For his part, president of the Owners of Survey Office Association, Mustafa Zaben, lauded the JEA efforts in the scientific, cultural and social fields, pointing out that his association is looking forward to cooperating with scientific institutions, the Arabic Union of Surveyors, the JEA and relevant authorities.
In turn, head of the JEA’s Surveying Engineers Committee, Dhia’a Qteishat, said that the committee’s administrative body submitted many proposals to the JEA council, aimed at creating work prospects for surveying engineers through the power of legislation and the adoption of surveying engineering within the competencies of engineering offices, in addition to the obligation to appoint a resident survey engineer for the entire duration of the project for projects that exceed 9 thousand square meters, and other things.
He added that that the committee was able to provide 365 training opportunities for engineers, and completed more than 75 workshops, indicating that the number of surveyors reached 3000, with an unemployment rate of 50 percent.
Head of the Preparatory Committee for the Scientific Day, Imad Habashneh, said that the scientific day hosts a selection of sectors and workshops and discusses scientific papers, in addition to a session for developing study plans and practicing the profession, and workshops for the latest developments in surveying equipment.
On the sidelines of the scientific day, the JEA and the Owners of Survey Office Association signed a memorandum of understanding to train newly graduated engineers.
SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY