18 August 2008
MUSCAT -- Oman & Emirates Investment Holding Co. SAOG (O&E) has signed a working relationship agreement with the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) of India for establishing a College for Plastics Engineering and Technology in Sohar.
The agreement was signed by Awad Bamkhalef, CEO of O&E and S. Sugumar, chief manager (Training & Planning) of CIPET, on Oman Emirates office premises.
The signing ceremony was also attended by Mathew C. Kunnumkal, IAS, additional secretary and financial adviser to the Government of India, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals Dr Hamad Al Dhahab, vice-chairman of O&E Anil Wadhwa, Indian ambassador to the Sultanate, Hilal Al Hisni, CEO, Public Establishment of Industrial Estates Eng. Nahla Abdulwahab Al Hamdi, assistant director-general of Industry Basim Al Nasseri, head of industrial studies, MOCI.
CIPET is a premier institution, fully devoted to academic, technology & research activities to promote the plastics and allied industries. It is an autonomous institute under the department of chemicals and petrochemicals, ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, Government of India.
This is the only institute of its kind in India where all the facilities like design, tooling, processing and testing of plastics are available under one roof. CIPET caters to the needs of plastic industries through manpower training, processing, design and CAD/CAM/CAE, testing, consultancy, advisory and developmental services. CIPET will be the educational service provider for the college.
The project is for the establishment of a plastics technology training and development centre to provide services to meet the requirements of the plastics sector.
The project concept was identified by the Directorate-General of Industry, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Oman, that conducted a detailed sectoral study of the plastics industry in 2002.
The need for the project was identified in this study to offer training services testing and other technical services in the plastics sector. The Directorate General also commissioned a techno commercial study to assess the viability of the project and identified Oman and Emirates as the nodal agency to develop the project in 2005.
The project proposes to address the critical needs of the sector, realise the potential of quality Omanisation and provide Omanis an opportunity for career growth and higher earning power. It would cater to the needs of the existing plastics industries, training and technology-related requirements for mega projects and downstream plastics projects. It will also provide Oman with a recognised testing facility and an accreditation centre for plastics products with respect to quality standards and certification.
The college will provide technical support in the form of a wide range of services: Consultancy and advisory services to the existing plastics and allied industries in different fields, tooling and tool repairing for practical training and handling assignments on tool design, development, manufacturing and repairing and prototype development and plastics processing.
The college will also act as an incubator with potential to undertake commercial moulding assignments Entrepre-neurs can learn the technical aspects of production and subsequently utilise the facilities for their moulding and production at the college.
This will assist entrepreneurial growth in the plastics sector. The college will also be a knowledge repository to disseminate information and provide documentation reference services in the fields of plastics engineering and technology. Discussions with the educational services provider are focusing on providing initially a three-year diploma in Plastics Technology & Plastics Mould Technology for secondary school graduates/12th pass one-year bachelor degree programme for diploma holders and one-year postgraduate diploma: in Plastics Engineering for Engineering graduates. The project is of national importance considering the investments being made in the plastics up-stream sector. This will certainly lead to a growing processing industry which, in turn, necessitates the need for such institution. The project will result in technology transfer into the country raising both the knowledge and skill level of the plastics processing sector.
The college is very important for Oman as well as other AGCC countries. It will cater to the need for qualified and skilled people. Training offered by the college will be the cornerstone in developing down stream industries.
MUSCAT -- Oman & Emirates Investment Holding Co. SAOG (O&E) has signed a working relationship agreement with the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) of India for establishing a College for Plastics Engineering and Technology in Sohar.
The agreement was signed by Awad Bamkhalef, CEO of O&E and S. Sugumar, chief manager (Training & Planning) of CIPET, on Oman Emirates office premises.
The signing ceremony was also attended by Mathew C. Kunnumkal, IAS, additional secretary and financial adviser to the Government of India, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals Dr Hamad Al Dhahab, vice-chairman of O&E Anil Wadhwa, Indian ambassador to the Sultanate, Hilal Al Hisni, CEO, Public Establishment of Industrial Estates Eng. Nahla Abdulwahab Al Hamdi, assistant director-general of Industry Basim Al Nasseri, head of industrial studies, MOCI.
CIPET is a premier institution, fully devoted to academic, technology & research activities to promote the plastics and allied industries. It is an autonomous institute under the department of chemicals and petrochemicals, ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, Government of India.
This is the only institute of its kind in India where all the facilities like design, tooling, processing and testing of plastics are available under one roof. CIPET caters to the needs of plastic industries through manpower training, processing, design and CAD/CAM/CAE, testing, consultancy, advisory and developmental services. CIPET will be the educational service provider for the college.
The project is for the establishment of a plastics technology training and development centre to provide services to meet the requirements of the plastics sector.
The project concept was identified by the Directorate-General of Industry, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Oman, that conducted a detailed sectoral study of the plastics industry in 2002.
The need for the project was identified in this study to offer training services testing and other technical services in the plastics sector. The Directorate General also commissioned a techno commercial study to assess the viability of the project and identified Oman and Emirates as the nodal agency to develop the project in 2005.
The project proposes to address the critical needs of the sector, realise the potential of quality Omanisation and provide Omanis an opportunity for career growth and higher earning power. It would cater to the needs of the existing plastics industries, training and technology-related requirements for mega projects and downstream plastics projects. It will also provide Oman with a recognised testing facility and an accreditation centre for plastics products with respect to quality standards and certification.
The college will provide technical support in the form of a wide range of services: Consultancy and advisory services to the existing plastics and allied industries in different fields, tooling and tool repairing for practical training and handling assignments on tool design, development, manufacturing and repairing and prototype development and plastics processing.
The college will also act as an incubator with potential to undertake commercial moulding assignments Entrepre-neurs can learn the technical aspects of production and subsequently utilise the facilities for their moulding and production at the college.
This will assist entrepreneurial growth in the plastics sector. The college will also be a knowledge repository to disseminate information and provide documentation reference services in the fields of plastics engineering and technology. Discussions with the educational services provider are focusing on providing initially a three-year diploma in Plastics Technology & Plastics Mould Technology for secondary school graduates/12th pass one-year bachelor degree programme for diploma holders and one-year postgraduate diploma: in Plastics Engineering for Engineering graduates. The project is of national importance considering the investments being made in the plastics up-stream sector. This will certainly lead to a growing processing industry which, in turn, necessitates the need for such institution. The project will result in technology transfer into the country raising both the knowledge and skill level of the plastics processing sector.
The college is very important for Oman as well as other AGCC countries. It will cater to the need for qualified and skilled people. Training offered by the college will be the cornerstone in developing down stream industries.
© Times of Oman 2008
