Presentation at Chattogram Workshop -2nd ISM on 15 Sep 2022.pptx

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• Accelerating & Strengthening Skills for Economic
Transformation (ASSET) Project
Website: asset-dte.gov.bd
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2. Presented by:
Md. Abdur Rahim
Additional Project Director (Deputy Secretary)
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3. Objectives of “ASSET” Project
• যুবিমাজ, িারী এবাং িুশবধা
বঞ্চিে ও অিগ্রির জিয়গাষ্টিয়ক
কম ম
িাংস্থায়ির উপয়যাগী কয়র
চাশহোশিশিক কমী বাশহিী
শহয়িয়ব গয়ড় দোলা;
• দেয়ির যুবিমাজয়ক িশবষ্যে
কম ম
িাংস্থায়ির জিয েক্ষ কয়র
গয়ড় দোলা এবাং চাকশর-
বাজায়রর িায়ে িামঞ্জিয দরয়খ
উেীেমাি দটকয়িালঞ্চজ শিশিক
প্রশিক্ষণ প্রোি করা;
• েক্ষো উন্নেি, চাকশর বাজার
চাকশরোো ও উয়েযাক্তা
Equipping youth with skills that fit
the future of work and harness
technology which matching with
employer’s demand;
Improving the skills eco-system to
make it responsive, agile, and
demand-driven; and
Enhancing the ratio of labor market
outcomes for women and
disadvantaged groups.
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4. Total Cost of Project (taka in Crore)
Source Estimated Cost Percentage (%) Type
Total 4299.9955 100%
GoB 1719.9924 40% Donation
IDA Project Aid
(RPA)
2580.0031 60% Loan
Project Duration
Date of Commencement July 2021
Date of Completion December 2026
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5. Component 1: Transforming Formal Skills Development for Future of Work,
Inclusiveness, and Resilience: 2,619.0343 crore BDT
Sub-Component 1.1: Institutional Development Grant: BDT 1191.50 crore
Sub-Component 1.2: Formal Short Course: 735.50 crore BDT
Component 2: Innovative Skills Development Programs for Employment and
Empowerment : 1,105.76 crore BDT
Component 3: Capacity Development, Project Management, Social Marketing and
Monitoring & Evaluation: 368.10 crore BDT
Component-wise Allocation
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6. Institutional Development Grants
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7. • IDGs is for supporting the capacity development of public and private
diploma institutions.
• The IDG will be given to:
• Polytechnic under TMED
• Institutes of Marine Technology (IMT) MEWOE.
• Institute of Health Technology (IHT) under MEFWD
• Medical Assistant Training School (MATS) under MEFWD
• Nursing College/Institute (Diploma-level)under MEFWD
Institutional Development Grant (IDG) Program

8. IDG will be received by-
Type of Diploma Institutions Relevant
Ministries
Expected No. of Beneficiary Institutions
Public Private Total
Polytechnics, other technical institutes TMED
60 40 100
Institutes of Marine Technology (IMT) MEWOE
5 0 5
Institute of Health Technology (IHT) MHFW
15 10 25
Medical Assistant Training School (MATS) MHFW
11 10 21
Nursing College/Institute (Diploma-level) MHFW
20 9 29
Total = 111 69 180

9. Eligibility and selection criteria for Diploma Institutions (Public) to Participate in
IDG Program
Eligibility Criteria Selection
- Years of existence: ≥ 3 years
- Enrollment :
Polytechnic ≥ 200 students
IMT ≥ 50
IHT≥100
MATS ≥ 50
Nursing Institute/College(Diploma level) ≥ 50
- Approval of IDPs

10. Eligibility and selection criteria for Diploma Institutions(Private) to
Participate in IDG Program
Eligibility Criteria Selection
- Years of existence: ≥ 5 years
Enrollment(yearly):
Polytechnic ≥ 200 students
IHT≥ 100
MATS ≥50
Nursing Institute ≥50
Nursing College ≥ 50
- Teacher vacancy: ≤ 20%
- Land title: Required
- Accreditation: Required
- Co-financing*: Required
- 3-year Audit Report: Required
- RTO institutions will be given the first
priority
- Intake capacity utilization
- Quality of IDP
* Private Institutions will be required to
self-finance at least 15% of the cash
expenditure of proposed activities

