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Introduction
The Office of Consultation and Career Development (OCCD) is a business unit
that was established by the College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait
University in 1986 to provide training, consultation, calibration and testing
services in all fields of engineering, to industrial, commercial, and public
organizations.
Aim
OCCD aims to be the primary and richest source of engineering expertise in
Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf area.
Strategy
OCCD has a business strategy that consists of three dimensions:
- Focusing on Customers
Striving to exceed customer needs and expectations.
Competitive pricing.
- Leveraging Resources
Over 150 professional, highly qualified staff, consultants and trainers.
152 engineers
180 technical and admin staff
Over 80 internationally designed and operated calibration and testing laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, computers and software.
Far reaching partnership with distinguished affiliates.
Staff that are engaged in life long learning.
Staff that are working as a single team.
- Pioneering
Capitalizing on the location of the OCCD in an academic and research environment.
Institutionalizing an on-going process of office improvement.
Services
OCCD renders the following services :
Training & Career Development :
The tremendous speed in the development of engineering sciences demands the
existence of OCCD to make available the latest engineering technologies.
Therefore, OCCD plans and organizes intensive engineering programs which serve
over two hundred and fifty governmental and private organizations in Kuwait and
the gulf area. The aim of OCCD is to extend the benefits of its services to the
largest possible number of organizations as well as improving the academic
practical performance standards of engineers in the different fields. OCCD
executes its training courses in the form of Regular scheduled courses published
yearly for all engineering working sectors and Private courses customized as per
client request . Thus our training courses are categorized as follow :
Testing & Calibration Services:
The College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University places all its
laboratory facilities under the control of OCCD to provide services for both
government and private sectors. OCCD enjoys the advantages of an integrated
technical body composed of Professors, engineers, chief technicians, and highly
qualified efficient technicians, as well as the best and state of the art
equipment which aid technical staff in diagnosing and carrying out most of the
required tests. It is also worth mentioning that more than two hundred private
and governmental sectors make use of the facilities in this respect. Testing &
Calibration Centers are:
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Constructions Studies Center
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Electronic Service Center
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Mechanical Engineering Service Center
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Chemical Engineering Service Center
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Industrial & Systems Engineering Service Center
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Petroleum Engineering Service Center
Consultations:
The College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University places its
technical staff of professors and engineers at the service of the community to
fulfill technical and engineering consultation needs. OCCD evaluates problems
faced by different national institutions and provides suitable solutions. In
addition to that, it provides specialized technical studies which match the
needs of various organizations.
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