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The Planning and Follow-up Department/Training and Development Division in the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, organized a course entitled (Anti-Virus) from the period (3-11/9/2023). In the course, the programmer lecturer (Ali Majeed Hameed) addressed several topics related to educating employees and workers in the computer field about confronting electronic viruses and identifying their areas and locations, as well as introducing the ways they spread and combating them, and how to preserve sensitive data, information, and systems from theft and fraud. The course concluded with all participants undergoing a test to review the information and evaluate the participants’ grades.

Planning and Follow-up Department / Training and Development Division in the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, organized a course entitled (Internal Audit of the Quality Management System QMS) according to the requirements of the guiding standard for auditing management systems (ISO 19011: 2018) for the period from (27 / 8 until 31/8/2023.
The course program was presented by Mr. (Ahmed Abdel-Zahra Ali / Senior Manager) / director of the Quality Management Division in the Directorate, as the program included a definition of the requirements of the international standard: (ISO 9001: 2015) as well as the knowledge and skills required in the process of internal auditing of the quality management system according to the requirements of the guiding specification for auditing management systems (ISO 19011:2018).
A number of employees of the Ministry’s formations participated in the course, and the lecturer touched on the benefits of applying the quality management system, especially since the Directorate of Housing holds the international quality certificate from the awarding company (INFINTY). The lecturer also presented an integrated curriculum related to the basic concepts of the standard and the role of internal audit in addressing deviations and raising the efficiency of performance in general in the Directorate. The course included several training workshops on the application of the system and internal auditing. It is noteworthy that the Directorate of Housing has been organizing training and development courses, workshops and seminars to improve the job performance of its employees in all specializations.

In cooperation with the Training and Development Center, the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, organized a workshop entitled (Investment Challenges in the Housing Sector) Dr. Zainab Salman presented the most important investment challenges represented in:
1. Absence of proper planning in granting investment licenses.
2. Not specifying the beneficiaries, the role of banks, and the initiative of the Central Bank.
3. Selection of residential sites.
4. The technical and qualitative level of residential investment projects.
The lecturer in the workshop, Dr. Jamal Baqir Mutlaq (teacher at the Urban and Regional Planning Center for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad) gave an introductory presentation on the dimensions of the housing problem, the challenges facing the investment process, and a diagnosis of causes and effects. He touched on the housing problem of development, the economic concept of housing, and the ability to afford housing costs, with an overview of selected models for housing investment projects. The workshop concluded with issuing a set of recommendations and possible solutions to address the housing problem.

The Planning and Follow-up Department / Training and Development Division in the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, organized a training course entitled (Preparation of Basic Designs for Cities) for the period from 20/24/8/2023. A number of employees from the Directorate’s headquarters and the Ministry’s formations participated in it.
The two lecturers in the course (Eng. Zeina Habib) and (Eng. Ejalal Hassan Aziz) touched on several axes, including:
1. Introduce participants to how to develop urban planning horizons for cities and reduce the phenomenon of slums.
2. Definition of basic design terms for cities in general.
3. Knowing the basic rules for city planning, including the city of Baghdad, and the historical sequence of the stages of basic design since 1920 until 2023.
The course concluded with an exam for the participants.

The Planning and Follow-up Department / Training and Development Division in the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, organized a training course entitled (The Role of Local Indicators in Promoting Sustainable Housing).
The lecturer (Dr. Zainab Salman Shamma) addressed a number of topics, the most important of which are:
1. Concepts of sustainable housing.
2. Sustainable development.
3. Sustainable housing.
4. Indicators of sustainable housing.
A number of employees in the Directorate and the Ministry’s formations participated in it, and it concluded with a trial exam for the participants.

The Planning and Follow-up Department / Training and Development Division in the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, in cooperation with the Training and Development Center, organized a training course entitled (Electronic Archiving).
The lecturer (Mr. Sadiq Jabbar Abd), Director of the Information and Communication Technology Department at the Directorate’s headquarters, touched on the principles and basics of electronic archiving due to its importance in maintaining the security and confidentiality of information and the possibility of referring to it in a timely manner, how the archiving system works and the steps of action to reach the main goal.
A number of employees in the Directorate and the Ministry’s formations participated in the course, and it concluded with a trial exam for the participants.

In cooperation with the Training and Development Center, the Planning and Follow-up Department / Training and Development Division in the Directorate of Housing organized an online introductory course on the requirements of environment management on the Zoom application for the period from 13-17/8/2023.
The lecturer in the session (Bushra Bassem Mohsen) touched on the detailed explanation of the ten basic items and how to apply them to the activities, products and services of the institution and to know the environmental dimensions and environmental impact.
The aim of the course was to introduce participants to the environmental management system (ISO 14001: 2015) and the need for an environmental management system and what the standard contains.
The course, in which a number of employees from the Directorate and the Ministry’s formations participated, concluded with a trial exam for all participants.

Within the curriculum of courses and lectures, and in coordination with the Training and Development Center in the Ministry, the Planning and Follow-up Department / Training and Development Division in the Directorate of Housing one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities organized a training course entitled (Occupational Health and Safety) in which a number of employees in the Directorate and employees of the Ministry’s formations participated.
the aim of the course was:
1-Safety in construction projects (residential complexes) and sick buildings.
2-Educate employees and train them on ways to handle critical cases.
3-Methods of dealing with fires of all kinds and first aid.
The course lasted for five days, in which the staff of the Occupational Safety Division (senior engineer Marwa Wasfi Hamid, technical Director Munther Jaafar Sadiq) lectured. It concluded with an examination for all participants.

Within the training plan of Planning and Follow-up Department in the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, Training and Development Division organized a training course entitled (High-strength concrete using additives). The target group was engineers and workers in the field of on-site execution and concrete production plants.
The aim of the course was: to acquaint the participants with the benefits and components of concrete and their impact on the structural and architectural design of buildings. The course axes were delivered by Eng. Hassan Ali Jaber, which includes:
1. A brief history of the beginning of using this type of concrete
2. Basic concepts of high strength concrete.
3. The idea of high-strength concrete and its production method
4. Raw materials required for the production of high strength concrete 5. The mechanism of adding additives of both types, chemical and mineral, and their effect on the properties of high-strength concrete
6. Comparison between the properties of high strength concrete and ordinary concrete
7. Designing a high-strength concrete mix using additives according to the American method (ACI_Mmethod).
The course concluded with a test for all participants.

Planning and Follow-up Department / Training and Development Division in the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, organized a course entitled (Basic Principles of Electricity).
The course curriculum was presented by Mr. (Refaat Saleh Ahmed) Assistant Technical Director / Security Permits Department at the Directorate’s headquarters on Thursday morning 22/6/2023, with the participation of a number of the Directorate’s employees.
The lecturer discussed several axes related to the basic principles of electricity, including defining the participants on how to connect and establish the electricity circuit, in addition to determining the type of electrical circuits, defining energy sources, and how they reach the consumer.
The aim of the course was to learn how to establish data in a typical way, and how to connect an electrical circuit. The course concluded with all participants undergoing a test to re-review the information and granting the evaluation of the participants’ marks.