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Technological Education and Vocational Training

April 2018Sultanate of Oman

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Technological Education

Vision and Mission

Vision:leading technological institutions, providing high quality

educational and learning environment to prepare and

enable the Omani youth to contribute to the economic

and social development at the national level.

Mission:Availing student-centered high quality education, to

produce competitive graduates with confidence, strong

technical and personal skills, with life long learning

abilities

Colleges’ LocationsShinas

Musanna

Muscat

Nizwa

Ibra

Ibri

Salalah

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Transferring between academic levels

Foundation Year

Labor Market

Year 1

Year 2 GPA < 2.5 Diploma(Skilled Technician)

On the Job Training8-12 Weeks

Diploma

GPA < 2.75

GPA ≥ 2.5 & IELTS=4.5

HD(Technologist)

Year 3Higher Diploma

On the Job Training8-12 Weeks

Labor Market

Year 4BTech

On the Job8-12 Weeks

BtechProfessional

Labor Market

GPA ≥ 2.75 & % IELTS=5


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Applied Science

Academic Departments

Business Studies

Pharmacy

Engineering Information Technology

Fashion Design


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Photography

Department of Engineering (12 specializations)

Architecture & Civil Engineering

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

• Civil• Architecture• Quantity Surveying• Land Surveying• Engineering Draftsman

• Electrical Power Engineering

• Telecommunication Engineering

• Computer Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering• Industrial Engineering• AC and Refrigeration• Oil and Gas

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Business Studies

Department

Accounting Business Administration

• Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)• Accounting

Human Resource Management Marketing and Retailing Executive Assistance Electronic Business

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Information Technology Department

Information Security

Networking technology

Software Engineering

DatabaseInformation

system

Applied Science Department

Applied Biology Environmental Science Applied Chemistry

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Specialization M F Total M (%) F(%) %

Foundation 8,367 4,989 13,356 63% 37% 33%

Engineering 10,471 4,685 15,156 69% 31% 37%

Business Studies2,313 3,817 6,130 38% 62% 15%

IT 1,115 3,584 4,699 24% 76% 11%

Applied Science157 1,358 1,515 10% 90% 4%

Pharmacy 20 10 128 16% 8% 0.31%

Photography 18 25 43 42% 58% 0.10%

Fashion design0 16 16 0% 100% 0.04%

Total 22,461 18,582 41,043 55% 45%

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Foundation

M F Total

8367 4989 13356

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

8367 4989 13356

33%

Diploma

M F Total

0 0 0

8444 2908 11352

1842 2632 4474

942 2403 3345

126 852 978

20 108 128

18 25 43

0 16 16

11392 8944 20336

50%

Advanced Diploma

M F Total

0 0 0

1265 1099 2364

283 696 979

110 753 863

20 320 340

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

1678 2868 4546

11%

Bachelor

M F Total

0 0 0

762 678 1440

188 489 677

63 428 491

11 186 197

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

1024 1781 2805

7%

Total

Specialization M F Total %

Foundation 8,367 4,989 13,356 33%

Engineering 10,471 4,685 15,156 37%

Business Studies 2,313 3,817 6,130 15%

IT 1,115 3,584 4,699 11%

Science 157 1,358 1,515 4%

Pharmacy 20 108 128 0.31%

Photography 18 25 43 0.10%

Fashion 0 16 16 0.04%

Total 22,46118,582 41,043

55% 45%

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Technological Education…..Higher education statistics (Issue 6-2017

New intake Registered Total %

Private universities & colleges (28) 16,124 70,294 86,418 50%

Colleges of Technologies (8) 8,431 35,528 43,959 26%

Sultan Qaboos University 3,359 14,215 17,574 10%

Colleges of Applied Science (6) 1,070 5,749 6,819 4%

Shareeah college 1,375 3,721 5,096 3%

Abroad 1,391 2,448 3,839 2%

Vocational colleges 821 2,415 3,236 2%

Health Institutes 788 2,165 2,953 2%

Military technological college 433 887 1,320 1%

Military & security 241 519 760 0.4%

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2 Vocational Education and Training at

Vocational Colleges

Vocational Education and Training

Vision:

We aim to be the main pillar of educating, training and qualifying the national manpower in a various

occupational fields to suit the national standards.

Mission:Provide the labour market with national manpower that is able to compete in order to contribute actively to the social and economical development by offering a high

quality professional programme.

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College Locations

A’Seeb

Khaboura

Saham

Shinas

Al-Buraemi

Ibri

Salalah

Sur

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Vocational Diploma

Pathway

Other higher Educational

Institutes or the labor

Market

Vocational Diploma

(Two Years Specialization )

General Foundation

Program

Higher Education Admission

Center

General Education

General Education Diploma or

an Equivalent

General Vocational

Education Diploma

Pathway

Grade 10 Vocational

Grade 11 Vocational

General Education Diploma

or an Equivalent

Labor market or

Vocational Diploma

Pathway

Grade 9 and above

Level 2

Apprenticeship Pathway

Passing any level

qualifies for the labor

marketor perusing

vocational or Academic

Education

Level 3

Level 1

Grade 9 and above

• For job seekers

• Upgrading and skills

development

• Community

development

• Persons with special

needs

Training Programs

Pathway

Passing any level

qualifies for the labour

market or self

development or

community service

Age group 18-60

تقنية السيارات

Automotive Technology

الميكانيكا

Mechanical

اللحــــــام

Welding

الكـهـرباء

Electrical

الكترونيات

Electronics

ميكاترونكس

Mechatronics

والمبانياإلنشاءات

Construction & Building

النجارةتقنية

Woods Technology

الزراعةتقنية

Agricultural Technology

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بالصحة لعناية والجمال

Health & Beauty Care

التجاريةالدراسات

Business Studies

والتبريدالتكييف

Air Condition &

Refrigeration

Specializations Vocational Education and Training

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تربية األحياء المائية

Aquaculture

التنمية السمكية

Fisheries Development

بناء وصيانة السفن

Ship building & repair

تقنيات المالحة ومعدات الصيد

Navigation Technology & Fishing Gears

هندسة الصيد

Fishing Engineering


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Number of Students in VCs & VCMS

