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Welcome to the page of The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training
الهيئة العامة للتعليم التطبيقي والتدريب (PAAET)
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The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (an autonomous body) was established in 1982, to incorporate the various educational facilities that had been created to fill the need for technical and vocational training in Kuwait.
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The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (an autonomous body) was established in 1982, to incorporate the various educational facilities that had been created to fill the need for technical and vocational training in Kuwait.
The main objective of PAAET is to supply the labour market with a national, technically skilled work force in the numbers that could meet the development needs of the country.
The main objective of PAAET is to supply the labour market with a national, technically skilled work force in the numbers that could meet the development needs of the country.
In order to achieve its objective, PAAET offers a wide range of educational and training programmes of technical and vocational nature. These programmes are consisting of two categories of training programmes: regularly scheduled, open-registration programmes while the other category is special courses, which are developed at client request. Today, PAAET is larger than ever.
PAAET also conducts in-service training, community service and continuing education programmes. All such educational services are offered thoughts its colleges, institutes and training centres.
- There are currently more than 39,000 students enrolled at the PAAET colleges and institutes.
- Number of faculty members in the college: 2,082
- Number of training staff in the institutes: 1,141
PAAET mission: Contribute effectively to restore balance to the process of social and economic development in general and rebalancing the labor market in the State of Kuwait in particular.
Objectives
To lead the TVET sector in the country, and supervise the public and private TVET institutions to fulfill their role in the process of social and economic development.
Regular Tasks
In order to achieve its objectives, PAAET offers a wide range of educational and training programmes of technical and vocational nature. These programmes are consisting of two categories of training programmes: regularly scheduled, open-registration... <show more>
In order to achieve its objectives, PAAET offers a wide range of educational and training programmes of technical and vocational nature. These programmes are consisting of two categories of training programmes: regularly scheduled, open-registration programmes while the other category is special courses, which are developed at client request. PAAET also conducts in-service training, community service and continuing education programmes. All such educational services are offered through its colleges, institutes and training centres
Today, PAAET is larger than ever. There are currently more than 39,000 students enrolled at the PAAET colleges and institutes.
Future Makers (Arabic – Monthly)
http://www.paaet.edu.kw/FutureMakers/
Contact Head:
Dr. Ahmad Saleh Al-Athari
Coordinator: Fawzi Al-Abdulrazzaq
Function: Assistant Deputy for Training affairs
Department: Training sector
E-Mail: *****
Tel: *****
Fax: *****
[Full contact information only for logged-in UNEVOC Network members]
Address:
الهيئة العامة للتعليم التطبيقي والتدريب (PAAET)
Training sector
Fawzi Al-Abdulrazzaq
Edailiah Block 4 – Opposite 3rd Ring Road
Kuwait
(local time now ~22:01 - not accounting for daylight saving time)
News
Centre Website
Internet: http://www.paaet.edu.kw
News and Documents
 | 22 April 2014First Technical Education and Vocational Training Conference in KuwaitThe conference, held from 31 March to 2 April 2014, aimed at exchanging experiences and discussing strategies for TVET development in the light of global changes that occur in the labour market. In addition, participants presented important international experiences and the latest educational and training methods ( more) |
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| 31 March 2014Conference on Technical and Vocational Education & Training: Challenges and OpportunitiesPAAET (Kuwait UNEVOC Centre) is organizing a TVET conference with the aim to provide an opportunity for experts in TVET to share experiences and establish collaborations at National, Regional and International levels; discuss strategies for the development of TVET towards manpower social, and economic variations; identify the international experiences in development of TVET; and identify the latest methods of quality assurance in TVET.
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 | 16 January 2015Delegation from Palestine at UNESCO-UNEVOCThe visit was part of a study tour organized by GIZ for its partner institutions in Gaza to familiarize key TVET actors from Palestine with the German dual vocational education system, and with possibilities of international cooperation in TVET. ( more) |
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 | 17 December 2014TVET in the knowledge-based society: Saudi ArabiaAt the request of the Saudi Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Shyamal Majumdar visited Riyadh to share technical expertise and deliver a keynote presentation on “Knowledge-based societies and TVET” at the Seventh Saudi Technical Conference and Exhibition (STCEX-7). ( more) |
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 | 12 December 2014New country reports in World TVET DatabaseNew country reports have been published for Benin, Cambodia, Chad, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, Uganda and USA. UNESCO-UNEVOC continues to expand the World TVET Database and more country reports will be available soon. ( more) |
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 | 13 November 2014Jordanian delegation visits UNESCO-UNEVOCUNESCO-UNEVOC welcomed a delegation from Jordan including representatives of two UNEVOC Centres in Jordan to its premises on 10 November 2014. The delegation came to Bonn with the aim of learning more about UNESCO-UNEVOC, and in particular the UNEVOC Network. ( more) |
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| 22 April 2014First Technical Education and Vocational Training Conference in KuwaitThe conference, held from 31 March to 2 April 2014, aimed at exchanging experiences and discussing strategies for TVET development in the light of global changes that occur in the labour market. In addition, participants presented important international experiences and the latest educational and training methods ( more) |
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| 31 March 2014Conference on Technical and Vocational Education & Training: Challenges and OpportunitiesPAAET (Kuwait UNEVOC Centre) is organizing a TVET conference with the aim to provide an opportunity for experts in TVET to share experiences and establish collaborations at National, Regional and International levels; discuss strategies for the development of TVET towards manpower social, and economic variations; identify the international experiences in development of TVET; and identify the latest methods of quality assurance in TVET.
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 | 27 November 2013King Abdullah scholarships for teacher trainers PINZ has managed a program that has seen students from its sister UNEVOC Center TVTC in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, come to New Zealand to complete their degrees followed by a Certificate in Adult Teaching (CAT). ( more) |
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