11. • Budget for IDG: 1191.50 crore
• 65% from the WB
• 35% from the GoB
• Maximum amount of the IDG per institution - BDT 6.00 Crore.
• The maximum amount per course will be – BDT 2.00 Crore.
IDG Fund and Allocation

12. • Project will support the Institutional Development Plan (IDP).
• Institutions will prepare IDP in the prescribed format.
• IDP will set out development goals; activity plans to achieve the
stated goals, and indicators to measure the achievements.
• IDP will plans for;
• Accountable procurement activities and transparent financial
management
• Best IDP proposals will get Award
Institutional Development Plan (IDP)

13. • IDG program is not for :
• Major civil works, new constructions, constructing new buildings,
adding new floors,;
• Purchase of vehicles and fuels;
• Sitting allowance for meetings and other allowances of similar
nature for teachers and staff.
Limitations on Institutional Development Activities

14. • Institution will have IDP Management Team (IDPMT).
• IDPMT will consist:
• IDG Manager (IDGM) - Principal of the institute
• Deputy IDG Manager - Vice-principal or next to Principal in seniority
• Academic Member – Not below the rank of Head of Department
• Finance Member - One Member in charge of Finance
• Procurement Member - One Member in charge of Procurement
• Training Member - One Member in charge of Training
• M & E Member - One Member in charge of M & E
IDP Management Team (IDPMT)

15. Institutional Management Committee (IMC)
No. Posts Description
1. Chairperson Principal
2. Industry Members At least two members nominated by the District/Division
Chamber of Commerce including at least one female member
3. Local Government Members At least two members nominated from District/Upazilla
administration
4. Institution Members At least three academic members of the institution – Heads of
Academic Departments, including at least one female member
5. Parent Members At least two members, being representatives of the parents of
students at the institution
6 Member- Secretary Vice Principal/Head of a department
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16. •Institution will form IDPMT and IMC.
•IDPMT will prepare a detailed action program and
timeline
•IMC will ratify the action program and timeline.
•IDPMT will open two Operational Accounts (OAs)
•The Principals will be responsible for fund utilization,
budgeting, and auditing of accounts related to the
project.
Roles and Responsibility of Institutions

17. • The institution will open following Books:
• Cash Book,
• Bank Book,
• Contract Control Register,
• Serial Payment Order files along with all supporting documents,
• Bank Reconciliation Statements,
• Cash Flow Statements regularly updated,
• Budget Control Register and
• Serial Budget Monitoring Voucher Files.
Roles and Responsibility of Institutions

18. • Submit monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements to
the PMU.
• IDPMT and IMC must oversee accounts and cash flows on a
regular basis
• Accounting and finance staff will hold themselves in
readiness at all times for surprise audits.
• Procurement as per the Procurement Plan approved by the
project.
Roles and Responsibility of Institutions

19. • Principal will be the Procuring authority.
• He will be supported by
• (i) the Head of a Department
• (ii) procurement staff
• Staff will prepare a detail Procurement Plan, simplified
Procurement Plan and submit to the PMU within four weeks of
signing PBGA.
• Institutes will undertake procurement, goods including equipment,
furniture, books, learning resources on their own for the purpose of the
teaching-learning process under the project.
Roles and Responsibility of Institutions

20. • Institutes will hire faculties for the project period and pay
them at par with the salary structure of the existing teachers
• Institutes will permit contractual teachers to undergo training
as needed and identified through training needs assessments.
• Institutes will hire guest faculties from industries and other
appropriate organizations for teaching purposes
• Institute will provide guest faculties honorarium for meeting
the costs of food, stay and travel to and from at the approved
rate by the project following existing Govt. financial rules.
Roles and Responsibility of Institutions