DarsaitInstitute

in Muscat

1960s

22 students

VCs:SeebSur

SahamBuraimi

IbriShinasSalalah

Khaboora

2017

4,406

students


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Brief about contest & project/Invention Prize/Position

achieved Date

Participation venue

College Participation Serial

Designing and manufacturing robots capable

of:

1. Following the various lines (straight and

curved) and in a way to avoid obstacles based

on its colors.

2. Passing through the maze without following

any guiding lines and being able to rotate

depending on the colorful indicative marks.

3. wrestling another robot and managing to

push it outside the circular ring.

4. Grabbing the varying barrel of weights and

load them onto the tanker while pushing the

button to send the tanker to its destination.

5. Grabbing the hanging balls and place them

in their targeted places through sloping terrain.

6. Kicking the ball to score a goal.

First placeApril,

2017

GCC Robotic

Challenge in Qatar

Al Musanna

College of

Technology –

engineering

students

Earthquake Team1

Entrepreneurship projects and student innovations, which won regional

competitions during 2013-2017

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Brief about contest & project/Invention

Prize/Position achieved

Date Participation venue


The topic "Alternative energy

resources is applicable option"

that was presented by the team

of students won the second

place. The wining team was one

of 12 Omani teams that

participated in the competition

competing with56 teams from all

over the Middle East and North

Africa. The teams went to Dubai

to represent the Sultanate in this

event after being qualified in the

National Competition held by

Oman Environment Society.

Second place26 – 27 Nov.

2016Dubai - UAEHCT students

The regional

competition for

Environmental speech

in its 16the edition –

Emirates

Environmental Group

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With 20 teams participating

from across the Middle

East and North Africa, the 2016

FedEx Access Award was

presented to Al Balowra.

"FedEx Access

2016" Award

21-24

November,

2016

Amwaj

Islands –

Kingdom of

Bahrain

HCT students

– Al Balowra

company

Young Arab

Entrepreneurs

competition in its 10th

edition – Baharin

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They won seven medals, three gold,

two silver and two bronze

Second place out of

all Gulf countriesApril, 2016

Al Khobar,

Saudi Arabia

HCT students

and Vocational

Training

Centers

GCC Skills competition

in its 4th edition4

The photographer Almaha bint

Suleiman Al Nadabi won the silver

medal for the photo named (the

child)

Silver medalSeptember,

2015

Novi Sad,

Republic of

Serbia

HCT

International Biennial of Youth organized by

International Federation of Photography

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The photographer Almaha bint

Suleiman Al Nadabi won the silver

medal for the photo named (the

child)

Silver medalSeptember,

2015

Novi Sad,

Republic of

Serbia

HCT

International Biennial of Youth organized by

International Federation of Photography

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This competition is considered one

of the most important competition

in term of creating local network of

world-class systems serving the

future and help to provide an

environment that participates in

finding the proper solutions for

network problems.

First place in the

category CCNA, at

the country level,

and 10th place out of

the TMENA region

May. 2015

The World

Wide Web

which belong

to the Cisco

Network

Academy

IT students at

Al Musnaa

Collage of

Technology

Cisco NetRider Contest ,

TEMNA, (Turky, Middle

East, North Africa)

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The Project is converting

agricultural waste, to an

appropriate agricultural

medium for cultivation of

seedlings, ornamental trees.

This medium is light in weight

and more water conserving

than soil and is considered as a

plant natural fertilizer.

First placeOct. 2014

Sultan

Qaboos

University –

At the

Sultanate`s

level

Jozoor ( Roots)

company for

maintaining

student

environment of

Higher College of

Technology

students

Injaz Oman

Companies`

Competition

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The best electrical car design

from among 11 higher

education institutions in the

GCC States.

First place Jan. 2014Abu DhabiNizwa College of

Technology

Electrical car

competition8

The best elocution topic at the

regional level, with the

participation of 350 students,

representing 58 teams from

various universities and colleges

in the Middle East and Africa

Nov. 2014

Dubai

Knowledge

Village

Ibri College of

Technology

Colleges and

universities`

environmental elocution

competition

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Students of the colleges of

technology won silver medals

in the computer programs and

applications and network skills,

as well as a bronze medal in

graphics and website design

skill.

2nd place

Period from

March 29th to

April 14th/

2013

Bahrain

Students of

colleges of

Technological and

vocational

colleges

Skills competition at

the GCC States level 10

Third place at the

Middle East level

Dec. 2017ChinaHCTIT World Competition

organized by

Huawei Technologies C

omapny

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3 Occupational Standards and Testing

Center

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Goals of the center Develop Omani occupational standards.

Draft occupational standards-based criterion .

Build occupational tests.

Contribute to the preparation of Omani occupational standards.

Conduct research and studies related to the labor market, technological education and vocational training

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Thank you

&

welcome to Sultanate

of Oman

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