Kamel Al-Wazir: Abu Zaabal School for Industrial Development is a unique edifice and model for cooperation between the state and the private sector
Kamel Al-Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, confirmed that the Abu Zaabal School for Industrial Development is a unique national edifice and model for cooperation between the state and the private sector in preparing and qualifying skilled technical personnel to serve the Egyptian industry.
The Minister said – during his participation in the celebration of the graduation of the first batch from the Abu Zaabal School For Industrial Development, which is located in the Museum of Egyptian Civilization, on behalf of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister – this pioneering model of partnership is a practical example of what the government seeks, which is linking technical education with practical reality, and transforming the factory into a school, and the school into a real production environment in which young people learn the values of work, discipline, and mastery. He extended his thanks and appreciation to the PolyServe Fertilizers Group, led by Sherif El-Gabaly. And Abdul Salam Al-Gabali, for their sincere effort and national vision in supporting applied technical education, and establishing a secondary school for industrial development inside the Ferchem Misr Fertilizers and Chemicals Company factory in Abu Zaabal, in full coordination with the Department of Productive Efficiency and Vocational Training at the Ministry of Industry.
He pointed out that the Abu Zaabal School for Industrial Development is not just a place for education, but rather an integrated system for training. And production, it includes multiple specializations, including mechanical maintenance, electrical maintenance, automatic control, and chemistry, which are specializations that represent the beating heart of any modern industry.
The minister said that the Egyptian state’s interest in technical and applied education comes in implementation of the directives of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who repeatedly stressed that the industrial renaissance begins with building qualified people, Hence, the Ministry of Industry was assigned to rebuild the industrial technical education system, in cooperation with the private sector, so that our schools and training centers become platforms for preparing competencies capable of leading the future of Egyptian industry.
He pointed out that initiatives such as the Abu Zaabal School for Industrial Development confirm that the national private sector is an authentic partner in the development process, not only producing, but also participating in qualifying the workforce and building competencies that Factories need it.
The minister sent a message to the new graduates of the school stressing that they are the fruit of this successful cooperation between the state and the industrial community from the private sector. They are a new generation of Egyptian technicians who learned in a real work environment, and gained experience, discipline, and responsibility. They are the pride of the school, the pride of the national industry, and the nucleus of a generation that will lead Egypt’s factories in the near future, indicating that Working in the industry is not just a job, but a message of honor and responsibility, because every product these graduates place has the slogan “Made in Egypt” on it. It is a reflection of their image and the image of their homeland.
The minister confirmed that since he assumed the portfolio of the Ministry of Industry next to the Ministry of Transport and then formed the ministerial group for industrial development, an urgent plan has been drawn up to advance Egyptian industry that includes 7 basic axes: deepening local manufacturing to reduce imports, expanding the industrial base with the aim of exporting, operating faltering and stalled factories immediately, in addition to improving the quality of The Egyptian product to compete locally and globally, and employment for production to reduce unemployment, as well as keeping pace with digital transformation and expansion of green industries. The most important of these axes is training and qualifying technical workers and paying attention to the human element to meet the needs of the local market and exporting qualified workers abroad, similar to exporting qualified drivers from the Ministry of Transport to various countries.
He explained that the Ministry of Industry has allocated 43 A training center for the benefit of the productive efficiency of private sector companies for management and operation, which contributes to the graduation of trained and qualified workers. The Ministry is also moving to change the status of training stations that are not established inside factories and limit them to stations or schools inside the industrial facility to achieve the desired goal. This is a new approach that will be adopted by serious factory owners.
He explained that the Ministry of Industry It is continuing to develop the method of industrial education and technical training and upgrading the human element to graduate skilled and good technical workers that meet the requirements of the industry and advance the Egyptian product. Major factories, in various sectors, to ensure integration between education and production. He thanked everyone who contributed to the success of this distinguished experience, the management of the Ferchem Misr Fertilizers and Chemicals Company, the interest of productive efficiency and vocational training, and all the trainers, supervisors and graduates who gave sincere efforts and honored Egypt with their generosity and excellence.
And in At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport handed over 22 graduation certificates to school graduates and 9 employment contracts in the PolyServ Fertilizers Group to graduates who had completed 18 years.