21. • IDGM will be responsible for all financial management (FM) activities
• IDGM will be accountable to PMU for all financial matters
• The main FM duties and responsibilities of IDPMT will be to:
• Checking invoices for goods, works and services and processing for payment;
• Maintain Bank Book, Payroll Registers;
• Maintain Ledgers;
• Maintain bidding documents, vouchers, bills, receipts, invoices, contracts,
work orders and all other important financial transactions and procurement
documents in a systematic order;
• Collect bank statement and reconcile bank balance;
Financial Management

22. • Prepare project’s Quarterly Financial Management Reports
(QFMRs);
• Prepare reply to the audit observations by government’s auditors from
Local and Revenue Audit and
• Foreign Aided Project Audit Directorate (FAPAD);
• Prepare quarterly and annual budget expenditure plans for the sub-
project;
Financial Management

23. • Signing PBGA, institutions’ IDGM shall open two current
operating accounts
• RPA fund, GoB Fund
• The PMU will transfer IDG funds
• Institution will implementation activities according to
approved financing and procurement plans.
• The entire amount of estimated cost mentioned in the signed
PBGA will be granted from PMU in periodic installments.
IDG Disbursement to Institutions

24. • The two dedicated OAs opened by the IDGM for the purpose
of financing IDP activities.
• The IDGM will operate the account as a single signatory.
• He will be the Drawing and Disbursement Officer (DDO)
of the sub-project.
Operating Account (OA)

25. • The IDPMT shall strictly follow:
• Government’s financial rules and regulations
• procurement plan included in the IDP
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• Payment must be within the IDP budget
Payments from Operating Account:

26. • Before payment, invoices should be checked properly to ensure that:
• Specifications
• Quality of supplied goods, services, or works
• Quantities of supplied goods, services, or works
• Unit price of the procured items
• Delivery within stipulated time/deadline;
• Procured items have been duly received, checked and entered in stock
register;
• Check Invoice’s arithmetical errors and inconsistencies;
• goods, services and works supplied/delivered are chronological from the dates of invitation of
tender, contract and purchase order.
• The tender documents, tender evaluation report and payment proposal have been authorized by
the competent authority and approved by the HOPE and World Bank where applicable
Payments from Operating Account:

27. • FAFAD will carry out external audit within six months of the
closing of the financial year
• The PMU will undertake an operational audit on an annual
basis by audit firms.
Audits:

28. • IDPMT should have a well-designed system to record
acquisition and disposal of all the fixed assets.
• Periodical physical inspection of fixed assets shall be carried
out by the PMU and implanting agencies and reconciled with
the fixed asset register.
Fixed Assets:

29. • IDG recipient institutes will follow:
• PPA/ PPR of the GoB.
• e-GP system
• Common item will be procure by PMU
• Goods, works and services will be procured by IDG recipient
institutes.
•
Procurement Management:

30. Short course
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31. Increase supply of market-relevant technical skills for priority sectors
 Create equitable training opportunities for women, PWD, and the
disadvantaged through formal short courses.
Short Courses certified by BTEB and NSDA
 Expected to train around 200,000 individuals (30% Female, 2%
PWD, 1% ethnic minority)
Grants’ Objectives
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32. Type of Institutions Relevant
Ministries
No. of Institutions (Tentative)
Public Private Total
Technical Training Centers (TTCs) MEWOE 40 20 60
Technical Schools and Colleges;
National Computer Training and
Research Academy (NACRAR)
TMED
50 20 70
Industry oriented training institutes* MoI 4 0 4
Total = 94 40 134
Estimated Number of Eligible Short-course
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Target: 2,00,000 Training

