WAPDA Engineering Academy is located about 10 Kms from the Faisalabad city center on Sheikhupura Road. The academy spreads over an area of 32.5 aces.

Established in 1962 as Tech. Training Institute (Electrical) at Lahore. Shifted to Faisalabad in 1967 & in present WAPDA building in 1971. Acquired the status of WAPDA Engineering Academy in 1988.

Water Wing Training Institute shifted from Tarbela to this Academy in 1989 in order to consolidate the entire training activities of WAPDA.

From 1983 onward till the end of 2003, a German Agency for Technical Cooperation "GTZ" arranged the most sophisticated equipment for the infrastructural improvement of the Academy as a whole. Originally a Distribution Training Institute was established to train J.Es & LSs of Distribution at Shahdara Power Station in 1962.

WAPDA Engineering Academy (WEA), Faisalabad Constitutes a land mark for the dissemination of professional knowledge, strengthening the bondage between theory and practice. It has emerged as the sole agency for imparting technical trainings to the respective Engineers and Staff of Transmission/Distribution, Thermal/Hydel Generation, Water Sector of WAPDA, Government/ Semi Govt. Agencies, Industries and Private sector.

WAPDA Engineering Academy has emerged as the sole agency for imparting technical trainings to the respective Engineers and Staff of WAPDA/PEPCO & Private/Public sector in the fields of Transmission/Distribution, Thermal/Hydel Generation, Civil Engineering & Information Technology.

• Class Rooms    =     12 Nos. 

• Seminar Hall     =     01 No.

• Hostels  =     204 Rooms

(3 H-shaped double storey hostel blocks comprising 152 single & 52 Double Rooms)

•   Rest House    =     01 No.

• An IT (Information Technology) Lab. with broadband Internet connectivity that remains open till 22:00 hrs.

•   Residences =   108 Nos.

The Academy consists of 03 Directorates i.e Transmission & Distribution, Generation & Civil Engineering. The Academy consists of following Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Laboratories & Workshops to carry out various practical training courses directly related to the sphere of duties of the Engineering staff. 

Training courses at WAPDA Engineering Academy Faisalabad are currently offered in Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Power and development and management of Water Resources. Staff being trained includes; Superintending Engineers, Executive Engineers, Junior Engineers, newly recruited Engineers and supporting vocational staff.

In total, Nine courses for various categories of staff are offered each year by the Transmission and Distribution Section of the Engineering Academy. The refresher courses are offered to Engineers & technical staff. On-job trainings are also offered to the staff of power supply companies an staff of public and private organizations. The details of these courses are given in Table below.

The Water Section of the Academy offers ten courses to the Water Wing professionals each year. The detail of courses being offered is given in Table below.

At the WAPDA Engineering Academy Faisalabad, forty training courses are offered each year, which averages more than 3 courses each month. Maximum number of courses are offered in power Generation and Transmission disciplines. The distribution of these courses is given.

S.#	Training Discipline	No. of Courses
1.	Generation	12
2.	Transmission & Distribution	9
3.	Water	10
	Total	31

The faculty of the Academy consists of experienced Engineers and Staff. The technical knowledge of the trainees is enhanced through Class room lectures, Lab practical, mutual interaction and study tours of relevant installation in the country.

Since year 2007, the WAPDA Engineering Academy has offered 300 courses in various disciplines of power and water sectors and trained 4947 participants. The number of courses offered and staff trained at the Academy since year 2005 is summarized below.

The Academy's faculty consists of a multidisciplinary group of highly qualified and trained Instructors having a blend of academic and operational experience. They are experts in their fields of specialization many of whom hold advanced qualification. The full time faculty is supported by a group of eminent guest speakers from
WAPDA and private / public sector who are authority in their fields.

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Manpower  Trained during the year 2010-11

Certificate awarding ceremony by Member (Power) in respect of Technical Refresher Course for Superintendent Engineers-2011

Participants of Technical Refresher Course for Superintendent  Engineers (2007)

Participants of Technical Refresher Course for Superintendent  Engineers (2008)

WAPDA ENGINEERING ACADEMY FAISALABAD

TRAINING EXPENSES FOR PARTICIPANTS OF A.J.K.ELECTY

DEPTT./NORTHERN AREAS IN RESPECT OF

T&D DIRECTORATE

YEAR 2010

Prepared as per O/O No. C.E (T)/11951(93)/2322-25, dated 12.06.2006.

NOTE

 i)  TA/DA/Messing Allowance and Technical Study Tours expenditure (Hostel Charges etc.) will be borne by the participants to be paid by the  AJK Electricity Department.

 ii) In case participant resides in Rest House, the charges will be as under :

REST HOUSE CHARGES

For WAPDA Employees   =    As per entitlement
For Autonomous bodies   =   Rs.1350/- per night for Summer Season and Rs.1260/- per night for Winter
                                         Season
For Private/Public Sector =  Rs.1700/- per night for Summer Season and Rs.1560/- per night for Winter
                                         Season