{"id":41707,"date":"2026-04-29T14:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iku.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=41707"},"modified":"2026-06-28T08:11:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T08:11:50","slug":"41707-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iku.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=41707&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Continuing Education Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>Continuing Education Unit | Technical Institute<\/title>\n    <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cairo:wght@400;600;700;800;900&amp;family=Amiri:wght=700&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/6.4.0\/css\/all.min.css\">\n    \n    <style>\n        :root {\n            --primary-navy: #0a192f;\n            --gold-solid: #b38728;\n            --royal-gold: 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Farah Ali Khairy<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"leader-title\">Head of Continuing Education Unit<\/div>\n                <p class=\"leader-bio\">In Continuing Education, we believe that learning does not stop at graduation; rather, it is an ongoing journey of self-development and community service.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"intro-section-card\">\n                <div class=\"brand-title-card\">\n                    <h2>Training, Vocational and Technical Development System<\/h2>\n                    <p>Technical Institute \/ Keeping Pace with Labor Market Requirements and Enhancing Cognitive Skills and Expertise<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"about-card-combined\">\n                    <p>\n                        Our unit strives to provide professional training programs and advanced scientific consultations that contribute directly to elevating the efficiency of institutional staff and graduates to ensure sustainable and distinguished performance.\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"info-grid\">\n            <div class=\"card\">\n                <h3><i class=\"fas fa-tasks\"><\/i> Unit Duties<\/h3>\n                <ul>\n                    <li>Preparing modern training curricula.<\/li>\n                    <li>Organizing the annual course schedule.<\/li>\n                    <li>Issuing and documenting accredited certificates of participation.<\/li>\n                    <li>Technical supervision over specialized workshops.<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card\">\n                <h3><i class=\"fas fa-bullseye\"><\/i> Our Strategic Goals<\/h3>\n                <ul>\n                    <li>Empowering national cadres technically and scientifically.<\/li>\n                    <li>Building fruitful partnerships with the labor market.<\/li>\n                    <li>Providing advanced consultations to both public and private sectors.<\/li>\n                    <li>Promoting a culture of lifelong learning.<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <footer>\n        Designed by Chief Engineer Alaa Jassim Kadhim  \u00a9 2026\n    <\/footer>\n\n    <script>\n        let current = 0;\n        const slides = document.querySelectorAll('.slide');\n\n        function changeSlide(n) {\n            slides[current].classList.remove('active');\n            current = (current + n + slides.length) % slides.length;\n            slides[current].classList.add('active');\n        }\n\n        setInterval(() => {\n            changeSlide(1);\n        }, 4000);\n    <\/script>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing Education Unit | Technical Institute Specialized Scientific Seminars Enriching knowledge through experts and specialists Practical Course Application Transforming theories into real professional skills Interactive Workshops A stimulating educational environment for creativity and innovation Unit Management Asst. 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