33. Industry oriented training institutes
Bangladesh Industrial and Technical Assistance Center (BITAC)
Small Cottage Industries Training Institute (SCITI)
Training Institute for Chemical Industries (TICI)
National Productivity Organization (NPO)
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34. Performance-based Per Trainee Grant (PTGs)
• Eligible training institutes will get Per Trainee Grants
• PTGs based on the approved number of trainees at a per-trainee rate
• The ceiling of per-trainee is BDT: 35,000.00 BDT
• PTGs will be disbursed to the institutions in three installments.
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35. Disbursements of PTG Installments
• Disbursement of the first installment (40%) of PTG upon enrollment
• Assessment Should be align with NTVQF/BNQF level
• Disbursement of second installment (40%) completion/passing
• Disbursement of the third installment upon reporting on employment
outcomes six months later (20%)
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36. Occupations and Levels under NTVQF (1-4)
Sl. Occupation NTVQF Level
1 Electrical Installation & Maintenance ( Civil Construction ) 1 -4
2 Sewing Machine Operation 2 -4
3 IT Support 1 -4
4 Graphic Design 2 -4
5 Computer Operation 1 -4
6 Welding 1 -4
7 Plumbing 1 -4
8 Tailoring & Dress Making 1 -4
9 Masonry 1 -4
10 Refrigeration and air Conditioning (RAC) 1 -4
11 Web Design/ Development 4-5
12 Mobile Phone Servicing 1 -4
13 Automotive Mechanics 1 -4
14 Consumer Electronics 1 -4
15 Rod Binding 1 -4
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37. Occupations and Levels under NTVQF
Sl. Occupation NTVQF Level
16 Machine Shop Practice 1 -4
17 Baking 1 -4
18 Tiles and Marble Fittings 1 -4
19 Cooking 1 -4
20 Driving 2-5
21 Solar Electrical System 1 -4
22 Block Batik and Screen Printing 1 -4
23 Food & Beverage Service 1 -4
24 Beauty Care 1 -4
25 Carpentry 1 -4
26 CAD Operation 3-5
27 Tour Guide 1 -4
28 Wood Working Machine Operation 1 -4
29 Food Processing & Quality Control 1 -4
30 Household Workers 1 -4
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38. SL Occupation NTVQF Level
31 Mechatronics Operation 1 -4
32 CAD CAM 1 -4
33 Boiler Operation and Maintenance 1 -4
34 Hydraulics and Pneumatics 1 -4
35 Casting and Heat Treatment 1 -4
36 Industrial Operation and Maintenance-chemical 1 -4
37 Chemical Analysis and Quality Control-(chemical Industry) 1 -4
38 Safety Crew and Fire Fighting 1 -4
39 PLC Operation 1 -4
40 Industrial water Treatment 1 -4
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Occupations and Levels under NTVQF

