We train the people who run the region.
For 25 years Tristar Middle East has trained the people who run MENA's energy, power and industrial operations — on the ground in 13 countries across the Gulf, North Africa and the Levant. From globally-recognised certifications to fully bespoke nationalisation programmes, across every technical, operational and corporate discipline.
25 years across MENA — the numbers
13 countries across MENA.
Tristar Middle East is anchored in Cairo with on-the-ground Gulf delivery presence across the UAE and broader Gulf. Beyond our office, we deliver on-site at client premises across the region.
Our project portfolio spans national oil companies, international majors, and joint ventures across 13 countries — wherever industrial workforces need to be trained, certified or upskilled.
Countries served
Cairo Office
Anchors training operations across Egypt, North Africa, and the Levant. Established 2001.
Active engagements with major upstream operators, refiners, and national oil companies across Egypt and the wider region.
Gulf Delivery Presence
On-the-ground delivery across the UAE (Abu Dhabi, Dubai) and the broader Gulf. Cohort and on-site programmes built around client competency frameworks.
Long-running nationalisation and capability programmes for Gulf national oil companies and partner organisations across the Emirates.
Cross-border programmes
On-site delivery across Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Sudan, Libya, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Greenfield ramp-ups, HSE-led field delivery, and multi-discipline upstream cohorts for super-majors, national oil companies and joint ventures.
Countries served
One of MENA's most established CIPS routes — Approved Centre across all 5 levels.
Tristar is an authorised CIPS Study Centre. The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply qualification is recognised in over 150 countries and held by procurement leadership at virtually every Fortune 500 enterprise.
We deliver Level 4 in three flexible tracks — instructor-led, self-paced exam preparation, or a complete bundle that takes learners from first principles to certified, exam-ready professionals.
Instructor Led
Live classroom delivery from senior practitioners.
per learner / per module
Bundle
Instructor-led teaching plus exam-prep toolkit.
per learner / per module
Built around your sectors.
Tristar designs programmes around the way operators actually work. From upstream oil & gas to downstream and petrochemicals, power and utilities, manufacturing, and procurement-led organisations — every sector has its own competency framework, regulatory context, and operational rhythm.
Explore industries →Upstream Oil & Gas
Production, drilling, processing, reservoir engineering.
Downstream & Petrochemicals
Refining, gas processing, petrochemical operations.
Power & Utilities
Power generation, transmission, distribution, water.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Process plants, asset-intensive operations.
Procurement-Led Organisations
For supply chain teams across any sector.
CIPS Procurement
Authorised centre. Level 4 across all six modules.
The kind of work we're proud of.
Twenty-five years of regional engagements for national oil companies, international majors and joint ventures across MENA — here are four of the recurring shapes our work takes.
See full experience →Multi-discipline upstream technical training for a green-field operation in southern Iraq — 100+ engineers across 8 disciplines over 3 years.
01 Nationalisation · UAEA 12+ year national capability programme for a Gulf NOC in mechanical, electrical and instrumentation disciplines — 500+ nationals trained.
02 Graduate pipeline · EgyptA four-year nationalisation programme for an Egyptian operator — new graduate engineers to operationally-competent at 95% completion.
03 HSE-led · Iraq & SyriaOn-site HSE delivery for a major IOC's cross-border field operation — 300+ field staff across two countries.
04Other engagements span national oil companies and international majors across MENA — talk to us if you'd like to know whether we've worked on something like yours.
Five vertices. One promise.
Our brandmark — a five-vertex star — represents the qualities that have defined Tristar's work for over 25 years. We apply them to every cohort, every consulting engagement, every site visit.
Leadership
Senior practitioners who have run the operations they teach.
Expertise
25 years of hands-on industrial depth across MENA — built on a founding collaboration with Tristar UK (Dundee 1988).
Innovation
Hybrid programmes, simulation, recorded sessions, question banks.
Adaptability
Tailored to your organisation, your discipline, your standards.
Trust
National oil companies, super-majors and joint ventures across MENA — 120K+ learners over 25 years.
A workforce trained at scale, across borders.
Established in Cairo in 2001 through a founding collaboration with Tristar UK (Dundee 1988), Tristar Middle East has grown into a regional workforce partner with delivery across the Gulf and wider MENA — alongside the industries we serve.