Uruguay

The objective of the Third Basic Education Quality Improvement Project is to increase equity, quality, and efficiency in providing preschool and primary education. The... Show More + reallocation is necessary to finance: (i) existing and newly created additional in-service teacher training courses, which require (a) additional expenditures such as the per-diem and travel cost of the trainees, rental of facilities, seminar or workshop materials, and administrative support, and (b) the contracting of more teacher trainers than estimated at the beginning of the Project; and (ii) additional technical advisers hired to work in the preparation and supervision of works at full-time schools. Show Less -

This project paper provides an additional loan to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay for the Third Basic Quality Improvement Project, including the extension of the project's... Show More + closing date by 36 months from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2012, to allow for the completion of the project activities and the achievement of the project targets. The additional financing will address the financing gap arising from the increase in project costs associated with a change in the Government of Uruguay's (GoU) strategy on civil works, and the significant escalation of construction costs in the country. The new civil works strategy will ensure that the Project Development Objectives (PDO) target of 47,000 new student places in Full Time Schools (FTSs) will be met. No changes are to the design or implementation arrangements of the project. The additional financing will continue to finance ongoing activities including: (i) the construction, rehabilitation and equipping o f schools; (ii) the procurement of didactic materials (school equipment, learning materials, and school libraries); (iii) teacher training for FTS; and (iv) project management. Show Less -