The National Power Academy (NPA), a public-private training academy backed by leading Saudi power sector companies including Saudi Aramco, Saudi Electricity Company and others, signed four partnership agreements with international and local organizations at the Saudi Smart Grid Conference in Jeddah.
The agreements were signed by Ahmed S. Al-Essa, NPA executive director; Zak Allen from Bismarck State College; Fahad Al-Tuwaijri, CEO, Colleges of Excellence; Hussain Shibli, director general of the National Renewable Energy Data Center (NREDC) from King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE); Bassam Ghulman, vice chairman of Saudi Council of Engineers; and Saleh Al-Amri, president & CEO of GCC Electrical Testing Laboratory.
The agreements were witnessed by Prince Bandar Al-Mashary Al-Saud, assistant to the minister of interior for technology affairs; Abdullah Al-Shehri, governor of ECRA; Saleh Al-Awaji, deputy minister of electricity; Stephen Schlieman, economic officer at the US consulate in Jeddah; Abdulrahman M Al-Obayed, senior vice president human resources, Saudi Electricity Company; Abdulhamid Al-Omair, manager, Saudi Aramco Power Systems engineering department (attending on behalf of Abdulkarim Al-Ghamdi, NPA board chairman and executive director, Saudi Aramco Power Systems); and Ali Ahmad Al-Shubaili, GM technical asset management Marafiq, among other dignitaries.
Bismarck State College in the US, which is a nationally recognized National Energy Center of Excellence by the US Department of Energy, is partnering with NPA to provide internationally accredited and specialized diploma programs in power and energy for Saudi high school graduates.
The partnership between the NPA and KACARE will lay the foundation for jointly developing the training ecosystem required for the Kingdom’s ambitious renewable and atomic energy programs.
The agreement between the NPA and Saudi Council of Engineers is to facilitate exchange of knowledge and expertise and ensure all Saudi engineers have access to NPA’s continuous development courses through NPA’s diversified professional offerings.
Collaboration between the NPA and GCC Electrical Testing Laboratory company will enable the training and development of a highly specialized workforce for the region’s testing and inspection services.
“Driven by our mission of transforming the technical training landscape and providing employment for Saudi youth in line with Vision 2030, we are pleased to be partnering with the very best international and local organizations in order to truly create a unique center of knowledge in the Kingdom. I am confident that each partnership will bring mutual benefit and progress for each of the organizations,” said Al-Essa, NPA executive director.
The agreements were signed by Ahmed S. Al-Essa, NPA executive director; Zak Allen from Bismarck State College; Fahad Al-Tuwaijri, CEO, Colleges of Excellence; Hussain Shibli, director general of the National Renewable Energy Data Center (NREDC) from King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE); Bassam Ghulman, vice chairman of Saudi Council of Engineers; and Saleh Al-Amri, president & CEO of GCC Electrical Testing Laboratory.
The agreements were witnessed by Prince Bandar Al-Mashary Al-Saud, assistant to the minister of interior for technology affairs; Abdullah Al-Shehri, governor of ECRA; Saleh Al-Awaji, deputy minister of electricity; Stephen Schlieman, economic officer at the US consulate in Jeddah; Abdulrahman M Al-Obayed, senior vice president human resources, Saudi Electricity Company; Abdulhamid Al-Omair, manager, Saudi Aramco Power Systems engineering department (attending on behalf of Abdulkarim Al-Ghamdi, NPA board chairman and executive director, Saudi Aramco Power Systems); and Ali Ahmad Al-Shubaili, GM technical asset management Marafiq, among other dignitaries.
Bismarck State College in the US, which is a nationally recognized National Energy Center of Excellence by the US Department of Energy, is partnering with NPA to provide internationally accredited and specialized diploma programs in power and energy for Saudi high school graduates.
The partnership between the NPA and KACARE will lay the foundation for jointly developing the training ecosystem required for the Kingdom’s ambitious renewable and atomic energy programs.
The agreement between the NPA and Saudi Council of Engineers is to facilitate exchange of knowledge and expertise and ensure all Saudi engineers have access to NPA’s continuous development courses through NPA’s diversified professional offerings.
Collaboration between the NPA and GCC Electrical Testing Laboratory company will enable the training and development of a highly specialized workforce for the region’s testing and inspection services.
“Driven by our mission of transforming the technical training landscape and providing employment for Saudi youth in line with Vision 2030, we are pleased to be partnering with the very best international and local organizations in order to truly create a unique center of knowledge in the Kingdom. I am confident that each partnership will bring mutual benefit and progress for each of the organizations,” said Al-Essa, NPA executive director.
