The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) ( ar, الهيئة العامة للتعليم التطبيقي والتدريب) is an academic institute in Kuwait,
it is considered one of the largest institutes in the Middle East in terms of the number of enrolled students. The PAAET offers a wide variety of programs across its different colleges and training institutes.
Historical Overview
It was established on December 28, 1982, by
law
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number (63) with the
objective
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of developing and upgrading
manpower
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to meet the challenge of shortfall in technical manpower created by industrial and
economic development
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of the
country
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.
The foundation of applied education and training was laid along with the initiation of
oil
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exploration
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,
production
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Economics and business
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* Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services)
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and
export
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in
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the no ...
. In the 1950s, the State began to establish training centres and organised programmes to prepare the manpower needed for the oil
industry. After building the fundamental structure of the
educational
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system, the Ministry of Education established a number of specialised
institutions to meet the increasing demand for skilled manpower. The other ministries established their own training centres and institutes as well. The State found it essential to establish a central body to supervise and coordinate the activities of these numerous institutes.
The Technical and
Vocational Education
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Department was established in 1972 to supervise technical and vocational education. The Central Training Department was established to supervise training centres and institute set up by to State Ministries.
The Technical and Vocational Education Department continued to function until 1982 when the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) was established as an autonomous body to supervise technical and vocational training and envision and implement an overall plan for the sector.
Objectives
The goal of PAAET is to
develop
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the
nation
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al technical manpower and to meet
human
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resource needs of the country through its two sectors: Education and Training.
Colleges & Institutes
*The applied education sector includes four
Colleges
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, which offers several specialisations:
#
College of Basic Education
#College of Business Studies
College of Technological Studies#College of Health Sciences.
*Besides the four colleges, there are number of training
Institutes such as:
#The Higher Institute of Energy ( Formerly Electricity and Water Institute )
#The Higher Institute of Telecommunication and Navigation ( Formerly Telecommunication and Navigation Institute )
#Industrial Training Institute (Sabah Al-Salem & Shuwaikh)
#Nursing Institute
#Constructional Training Institute
#Vocational Training Institute
Special Training Courses
The Authority’s Training Coordination Department offers programs predicated on the requested needs of the various Kuwaiti ministries, state institutions and the private sector. These differ from the regular programs offered by the colleges and institutes of the Authority in that they are implemented in response to special requests only, and in almost all cases the students are already in the employed or guaranteed employment after graduation, by the government or private sector.
*Departmental Objectives :
The
objectives of this department are to prepare a well skilled cadre to meet the various and particular needs for manpower as requested by the public and/or the private sector.
*Specializations :
The very nature of this department is such that the programs offered will depend almost entirely upon the requested needs of the
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government ...
and private sectors. Listed below are some of the most often requested programs:-
#Under Technical (Engineering and Technology)
#Under Para-Medical
#Under Administrative Secretary ship and Office Work
#Services
#Agriculture
*Study System :
The programs offered by this department are of varying duration, a matter of weeks or months, while others are of the usual two year institutional span. If they are of two year duration or longer the successful graduate will be granted the normal PAAET diploma, if less than the minimum required for a diploma, they will be granted a certificate of attendance and/or a certificate of participation.
*Opportunities :
As the participants in these programs are already guaranteed employed by the Kuwaiti government or the private sector, the question of employment does not arise. However successful completion of one of these programs almost inevitably leads to promotion.
References
External links
Official website
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Education in Kuwait
Educational institutions established in 1982
1982 establishments in Kuwait