Building Careers in the Oil

and Gas Industry for Young

UAE Nationals
February
2012

ATI Vision Statement

ATI seeks to maintain its role
as the leading provider of
general education and highquality technical training for
prospective employees ofthe
Oil and Gas Industry in the
UAE.

TI Mission Statement
ATI is committed to providing exemplary
education and technical training to
young UAE nationals planning to join
the workforce of the ADNOC Group of
Companies
as
entry-level
plant
technicians and process operators.
Programmes are developed in line with
international educational, technical and
industrial standards while fostering the
ethics, national identity and culture of
the UAE.

Missions

Educatio
n
Mission

Training
Mission

To meet MoE
equivalency diploma
requirements for a
technical secondary
school
To meet specified job
entry requirements
set forth by ADNOC
Group Companies

Organizational Chart
OFFICE OF THE
MANAGER

ADVISOR UNIT
HSE UNIT
SECRETARIAT

ARABIC & ISLAMIC

STUDIES
SECTION

ACADEMIC
STUDIES
SECTION

INSTRUCTIONAL
UNIT

ENGLISH
UNIT

ARABIC LIBRARY

MATH & SCIENCE

UNIT

Learning Enhancement
Center (LEC)

PROCESS
OPERATIONS
SECTION

TRAINING
UNIT

ENGINEERING
SECTION

TRAINING
UNIT

STUDENT AFFAIRS
SECTION

ADMINISTRATION
& FINANCE
SECTION

SHARED
SERVICES
SECTION

COUNSELING
UNIT

HR & A
UNIT

CURRICULUM &
TESTING UNIT

REGISTRATION &
RECORDS UNIT

FINANCE
UNIT

TESTING CENTER

IT UNIT

Learning Resources &

Professional
Development Centre

ATI Enrollment Criteria

Entry Criteria
Completion of Preparatory School
Between the Ages of 16 and 23 Years
Meeting ADNOC Medical Requirements
Passing ATIs Institutional Entry Exam
Intake = 200 per semester
(twice a year)

Current Student Population

(February 2011)

Total Number of Students

702 students
Pre Foundation Program ( Basic
Level)
96 students
Foundation Program
259 students
Technical Program
337 students
Process Operations
(177 students)

Engineering
(160 students)

Student Progression
Pre Foundation
Foundation Program
Skill Level 1
Skill Level 2
Skill Level 3

ATI
Institutional
Entry
Test

Exit Standards

Technical Program
Process Operations
Exit Standards

Electrical
Exit Standards

(4 semesters)

Instrumentation
Exit Standards

On-the-job Training at an OPCO (2 years)

Entry-level Operator or Technician

Mechanical
Exit Standards

ATIs Customers
Exploration
& Production
Companies
(15% each)

Chemical &
Petrochemi
cal
Companies
(5% )
BUROUGH
(5% ) FERTIL

ADCO
ADMA
ZADCO
ADGAS
GASCO

Refining
Company
(15%)

TAKREER

Job Instructional Training

(JIT)
Students attend two types of job
instructional training:
2nd & 3rd semester students in the Pilot
Training Plant
4th semester students on-site to an OPCO

The purpose of this training is to familiarize

students
with their future work environment

ATI New Expansion and Facilities

A restaurant and dining hall for 450 500 students.

A smaller dining room for special occasions.

A fully-resourced library with additional spaces devoted to self study,

small group study and large group study.

Indoor sports facilities including a gym and rooms for table tennis,
snooker, and billiards.

Students parking for 350 cars plus outdoor sports areas

Basketball , volleyball, badminton ,tennis and handball courts.

A standard football field.

ADNOC Oasis outlet

Major Technology Components

Internal intranet
Learning Management System
Student Information System
Smart Classrooms
Multimedia and CALL Labs
Multimedia Support Services
Computer Server Center
Word-wide Website

www.ati.ac.ae

ATI Quality Enhancement Project

Initiated in 2003 to upgrade the Quality
of ATIs Foundation and Technical Programs
Institutional Identity
Clarifying the mandate

Learning Culture
Changing the way students learn

Information Technology
Modernizing the educational technology infrastructure

Program Development
Improving the quality of courses, assessment and instruction

Technical Program

Technical Program Specializations

Technical Training in Four Specializations

Mechanical

Process Operations

Instrumentation

Electrical

Technical Program
Process Operations Curriculum
Semester 1
Semester 3
Basic Electricity
100 periods Compressors
100 periods
Health, Safety & Environment
100 periods Water Treatment & Desalination 100
periods
Workshop Safety & Skills
100 periods Oil Processing
100 periods
Applied Math for Operations 100 periods Petroleum Industry Overview 100 periods
Applied Science for Operations
100 periods Pumps
100 periods
English for Technical Studies 100 periods English for Process Operations 2 100
periods
Arabic & Islamic
100 periods Arabic and Islamic Studies
100 periods
Total
700 Periods Multimedia Lab and JIT (PTP)
***
Total
700 periods
Semester 2
Semester 4
Hydrocarbon Chemistry 100 periods
DCS Lab
200 periods
Piping Systems & Valves
100 periods
Gas Processing
100 periods
Process Control Instruments 100 periods
Utilities & Steam Generation 100 periods
Process Flows $ P&IDs 100 periods
Oil Processing
100 periods
Process Vessels
100 periods
English for the Workplace
100 periods
English for Process Operations 1 100 periods
Arabic & Islamic Studies 100 periods
Arabic & Islamic Studies 100 periods
Multimedia lab and JIT (PTP/OPCO)
***
Multimedia Lab and JIT (PTP)
***

