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TRANSCO and Vocational Education Development Centre Sign Agreement to Train and Develop Young Emiratis Abu Dhabi, 12 February, 2008— TRANSCO, a subsidiary company of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity authority, today signed an agreement with the Vocational Education Development Centre (VEDC) which operates under the umbrella of the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT). The agreement outlines the broad principles that will enable TRANSCO and the IAT to work in collaboration to deliver quality vocational training in the UAE to VEDC students and TRANSCO stakeholders.

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 TRANSCO and Vocational Education Development Centre Sign Agreement to Train and Develop Young Emiratis 

 

 

 

Abu Dhabi, 12 February, 2008— TRANSCO, a subsidiary company of  the Abu Dhabi 

Water  and  Electricity  authority,  today  signed  an  agreement  with  the  Vocational 

Education  Development  Centre  (VEDC)  which  operates  under  the  umbrella  of  the 

Institute of Applied Technology (IAT). The agreement outlines the broad principles that 

will enable TRANSCO and the IAT to work in collaboration to deliver quality vocational 

training in the UAE to VEDC students and TRANSCO stakeholders. 

 

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Mr. David Copestake, TRANSCO Managing Director,  signed  the  agreement with Mr 

Mohammed Al Neyadi, Deputy Managing Director of IAT, at TRANSCO’s headquarters 

in Abu Dhabi, with the attendance of a number of officials from each party.  

 

Following the signing ceremony, Mr. David Copestake, TRANSCO Managing Director, 

said: “This very important MOU that we are signing today with VEDC will enable us to 

provide on the job training for hundreds of Emiratis as part of their vocational training 

and development.  Many of these Emiratis we intend to take into full time employment 

once they have completed their training.” 

 

He  added:  “The more  able we  are  to  encourage  young UAE Nationals  to  go  on  to 

graduate, the greater the opportunity for us to employ them as qualified engineers and 

managers in the future.” 

 

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Mr  Mohammed  Al  Neyadi,  Deputy  Managing  Director  of  the  Institute  of  Applied 

Technology  (IAT),  confirmed  that  this  agreement  will  provide  TRANSCO  with  a 

promising generation of qualified human resources.   He added:   “This agreement aims 

at preparing this generation of Emiratis with professional vocational skills, according to 

the  highest  international  standards  using  practiced  international  techniques.    The 

programme’s blend of personal development, academic and vocational education and 

employability skills training will prepare our students for life in the workplace.” 

 The  VEDC  is  a  new  and  exciting  project,  designed  as  an  alternative  to mainstream 

national  curriculum  education  for  Emirati  teenage  boys.    The  VEDC  is  based  in  Al 

Shahama and is staffed by a mixture of civilian academic and vocational staff. 

 

The Vocational Education Development Centre’s mission  is  to  provide  an  alternative 

(vocational)  education  for  Emirati  boys  where  they  can  develop  their  characters, 

academic  and vocational  skills  so  that  they have  a better  chance of  succeeding  in  the 

workplace. 

   

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   The VEDC is recruiting now for its next intake of trainees, which occurs on  30 March, 2008.     Applications close for this  intake on Thursday 6 March.     For further information, visit the VEDC website at www.vedc.ae, or call the Recruiting Hotline on 050 2988 297.  

  ‐Ends‐ 

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For further information please contact:  David Copestake  General Manager, TRANSCO [email protected] www.transco.ae Tel:‐  026944344  John Scott General Manager, VEDC Vocational Education Development Centre [email protected] Tel:‐  02 5854912  About TRANSCO:  TRANSCO,  the  Abu  Dhabi  Transmission  and  Dispatch  Company  is  a  wholly government owned part of  the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority  (ADWEA). TRANSCO’s core business is the planning, construction and operation of a safe, reliable and efficient water and electricity  transmission network within Abu Dhabi and, where required, the UAE.    TRANSCO  has  taken  a  leading  role  in  supporting  the  development  of  the ADNOC group  companies, ADCO  and GASCO,  and  other  significant  new  industries  in Abu Dhabi  such  as  aluminium  and  steel  by  significantly  expanding  its  supplies  to meet forecast demand from these consumers.  This service not only provides the oil industry with a secure reliable and economic energy supply but benefits the industrial sector and national economy as a whole.  The  scope  for  TRANSCO’s  business  has  recently  expanded  to  include  the  planning, development and operation of water and electricity transmission assets in the northern Emirates.   TRANSCO  also  contributes  to  the operation of  the Emirates National Grid which we expect  to develop  significantly over  the next 3 – 5   years.   On  the  regional stage we  are  participating  in  the  development  of  the wider  GCC  transmission  grid which will allow the trading and transmission of power across a number of countries.