Department Description
Objectives of the Vehicle Mechanics Specialization:
The specialization aims to:
- Supply society and all types of business sectors with graduates possessing appropriate qualifications and skills according to the professional description for graduates of this department.
- The department works to provide the graduate with the necessary basic and specialized knowledge and skills in the field of specialization (Vehicle Mechanics), in addition to the theoretical information required for a graduate with appropriate practical skills, so that they are able to plan, organize, and develop a maintenance workshop for light vehicles, trucks, and buses, and organize maintenance procedures for light vehicles, trucks, and buses.
- Plan, organize, and develop a hydraulic maintenance workshop and organize maintenance procedures for machinery and equipment with hydraulic systems.
- The department works to support and develop the student's skills, qualifying them to develop plans and prepare technical reports in line with the nature of the institutions.
Inputs to the Vehicle Mechanics Department:
First – Accepted for study in the first year of this department:
1. Holders of the Technical Secondary School Certificate in the following specializations:
a. Vehicle Mechanics Profession.
b. Vehicle Electrical and Electronics Profession.
c. Agricultural Machinery Profession.
d. Marine Mechanics Profession.
e. Maritime Transport School specializations.
Provided that the secondary school certificate is obtained in the same year of enrollment and according to a special competition whose foundations and criteria are determined by the Higher Council for Technical Education.
2. A percentage of holders of the General Secondary Certificate – Scientific Branch.
The percentage and admission criteria are determined according to conditions set by the Higher Council for Technical Education.
Second – Accepted for study in the second year of this department:
A number of graduates of technical institutes (whose top graduates are accepted to continue their studies at government universities) according to percentages determined by the Higher Council for Technical Education. In this case, the student may be required to take up to four courses from the first year. This applies to the following specializations:
a. Vehicle Mechanics.
b. Vehicle Electrical and Electronics.
c. Agricultural Machinery.
d. Marine Mechanics.
Certificate Awarded by the College:
A graduate of the Vehicle Mechanics Department at the Applied College receives:
A Bachelor's degree in Applied Sciences – Specialization in Vehicle Mechanics.
This qualification entitles its holder to work according to the professional description of the graduate.