​The Training, Continuing Education & Community Service Center

​About The Training, Continuing Education & Community Service Center

 

Who we are

The Training  Center, Development and Community Service (TCECS), and its subsidiary unit and center in AOU of Kuwait branch, do work on investing being  part of The “Arab Open University (AOU) to provide various training, consultations and developmental services, where (TCECS) is generally specialized in achieving training and developmental objectives related to the achievement of the AOU strategic goals, and, hence; designing  and implementing the related training programs that most fit for private sectors and government and local society.

The (TCECS) draws its vision and mission from those of AOU in developing and spreading knowledge, and building expertise according to international quality standards, regardless of time and geography barriers, aiming at contributing to the appropriate preparation of Human Resources necessary for continuing development and growth, that eventually lead to the building of the society of science and knowledge in Kuwait.

Major Tasks and Duties of (TCECS):

In order to able to achieve its objectives, (TCECS) is particularly responsible for, and working on, the achievement of the
following:

1. Preparing and Suggesting various policies and guides for organizing the training sector in AOU.

2. Conducting various Training Needs Analysis (TNA) to increase the related job knowledge and skills for society.

3. Communicating and collaborating with various organizations to share job related problems, needs, plans and various projects, seeking providing professional assistance in terms of proper consultations.

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Training Services:

We provide an outstanding training services to our clients to enable them to achieve their objectives by increasing productivity and competitiveness. And therefore, we offer bundles of training programs that aim to develop knowledge, competencies, and skills at work environment.

​Our Clients:

  • General Presidency of the Kuwaiti National Guard.
  • Parliament.
  • Ministry of Interior.
  • The Ministry of Electricity and Water.
  • Public Authority for Industry.
  • General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development.
  • Zakat House.
  • Ministry of Transportation.
  • Multiple entities from the private sector.
  • General local audience.
  • Students of University.

​Training approach:

  1. Class training led by the trainer (trainer training).
  2. Personal super visional training (Mentoring Training).
  3. On the Job Training.
Types of training programs:
  1. Public courses
  2. In-house training
  3. Customized Training.
 
​Trainers:

We provide our training services through an elite of outstanding trainers, represented in:
  1. Remarkable professors spreading overall the AOU branches, who have various distinguished experiences.
  2. Expert AOU employees in HQ and branches
  3. Local and Regional outstanding trainers, particularly from countries where AOU has branches.
Outstanding International Experts.

​Training Strategy and Methods:

We choose the appropriate training strategy depending on thorough analysis of the labor market needs, so we can achieve the most efficient and effective strategy that contribute to achieving the set training objectives through the extensive concern in choosing the theoretical and applied contents, trainers, venue and related training equipment, training materials, and setting costs.

We use different training methods and styles that most convenient for training objectives, accompanied with related training needs that can lead to the best presentation, such as:
  • Discussion groups,
  • Training games,
  • Team work,
  • Problem solving,
  • Directed lecturer,
  • Directed discussion ,
  • Role playing,
  • Brain storming,
  • Audio-visuals,
  • Case studies,
  • Different presentation tools.
Venues:

We hold training in our training rooms available in HQ and all of our branches over various Arab countries. However it is possible to hold them at customers venues, hotels, or any convenient place can be agreed upon.

Consultancy Services:

We have a professional of academic business partitioned experts, who provide professional consultancy to our clients so they can run their business within a proper contemporary and simplified manner, through providing them analytical realistic studies, and profound field researches, accompanied with various scenarios for solutions and treatments for clients problems , through which they can achieve their goals, with high consideration of the general rules for increasing productivity and profitability, improving the quality of products and services, and increasing the levels of employee motivation , and hence job satisfaction which lead to increase the competence of the clients, lowering their operational costs , developing and improving organizational environment.

Partnerships and Professional Memberships:
  1. Membership of the Arab Trainers Union.
  2. Project Management Institute (PMI)
  3. International Society for Trainers and Developers (ISTD)
  4. International Computer Driving License Organization (ICDL)




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