Over 100 engineers work at 950 schools and use digital reporting to pursue repairs
KUWAIT: When the students return to classrooms in Kuwait, some parents and teachers make concerns about school conditions, cleanliness and security – problems that remain in the 950 schools in the country despite the annual summer maintenance of the Ministry of Education.
Sara Almesbah, a teacher, emphasized some of the challenges for X: “I hope that older schools like the Al-Faiha Intermediate Girls School will be paid attention. The schoolyard, in which the morning assembly and the daily radio programs take place, still have no shadow. All corridors and class wings are open without doors or climate facilities.”
Parents also emphasize the need for proper cleaning. Shaikha said: “There should be enough employees to properly clean classrooms and bathrooms. Schools should accept advanced cleaning tools instead of just spraying water with cleaning agents.”
Some say that inadequate preservation influences daily comfort and hygiene of children. Around Saleh, one parent, said: “In the school baths that repair toilets, hoses and door locks – our children complain.”
While the parents are calling for cleaning and repairs, the Ministry is involved in the fact that its maintenance program systematically treats these concerns.
Mohammed al-Khaldi, incumbent understate secretary and deputy sub-state secretary for school institutions, said in an interview with KTV that ministries attend schools in summer to identify problems and ensure that repairs are completed before the lessons are started.
A central component of the effort is the new digital reporting system from BALEGH, with which administrators and engineers can be recorded electronically using the requirements for the maintenance requirements. “There are no papers, no telephone calls; all work is logged in digital. Reports are tracked and progress is pursued through the system, which is accessible via tablets and mobile phones,” said Al-Khaldi.
The summer program, which began on August 1, includes the deep cleaning of classrooms, corridors and bathrooms, followed by the activation of air conditioning systems in coordination with the current of the electricity. Engineers also carry out extensive repairs, coverings of installations, electrical networks, air conditioning systems, roof insulating and security systems.
Last year, the Ministry installed 30,000 new air conditioning systems in schools and contributed to the comfort and energy efficiency of the students. This contributed to reducing previous problems with insufficient cooling. Al-Khaldi found that one of the greatest challenges are that problems reported by schools or engineers will immediately reach the maintenance teams. “Every problem that is not treated within 48 hours becomes a challenge,” he said, emphasizing the ministry's goal of solving problems as soon as possible through physical repairs and the Balegh reporting system.
The summer maintenance goes beyond the air conditioning. The engineers face major challenges with roof insulation, bathrooms and sanitary systems, structural or “root” as well as electrical and non -sailor pipeline networks. Many tasks are sensitive to time and quality: For example, concrete work or roof insulation requires specific hardening or settlement times – sometimes up to 21 days – before the next phase can begin. These restrictions mean that maintenance cannot be rushed, and all work must be carefully sequenced to ensure that the schools are impaired without compromises by September 1st without compromises.
Security remains the top priority. Over 100 engineers work at more than 1,000 locations, including schools and service buildings to ensure that they meet the security standards. Preparations are a coordinated effort between the Ministry of Eve, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Public Works.
But maintenance does not stop when the school year begins. “Even after the beginning of the year, our teams continue to monitor problems,” said Al-Khaldi.