Engineering Section
Electrical Curriculum
Semester 1
Semester 3
Electrical Theory 1
150 periods
Electrical Theory 3
100 periods
Electrical Workshop 1
150 periods
Electrical Workshop 3
400 periods
Applied Math for Electrical
100 periods
English for Electrical Studies 2
100 periods
Applied Science Electrical
100 periods
Arabic 6
50 periods
English for Technical Studies 100 periods
Islamic Studies 6
50 periods
Arabic 4
50 periods
Total
700 periods
Islamic Studies 4
50 periods
Total
700 periods
Semester 2
Semester 4
Electrical Theory 2
100 periods
Electrical Theory 4
100 periods
Electrical Workshop 2
400 periods
Electrical Workshop 4
300 periods
English for electrical Studies 100 periods
Electronics
100 periods
Arabic 5
50 periods
English for the Workplace
100 periods
Islamic Studies 5
50 periods
Arabic 7
50 periods
Total

700 periods
Islamic Studies 7
One-week JIT (OPCOs)
Total
700 periods

50 periods
***

Engineering Section
Instrumentation Curriculum
Semester 1
Semester 3
Basic Electricity
100 periods
Electronics/ Power Supply Unit
200 periods
Basic Technical Drawing 100 periods
Instrumentation 2
150 periods
Instrumentation Hand Tools
100 periods
Instrumentation 3
150 periods
Applied Math for Instruments
100 periods
English for Instrumentation 2100
periods
Applied Science for Instruments 100 periods
Arabic 6
50 periods
English for Technical Studies 100 periods
Islamic Studies 6
50 periods
Arabic 4
50 periods
Total
700 periods
Islamic Studies 4
50 periods
Total
700 periods
Semester 2
Semester 4
Process and Process Variables
100 periods
Instrumentation 4
150 periods
Inst. Drawings/Plant Documents 100 periods
Adv. Process Control Systems
150
periods
Maint. Of Inst. Air Sply Systems 150 periods
Industrial Electronics
200
periods
Main. a Pneumatic Control Loop 150 periods
English for the Workplace
100
periods
English for Instrumentation 1100 periods
Arabic 7
50 periods
Arabic 5
50 periods
Islamic Studies 7
50 periods
Islamic Studies 5
50 periods
One-week JIT (OPCOs)
***

Engineering Section

Semester 1
Basic Hand Tools
150 periods
periods
Basic Technical Drawing
100 periods
Basic Electricity
50 periods
100 periods
Applied Math for Mechanical 100 periods
Applied Science for Mechanical
100 periods
periods
English for Technical Studies 100 periods
Arabic 4
50 periods
periods
Islamic Studies 4
50 periods
Total
700 periods
periods

Mechanical Curriculum

Semester 3
Pumps Theory

100

Pumps Practical
100 periods
Static Equipment Theory
Static Equipment Practical 100 periods
Welding
50
Bearings
50 periods
English for Mechanical Studies 2 100
Arabic 6
Islamic Studies 6
Total

50 periods
50
700

periods
Semester 2
Semester 4
Mechanical Physics
100 periods
Compressors/Turbines Theory
150
periods
Transmission Components
100 periods
Compressors/Turbine Practical
100 periods
Hand Tools II Theory/Practical
200 periods
Alignment
200 periods
Precision Tools
100 periods
Mechanical Refresher Course
50 periods
English for Mechanical Studies 1 100 periods
English for the Workplace
100 periods
Arabic 5
50 periods
Arabic 7
50 periods

Technical Program Specializations

With Continuing Instruction in

Mathematics

English for Specific

Purposes

Science

Arabic and Islamic Studies

Technical Program Development

Technical Program Development

Slide from OPS 2

Technical Program Development

1. Educational Standards
2. Standards-Based Curriculum Development
3. Competency-Based Assessment
4. Individual Student Profiling
5. External Verification by Recognised Body
6. International Accreditation

Technical Program Development

Educational Standards

CAMS workgroup

Consultation with OPCOs (Analysis of Needs)

Curriculum Review

Alignment of Curriculum to Standards

External Verification

Technical Program Development

International Recognition
1. Scottish Qualifications Authority
(SQA)

2. Cambridge University ESOL

Examinations

For Technical Subjects

For English

ATI Ongoing Development and Achievements

The development of ATI exit standards

A mutual collaboration agreement with Schlumberger

ATI as a Cambridge University (ESOL) authorized testing

centre
Accreditation from the Scottish Qualification Authority
(SQA)
The establishment of ATI branch at Al Gharbiya
The expansion of student hostel and a new training
building
The (NDC) and Al Hosn Gas as the newest stakeholders