Training
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Email- OBA core concepts
- How to identify if OBA is suitable
- Designing, implementing, and monitoring OBA projects
- Fiduciary requirements (for World Bank Group staff)
The courses are interactive with real case studies, exercises, and discussions. They are taught by subject matter experts.
Training for World Bank Group staff
The standard OBA training activity for WBG staff is the 2-day workshop “Output-Based Aid (OBA) Training for Task Team Leaders”. Find some of the course documents below:
Output-Based Aid Training - Objectives
This paper outlines the objectives of the OBA training for participants
Training Objectives (PDF 134.38 KB)
Output-Based Aid - Fact Sheet
This paper highlights OBA, an innovative approach to increasing access to basic services – such as infrastructure, healthcare, and education – for the poor in developing countries.
Fact Sheet (PDF 661.82 KB)
en français (PDF, 636.99 KB)
en español (PDF, 684.92 KB)
Example of a Typical OBA Project
This illustration highlights the components of a typical OBA project
Typical OBA Project (PDF 127.69 KB)
Terms of Reference For Output-Based Aid (OBA) Independent Verification Agent (IVA)- Energy (2009)
This guide highlights the main issues that should be included in a scope of work for an IVA.
Terms of Reference - Energy (PDF, 150.12 KB)
Terms of Reference For Output-Based Aid (OBA) Independent Verification Agent (IVA)- Health (2009)
This guide highlights the main issues that should be included in a scope of work for an IVA.
Terms of Reference - Health (PDF, 135.57 KB)
Terms of Reference For Output-Based Aid (OBA) Independent Verification Agent (IVA)- Water and Sanitation (2009)
This guide highlights the main issues that should be included in a scope of work for an IVA.
Terms of Reference -Water and Sanitation (PDF, 152.45 KB)
Procurement Issues in Structuring Output-Based Aid (OBA) Operations
Financed by the World Bank (2008)
This note provides guidance on how to ensure compliance with the Procurement Guidelines in operations that involve an OBA approach.
Procurement Issues Note (PDF, 145.62 KB)
World Bank Guidance Note on Procurement for OBA
This note provides more information on procurement for OBA
Guidance Note (PDF 297.1 KB)
INFRA Guidance Notes No. 1: Using OBA for Slum Upgrading (2009)
This note provides guidance on mitigating the impact of the financial crisis on the urban poor using results-based financing such as output-based aid (OBA) for slum upgrading.
INFRA Guidance Note (PDF, 261.1 KB)
For more information, please contact: gpoba@worldbank.org.
Training for Development Partners
In 2008, GPOBA organized training workshops on OBA for staff of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
During 2009, GPOBA organized a two-day training workshop on OBA for KfW staff in Frankfurt.
In fiscal year 2010, GPOBA plans to provide training to other donor agencies and to regional development banks.
For more information, please contact: gpoba@worldbank.org.