39. On Preparing Skill Based Curriculum Training can Be
provided with the Following Occupations
• Productivity Awareness program
• Lean Management System
• Customer Relationship Management
• Personal Productivity Management
• Green Productivity
• Labor Management System
• Total Quality Management
• Total Productive Maintenance
• KAIZEN Implementation
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40. PTGs can be used to cover the following expenditures:
Tuition Fees
Upgrading Quality and Market Relevance of Training
Curriculum Up-gradation
Teachers training
Training for Soft Skills and Digital Skills
Computer and Language Labs
Industry Collaboration and Partnership
Enhancing Inclusiveness
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41. PTGs can be used to cover the following expenditures:
Modernization of Equipment and Teaching-Learning Instruments
Students’ Training Material and Cost towards Industry Visits
Improvements in Job Placement and Graduate Tracking
Digitization of Training
Environment and Climate Change Responsive TVET
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42. Eligibility of Institutions and Courses
• Government and non-government training institutes that offer
Formal short-courses under DTE/TMED and BMET/MEWOE;
• Bangladesh Industrial and Technical Assistance Center (BITAC);
• Small and Cottage Industries Training Institute (SCITI);
• Training Institute for Chemical Industries (TICI)
• National Productivity Organization (NPO)
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43. Eligibility Criteria for PTGs for Short-Course
Type Eligibility Criteria for Institutions Eligibility Criteria for Courses
Short-course
providing
institutions
• Years of existence: > 5 years
• Annual intake: >80 trainees
• Number of trades: > 2
• Affiliation: Affiliation with BTEB, NDSA
or other public entity
• Completion rate: > 70%
• Co-financing for Private TTIs:
Private TTIs will be required to self-finance at
least 15% of the cash expenditure of SDP
implementation
• Course duration: Two to six
months;
• Course accreditation: BTEB,
NSDA, or ministry-accredited;
• Course size: minimum intake
capacity of 20 trainees
• Trade: Related to the Priority
Sectors of ASSET
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44. Grant Implementation Procedures and Mechanisms
• List of selected institution will be publish in the website;
• Selected institutions will attend the signing workshop
• Sign a Performance-based Grant Agreement (PBGA);
• Institution will discuss with PMU for implementation of the SDP;
• Discuss detail scope of necessary rationalization in the SDP;
• Discuss activity plans, budget and costs, and implementation
arrangement;
• Agreeing to the commitment on transparent and accountable
management of the SDP sub-projects.
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45. Institutional Project Management Unit (IPMU)
Institute will establish Project Management Unit (IPMU)
The IPMU will be headed by the Principal as SDP Manager (SDPM).
SDPM will be supported by a Deputy SDPM (Vice-principal/next to
Principal),
Four faculties to be selected as core members of IPMU
The IPMU membership may change during the sub-project implementation
period if necessary.
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46. IPMU Responsibilities
 SDPM/IPMU will carry out the tasks for SDP implementation,
including, but not limited to, the following:
 Carry out all the skills development activities
 Implement the procurement activities in accordance with government
procurement rules.
 Supervise the execution of civil works, rehabilitation/ refurbishment activities
 Arrange the training activities in accordance with GoB regulations
 Compile and archive all the related fiduciary documents.
 Ensure accountability and transparency in the PTG financed expenditures.
 Report the progress and performance to the IMC.
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47. IPMU Responsibilities
 Reporting to PMU about progress and information of SDP
 Ensure good custody of the procured assets, properties, goods, and
equipment, make an inventory of the procured items, and mark them
with the project stickers.
 Update the procurement plan and taking approval from the PMU.
 Salaries and allowances to support staff according to existing pay
scales and institutes’ regulations.
 SDPM, Deputy SDPM, and four faculty members of IPMU will
receive financial incentives as per fixed by the PMU.
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48. IPMU Support Staff
The IPMU shall hire support staff on a temporary basis as needed
Support staff include accountants, computer operators, technical
specialist
 Hire such support staff from external sources or existing teaching/non-
teaching staff by giving them additional responsibilities.
The cost of salary and allowances to support staff will be included in
the SDP under the relevant economic code.
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49. Institutional Management Committee (IMC)
 There will have an Institutional Management Committee (IMC)
IMC is responsible for supervising and supporting the SDP activities.
The IMC will be headed by a senior representative of local industry
partners.
SDPM will be a co-chair of IMC, and the Deputy SDPM will be the
member secretary.
 At least two representatives from local industries including female
 At least one members from local Upazilla/District Administration
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50. IMC Responsibilities
• Holding regular meetings
• Monitor performance of the institution
• Review and endorse the enrollment, completion, and graduate
employment outcome
• Monitor the teaching and learning contents, environment, and practices
of supported courses
• Coordinate with the industry/employer to enhance industry linkages
• Ensure communication, mobilization, and awareness activities institution
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51. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
M&E Unit (MEU) will be established within the PMU
IPMU shall be the primary agency for monitoring and evaluating the
SDP implementation activities at their institutions.
The M&E unit will undertake continuous data collection from all the
project implementing entities
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52. Monitoring Report and Completion Report
Six-monthly monitoring reports will be the self-reporting by the
recipient
Institute will submit six-monthly monitoring reports in a customized
reporting format
Progress of between January and June will be submitted by the end of
July, and the progress between July and December will submitted
January next year.
 Institute is required to submit a project completion report (PCR)
including outputs, achievements, and expenditures.
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53. Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)
Institutions will be required to follow an Environmental and Social
Management Framework (ESMF)
Objectives are to ensure the protection of the physical and social
environment, compliance with the legal requirements
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54. Grievance Redress Mechanisms
Institutions will be required to set up Grievance Redress Mechanisms
(GRMs) to ensure a safe training environment
 Institutions can establish focal points for reporting grievances and
committees to assess and take the lead for resolution.
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