Staff Appraisal Report: Trinidad and Tobago - Basic Education Project

Abstract

The objectives of this project were to: 1) enhance the cognitive and social development of children in early childhood care and education (ECCE) to prepare them to enter primary education, 2) improve the quality of teaching and student achievement in primary education, 3) improve the physical infrastructure of facilities for ECCE and primary and secondary education, and 4) strengthen the management and institutional capabilities of the education sector at all levels. This report describes the project against the background of a discussion of the country’s economic and social setting, and the education sector, providing details of the following aspect of the project: 1) project costs, financing, procurement, and disbursement; and 2) implementation, procurement, disbursement, auditing, monitoring, and supervision. It identifies expected risks and benefits, and lists agreements reached with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Sixteen supporting documents are annexed to the report.