Dewa opens technical campus for students

dubai — As part of its strategy to develop the capabilities of young Emiratis and provide them with world-class technical and engineering skills, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has recently inaugurated Campus for Occupational and Academic Development.

The campus, spread over an area of 350,000sqft in Al Hudaiba in Dubai, houses Dewa’s Smart Training and Education Centre and Dewa Academy. The campus has four four-storey buildings that include lecture and training halls, workshops equipped with state-of-the-art technological and educational facilities, computer labs, an auditorium, a multi-purpose hall, offices for engineers, trainers and staff, a library, sports playgrounds, a multi-storey car park, a cafeteria, and other modern facilities.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Dewa Managing Director and CEO, emphasised Dewa’s commitment to prepare a generation of Emiratis who are qualified in Dewa’s areas of work, which directly contributes to the comprehensive development of Dubai. He noted that Dewa Campus for Occupational and Academic Development supports Dewa’s strategy to invest and empower young Emiratis and build their capabilities according to the best international standards in human resources, empower Emirati young people, and provide them with the technical skills according to the highest international standards in vocational training. This prepares Emiratis to occupy these specialities and prepare them to fulfil DEWA’s needs and expansion plans.

“The campus contributes to Dewa’s Emiratisation plan to prepare young Emiratis in various technical and professional fields both theoretically and practically. This is done through pioneering training programmes that cover all the domains in Dewa,” added Dr Yousef Al Akraf, Dewa executive vicepresident of business support and human resources.