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UNITED NATIONS
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29 November 1973 Original: ENGLISH
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
Regional Symposium on the Trainingof Personnel (at all levels)
for Power Production and Distribution Addis Ababa, 10 - 20 December 1973
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ELECTRIC POWER TRAINING INSTITUTE IN CAIRO
(Document prepared by the Egyptian Electricity Corporation) (Ministry of Electric Power)
M73-2821
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ESTABLISHMENT OF .THE.ELECTRIC POWER TRAINING INSTITUTE IN CAIRO
1« . In 1965) the Government of the Arab Republic-.of Egypt requested
assistance from the United Nations Development Programme Special Fundin establishing an Electric Power Training Institute in Cairo-.to train
the technical personnel required for the expansion of the electricpower programme. " . . ■.
2. The request was approved "by the Governing Council of the United Nations .Special Fund in June 1966 and the Plan of Operation was
signed ion 28 November 1967,/nominating the International Labour
Organisation" as the executing agency to carry out the four-year project
to a Special Fund allocation of 2> 762,800 with the Egyptian Government contributing the equivalent of ft 1,487,750 in local currency. Sup plementary assistance in 1971 increased the Special Fund allocation to
a total of ft 986,069. ' • '
3. The Plan of Operation defined the specific objectives of the"
project as:
(a) establishment and initial operation of an -Electric Power
Training Institute in Cairo;
(b) organisation and implementation of the following courses: ...
(i)- instructor training courses;
(ii) refresher courses for graduate engineers and
technical personnel;
(iii) upgrading courses'for skilled workers and
technicians; ■
(iv) technician training courses,
(c) electrification of a village as. a pilot training unit.
4. The project became operational on 29 November 1967.
5. The original completion date of 30 November 1971 was extended by supplementary'assistance to 30 June 1973 and the project terminated
on'this date with the departure of the project manager.6. In ally there were 8 ILO experts in seven different specialisations
in the field of electricity supply and 11 national counterparts.
7. The development of the project necessitated, that certain'changes
be made in the objectives as set out in the Plan of Operation. These were;
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(a) That instructor training courses be provided only as'and
when the need arises and that part of their training "be undertaken at the completed Vocational Instructor Training Institute in Cairo;
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(b) Deletion of the training of skilled workers since this is
carried out at the Cairo North Training Centre of the i Electricity Corporation; and
(c) That the electrification of a village as a pilot training * ;
unit "be carried out as a simulated scheme of rural electrifica tion in an outdoor training area adjacent to the Institute
• thus alleviating transport and allowing the training facility
1 ' ' to be available on a continuing basis. " '■ r
8. The project trained a team of national counterparts, with supporting : engineers and technicians who are continuing to operate the training
programmes at a. high standard.
9. The Institute has been firmly established with its own administrative staff and functions as a self-contained unit in one building which is
ideal for its purpose. , . ■ _
Accommodation
10. The building for the Electric Power Training Institute in Cairo i I
South Power Station, which is one of the larger operational thermal generating stations of the Egyptian Electricity Corporation.
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11. The total floor area of the Institute,is 4>200 m on three floors,
together with an outdoor area of some 1,800. m2 for training in i transmission and distribution and some 4» 500 m2 for training in rural :
electrification. ' '
Counterpart staff
12. An experienced and qualified engineer from the Electricity ! Corporation was assigned to each international expert. These officials
worked in close consultation with the experts in all aspects of their ! work notably in the preparation of equipment lists, preparation of i■ ■
lesson material, setting up of laboratories, workshops and testing areas. ■ i
13- In all there were 11 counterparts assigned to the 8 international t" j
experts and the eleven all undertook fellowship studies abroad during i
the tenure of the project. They made an invaluable contribution to j-the'development of the project in all its stages. j
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Supporting staff . ■ . ..:
14. , The Electricity Corporation provided a corps .of supporting staff
for 'the experts and counterparts such as instructor-engineers, , . ;
technical assistants,", laboratory assistants, technicians,- .workshop '.■ ,instructors 'and draughtsmen. These industrious and often-innovative
personnel^ also made a .valuable contribution to the .development ofthe project. "■■_;'. '....' :
Administrative staff . . ., • . • .
15« The development of the project was assisted by an efficient . .
administrative staff. ' ■ .,'...
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16. For it can be said that the administrative set-up was mostly
responsible for the Institute being able to function as a self-contained unit without constant reference to or dependency upon Electricity
Headquarters.
Equipment
17. The experts and counterparts compiled lists of-equipment to be supplied by ILO from the Special Fund allocation and by the Electricity Corporation from local sources.
18. The Special Fund allocation for equipment including supplementary assistance was $ 229,400.
19• Any items of equipment which were available from local sources were procured for the project by the Electricity Corporation. This included sheetmetal, angle-iron and wood for the construction of benches and consolesj cables and electrical accessories.
20. There were also major items of equipment supplied by the Electricity Corporation such as: a test transmission line consisting of four stell towers supporting 250 metres of double-circuit line i'or three-phase operation and strung with insulators of different types; a 200-metre length of three-core paper-insulated, lead-covered underground cable with terminals at three points for training in methods of route tracing,
estimation of fault and fault location; an earthing area with six earthing rods connected together by earthing tape for training in methods of earth testing; a 6-panel, 11-kV switchboard for training purposes and an outdoor training area equipped with various poles and structures for rural electrification.
Training facilities
21. The following training facilities were set up: ten classrooms,
one of which can be completely blacked out for the use of the audio-visual aids available in the Institute; a drawing office, a library, two
workshops; eight laboratories and an outdoor training area for trans mission and distribution.
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Training activities , ..:...".-
22. Training was initiated in November 1968 with the commencement of ' • an instructor training course to prepare the counterparts and instructor
engineers to fulfil their role in the training schemes of the Institute. rr< ^
23. Commencement of the technician training courses followed in May \ 1969 and of the engineer refresher course-s in May 1970. ' !
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24. Up to the end of July 1973, fifty-six courses comprising foufty- j
nine engineer refresher courses and seven technician training courses '
had been operated at the Institute for an enrolment of 658 trainees \ consisting of 590 engineers and 68 technicians.e/cn;. 14/EP/1NP/05
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N.B.
The seven specialisations in the Institute are:
Thermal Power Plants and Turbines./ , Generation
Switchgear and Protection
■ Telemetering and Instrumentation Transmission and Distribution.
Load Programming Rural Electrification
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Establishment of the Cairo North Training Center
1* The size of student body =-' 950 per year 2- The level of training
The main object of the center is to train the workers wih0 are
nA'n +e Egyptian Electrioity Corporation or in other 'Governmental takings toraise their standards to the level of skilled'wrkr + gyp ectrioity Corporation o
s toraise their standards to the level
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3- The Training methods
The training courses are implemented by the following methods (a) Lectures in the class-rooms;
(b) Laboratory and experimental work;
(c) Workshop practice;
(d) In-plant Training.
4. The training fields
Comprising the following six specialisations:
(a) Repairing of electric machines;
(b) Repairing and servicing electrical equipment of power
stations and substations;
(c) Repairing of protective relays and control circuits;
(d) Repairing of transmission lines.
(e) Cable weldings
(f) Rural electrification.
5* Results obtained since the establishment of the center 3 774 trainees have completed their training programmes in
various sections.
