Program Quality • Provide Expert Opinion On

Comparable International Courses

• Conduct Monitoring Visits, Interviews, Observations, etc.

• Prepare Action Plan for Accreditation

• Target Areas for Development

Accreditation

• Results

• Quarterly Monitoring Report• Numerical Value Assessment

Table Describing Level of Accreditation Criteria Attained

• Aim Not to Criticize or Find Guilt

• Provide Developmental Input/Benefit

Project Structures

Basic Venn—

Synergistic Relationships

Stacked Venn—

Non Overlapping Relationships

Organization Chart

AFGHAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

ON SITE TEAM LEADER

NIMA DIRECTOR TA/TVET & PM/NIMA WORLD BANK

DM-TVET

ASDP PROGRAM MGR MSP-LONDON, UK

ACADEMIC PROGRAM TRAINING/INTERNSHIP INSTI EFFECTIVENESS

SCHOOL OF A&FM

SCHOOL OF M & A

SCHOOL OF ICT

GENERAL STUDIES

CONTRACTS F & A LOGISTICS

FAC

H R

C&L

CLI

LIB

A&R

ON-SITE ADMIN SUPPORT

PLA

MTN G&S

CNL

IT IS

G&A

REPORTS

ACADEMIC COM

CURRICULUM DEV

U OF JYVASKYLA

JF DEVELOPMENT

PLACEMENT (PTT)

AFGHAN (ATT)

ACCREDITATION/EVALUATION

OFFICE MANAGEMENT

ACADEMIC SYSTEMS

PLACEMENT

AGENCY LIAISON

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE AFGHANISTAN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (ASDP) 2009-2011

Legend

FAC = Facilities G&S = Grounds & Security MTN = Maintenance LIB = Library C&L = Class & Labs PLA = Placement A&R = Admission & Retention G&A = Graduation & ATT CLI = Clinic IT = Technology Support CNL = Counseling IS = Islamic Studies

Project Components Now

Infrastructure

Finance & Administration

Academic Instruction & Curriculum

Project-Next Phase

Lessons Learned

• Student Orientation• Expectation Management

• Third Party Influence• Infrastructure Effectiveness • Library, Technology, Sanitation/Power,

Office/Class/Lab• Administrative Systems• Counselor/Discipline, Registrar, Security,

Placement• ATT/PTT Programs • Senior Faculty Ratio • Native English Skills

Next Steps

• Academic Sustainability• Revise Teacher Training Programs• Enhance Placement Partners/Process/Personnel

• Increase Native English Staff Recruitment• Management Sustainability• Rebuild Infrastructure • Integrate Administrative and Academic

Structures• Improve Communication• Revise Contract Oversight Structure

• Expedite Procurement Processes • Enhance Travel/Visa Processes

• Establish Advocacy Board

Remaining 2011 Calendar

Spring Semester Fall SemesterApril ‘11 August ‘11 September ’11 December‘11

JulyContract End

Semester Options w/o Contract

1) Don’t Start Semester

2) Start Semester

Let Contract Expire July 7

Continue without Existing Faculty, Staff or Admin

3) Start Semester

Terminate Semester July 7 (Contract End)

Restart Semester with New Contractor Personnel

Impacts

• Ministry Embarrassment • Students Disenfranchised--Left Without Direction• NIMA Credibility Loss• All Capital Investment Stolen• Tender of New Contract Difficult• Execution of Remaining Semester(s) Difficult• Same New Contractor “Learning Curve”• Unlikely Modifications of Contract Technical Tasks

with “Lessons Learned”• Unlikely Modifications of Contract Management

Tasks with “Lessons Learned”

Contract Options

• Contract Extension—August 2011 (Semester End)• IMPACT: Same as Above

• Contract Extension—31 December’11 (Academic Year End)• IMPACT: Enough Time to Modify, Solicit,

Evaluate and Award New Contract with All Above Issues Addressed

Summary

• In this project, “the boat is being built and sailed at the same time.”

• All large projects have “start-up” and growing pains.

• Twenty years from now, Afghanistan will have a sustainable middle class workforce because of the vision and dedication of the pioneer faculty, staff and students on this project.

• Do not become distracted from the long term goal by inexperience and/or self-interest by those who do not understand the commitment required for success a generation away. …From Rubble to Rome