UK engineers train Iraqis to beat power cuts
A Nottinghamshire company is helping to train Iraqi engineers to rebuild their country’s electricity network.
Empower Training Services expects to train at least 140 male and female electrical engineers between now and the end of September.
The engineers are being flown to the UK in small groups to take part in two courses.
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