Applied
Education
The Public Authority for Applied
Education and Training was established on December 28,
1982, by law number (63) with the objective of
developing and upgrading manpower to meet the challenge
of shortfall in technical manpower created by industrial
and economic development of the country.
The foundation of applied
education and training was laid along with the
initiation of oil exploration, production and export in
Kuwait. In the 1950s, the State began to establish
training centers and organised programmes to prepare the
manpower needed for the oil industry. After building the
fundamental structure of the educational 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 centers 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 Department was established in 1972
to supervise technical and vocational education. The
Central Training Department was established to supervise
training centers and institute set up by to State
Ministries. The Technical and Vocational Education
Department continued to function till 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.
The goal of PAAET is to
develop the national technical manpower and to meet
human resource needs of the country through its two
sectors: Applied Education and Training.
The applied education sector includes four
colleges, which offers several specialisations as well
as a number of training institutes.
PAAET is charged with providing and developing a
national labor force to meet the development
requirements of the nation. It is also works towards
diversifying of Kuwait’s national economy by training
students for careers beyond the oil industry. In
addition to these institutions, Kuwait sponsors several
Quranic schools, a musical school, and a teacher’s
institution.
Kuwait is the only country in the Gulf that sponsors
music education. Its musical academy offers general
education and musical training for students from
secondary school to college graduation. Other
institutions of higher education include a teachers’
college and several Quranic schools.
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