Curriculum Development Center

Educational Resource Department

Evaluation Measurement and Professional Development Center Site

Supplies and Stores Department

Students Bookshop

Director General

The Director General is in charge of the administration of the Authority, and is its representative in relations with all other parties and before the law. The Director General is responsible for the implementation of the resolutions and policies of the board.

Departments Affiliated to the Director Generals Office

• Curriculum Development Center
• Executive Committee
• Office of the Director General
• Public Relations and Media Office
• Administrative Development Office
• Planning and Follow-up Office
• Data and Computer Center
• General Committee for Scholarships

Responsibilities

These departments are responsible for proposing admittance plans, scholarships, budgets, construction projects and technical and secretarial work for the Board of Directors and for the Director General. They also suggest means of improving work systems and performance standards, plan the general policies for scholarship, endorse these policies and prepare the various plans and programs required for their execution. They are responsible for the development and enrichment of the mutual understanding between the Authority and all of the parties that it deals with. The department also provides modernization and promotion of communication channels between the Authority and other parties for the exchange of information. The Curriculum Development Center is a newly created center mandated to develop and implement all of the curricula for the Authority.

The Deputies of the Director General are in charge of overseeing the work in the major sectors of the Authority.

There are three Deputy Directors:-

Applied Education Deputy

Administrative Units and Specialized Centers Affiliated to the Applied Education Sector:-

1. The affairs of the Authority’s Colleges are administered by this sector.

2 . Libraries Department. This department is in charge of planning and organizing all of the services offered by the libraries within the Authority. The Department is also required to aid all of the libraries in achieving integration between their role as libraries and the training process.

3. Scholarship and Cultural Affairs Department. This department is responsible for defining the needs of the Authority with regard to scholarships. It is also charged with following up on the progress of those that are participating in scholarships. This department also represents PAAET in preparation of cultural agreements between Kuwait and other countries.

4. Evaluation Measurement and Professional Development Center

5. There are two standing committees attached to this sector

• Applied Research Committee
• Academic Affairs Committee

Training Deputy

Administrative Units and Specialized Centers Affiliated to the Training Sector:
1. The affairs of the Authority’s training institutes are administered by this sector.

2. Training Planning and Coordination Department. This department is concerned with all of the tasks needed to design and coordinate the different training plans undertaken by the Authority. See Page 28 for fuller details.

3. Continuing Education and Community Services Department. This department is concerned with devising plans and programs for community services and continuing education, supervising them, following them up and devising the necessary procedures for their implementation. 

4. Educational Technology Center. This center deals with all matters concerning audio visual teaching aids, ensuring that the Authority is equipped with the latest equipment and that the faculty is trained in its use.

5. The standing committee for Training Affairs is also included in the jurisdiction of this sector.

 

Administration and Finance Deputy

Administrative and specialized centers affiliated to the Administrative and Financial Affairs Sector:-

• Personnel Department
• Financial Affairs Department
• General Services Department
• Engineering Department
• Supplies and Stores Department
• Legal Affairs Department
• Student’s Bookstore.

 

The Deanery of Admission & Registration

The Office of the Registrar General maintains files of all current students and trainees in order to monitor their progress with respect to graduation requirements. It also maintains forms and records belonging to the graduates of the colleges and training institutions of the Authority, and updates them on a regular basis.

Affiliated to this deanery are the various registration offices located at the colleges and training institutions; these implement the rules and regulations which relate to registration and withdrawal procedures, and monitors the progress achieved in their programs by the students and trainees.

Deanery of Student Affairs

The Deanery of Student Affairs is divided into two major sections, Student Activities and Student Welfare:

Student Activities:
The Student Activities is further divided into sub-sections the first of which is:

Sports Activities:
The Sports Activities sub-section is in charge of the supervision of all student sports activities that take place under the auspices of the Authority, in collaboration with the student and trainees affairs office located at each college and institution. This sub-section forms sports teams , organizes the ‘general tournament’, the closing ceremonies of sports activities and follows up their execution. The sub-section also coordinates the plans and programs of sports activities and open tournaments for the colleges and institutions of the Authority.

The second sub-section deals with the cultural and artistic aspects of the students and trainees life.

Cultural and Artistic:
The Cultural and Artistic sub-section is concerned with developing cultural awareness, hobbies, and the artistic abilities of the students and trainees through providing activities such as :- organization of exhibitions, music and theatrical activities and participation in the production of plastic art. On the cultural side it encourages and promotes activities such as:- holding symposia, public seminars, cultural literary contests and sessions.

The third sub-section is directed towards social activities and scouting.

Social Activities and Scouting:
This sub-section works towards strengthening the relationships between the students and trainees and the society by devising social activity plans, organizing group tours for students both within Kuwait and abroad, supervising scouting activities and holding entertainment parties. It also assists the students and trainees offices in devising plans and following up on their execution.

Student Welfare:
The section of Student Welfare:
This section is divided into three sub sections: Student Welfare and Services, Student Housing and Expatriate Student Affairs:-

The Student Welfare sub-section is concerned with the welfare plans for the students and trainees of the Authority, and with the estimated budgets for these plans. This sub-section is responsible for the provision of different aspects of welfare, the distribution of stipends and allowances according to appropriate rules and regulations.

The Student Housing sub-section sets the rules and regulations related to the housing of students and trainees. It arranges for boarding, offers services and care and follows up on the maintenance of the boarding units, it also suggests improvements and modifications to the boarding service.

The Expatriate Student Affairs sub-section prepares guidance programs for scholarship students. It also prepares the periodic reports that are necessary for determining the progress of the expatriate students. It is this sub-section that follows up on the affairs of the expatriate students, facilitates their enrollment into the Authority’s institutions, helps solve their academic and social problems and responds to all correspondence concerning them.