Awat is an academic staff as well as Department Coordinator at Erbil Health & Medical Technical College. He holds a BA degree in Translation from Salahaddin University – Erbil from 2009. Soon after, he started studying MA at Nottingham University – United Kingdom and obtained the degree in 2014. Awat is an academic teaching staff at the distinguished Erbil Polytechnic University for more than 9 years and teaching staff at a number of private institutions in Erbil for more than three years.