The six days professional development course on Asset and Inventory Management is prepared for Bhutan Power Corporation Limited, Thimphu, Bhutan.
OBJECTIVE
It is expected that, at the end of the course participants will have:
- Understood the concepts of asset management
- Gained insights on asset lifecycle strategies
- Identified the role and skills for asset management personnel
- Appreciated an understanding on acquisition and development of assets
- Acquired knowledge on risk management and decision making
- Instilled the importance of inventory management and performance management
Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPCL)
Bhutan Power Corporation Limited was launched as a public utility on the 1st of July 2002 with the mandate of distributing electricity throughout the Country and also providing transmission access for generating stations for domestic supply as well as export. One of BPC’s basic mandate was to not only ensure that electricity is available to all our citizens but to also make sure that it is reliable, adequate and above all within the means of all consumers.
BPC started with 1193 employees with 967 employees joining from DoP and 226 employees from CHPC. BPC is the largest corporation in the Kingdom of Bhutan with a human resource size equal to almost 9% of the total Civil Services strength. It is the sole provider of electricity in the Kingdom with operations spread in 19 Dzongkhags. For economic growth to take place sufficient supply of electricity is an important prerequisite and our mandate provides a direct link to achieving the national goal of Gross National Happiness.
TIMING: The training program will be held during 13– 20 August 2018 (excluding travel time).
VENUE: Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
DONOR: Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPCL)
PARTICIPANTS: The participants for this course will be selected by Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC). The participants are expected to be drawn from store in-charge, procurement managers, supervisors or inventory managers, asset managers and technical personnel involved in the asset and inventory management. It is expected that there will be 24 participants from BPC will attend this course
COURSE DIRECTOR: Mr. Fazle Karim
COURSE COORDINATOR: Ms. Mahbooba Amin
CONTACT: Mr. Fazle Karim
Senior Program Specialist, AIT Extension,
Asian Institute of Technology
Email: karim@ait.asia
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