Azzawiya Oil Refinery Company

Azzawiya Oil Refinery Company (ARC) needed to place their refinery mechanical technicians on a UK based Higher National programme of engineering study.

EETTEC were able to provide a tailored course suited to the needs of ARC and focus the programme on oil refinery mechanical operations.

Background
Azzawiya Oil Refining Company (ARC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nation Oil Corporation (NOC) incorporated under Libyan Commercial Law since 1976. Production started with a nameplate capacity of 60,000 BPSD after just one year capacity was doubled to 120,000 BPSD. The Refinery was designed to produce products to meet the latest specification of International Standards. It is also equipped to maintain strict air and water quality standards as enforced in other developed countries.

Learning Challenge
To provide a tailored course for 39 weeks that satisfied EDEXCEL accreditation requirements and fulfilled the need of refinery operations technical content. To provide a Mechanical Engineering qualification.

The OLC Solution
Dr Chris Bamber tailored a 39 week programme. This EETTEC programme is unique to Eettec and allowed Technicians the opportunity to achieve a HND within 39 weeks of starting the programme.

Dr Chris Bamber interviewed various Operations Technicians and also Engineering staff at ARC. A review of similar programmes at other UK establishments was carried out and following discussion with the training department at ARC a programme was developed and accepted. That programme was approved by the NOC academic course analyst and students started their programme in March 2008.

The Course Overview

An interactive and bespoke programme of study that included 16 engineering modules assessed through practical experiment and laboratory work, written research and assignment work, examination and tests under strict conditions. Students typically studied 28 hours a week at the college and a further directed learning of 10 hours. In their own time research, assignment work and exam preparation of a further 20 hours.

Benefits
ARC staff will obtain a UK accredited HND in Mechanical Engineering which includes modules focused on refinery operations and refinery engineering practices.