The International Energy Foundation (IEF) is an international non-governmental organization (NGO), non-profit making, non-political group of scientists, researchers, engineers and others, from around the world, pooling resources and working together. Their mission is to facilitate the exchange of research and technology, with special emphasis on developing countries for enhancing the capacity building of the human resources in all areas of energy and environment. IEF is interested in better ways to encourage greater cooperation across a wide range of interests and raise awareness of the value of only help generate greater trust and economic rebuilding but also help produce, transmit and conserve energy, sustainable development, and protection of the environment.
Activities
Taking into consideration the international dimension of the mandate and goals of the International Energy Foundation, IEF has focused on organizing international conferences and symposiums in and outside Libya with a major input of IEF in all of these activities. In this context IEF was keen to invite the largest number possible of government delegates and international experts in order to exchange views, experience, problem solutions and ideas to reflect the policy of IEF to be a bridge for transfer of technology and knowledge.
- Organize and conduct international conferences, symposia and seminars.
- Sponsor and conduct research studies, surveys and state of the art studies.
- Undertake consultancy projects and organize training programs for the interchange of knowledge and expertise amongst the international community.
- Publish a research journal and a newsletter.
- Maintain and improve the data bank and library facilities.
- Institute awards and scholarships to recognize work of excellence in the field of energy and environment.
Training Centers
Petroleum Center
The International Energy Foundation has established a specialized center in oil studies to support and qualify relevant manpower to join the various scientific levels in oil firms and companies. Manpower development will advanced this vital sector in the growth of national economy and meet the requirements of individuals and society of the necessary needs to guarantee them a happy and safe life. The centre undertakes training activities as well research studies, which aim at improving the skills of trainees working in the oil sector .Organizing conferences and seminars fall also under the mandate of this centre.
This centre offers training in following fields:
- Development of skills in all oil and gas operations such as discovery, drilling, recovery, pumping, refining, storage, transportation and transforming gas to energy.
- Development of skills in the design, operation, and maintenance of equipment used in the oil and gas industry (Pipelines, pumps, valves, storages, transportation etc.)
- Improving skills to reduce negative impact of oil and gas operations on environment safety in gas and oil operations.
Energy Center
Specializing in energy and environment towards sustainable development, the center has started preparing a work program for the coming period, including the preparation and presentation of some training workshops on energy and environment, that have been tabulated in a time table targeted for execution during this and the coming few years, in addition to the preparations at the center for following up and developing a symposiums and conferences program in its field and carrying out planning and preparation works for the same.
The training centre for energy and environment covers:
- Waste management
- Renewable energy sources
- Water desalination
- Marine environment
- Pollution
- Efficiency of energy use and minimizing lost energy
ISO Center
The centre offers training to people working in the fields of energy and environment with the aim to improve the quality of their performance to the highest technical level and according to ISO norms.
The ISO training centre at IEF offers following training (Examples):
- Preparing companies for ISO standards
- Production management and control according to ISO
- Methods of quality control
- Total quality control system (ISO 9000)
- Internal Audit according to ISO
- Libraries and archives according to ISO
- Safety and professional health standards according to ISO
- Environment Management according to ISO
IT Center
The centre provides training in all fields of information technology with emphasis on how to utilize such technologies. The Foundation plans to create additional training centers in the near future taking into account the urgent need for training.
IEF offers following training possibilities:
- Computer systems
- Use of software in technical, financial economical and statistical matters
- Use of internet
- Design of homepage
- Design of networks
- Electronically archive
- Electronically secretariat
- E- commerce
- Protection of networks and safety of data Computer maintenance
Manpower Center
This center is interested in manpower development in areas related to sustainable development and in contributing to the planning, studies, follow up, and evaluation for various energy projects and topics, this includes financial, engineering and industrial management for projects and their economical feasibility , scientific studies and research works in these areas, the center is organizing some specialized training workshops in its field of interest, it is also preparing for contributions in different activities in these areas.
IEF has the following training activities available:
- Management and organization (Planning organizational structures, job descriptions rules and regulations)
- Training in change management of companies and institutions
- Training of senior management (Planning, control, time management, conflict management, creativity training, technique of negotiations, risk management etc.)
- Marketing
- Management of training
- Electronic secretariat
- Cost management
- Financial control
- Feasibility studies