NAME: THABO GEORGE RAMOSAMO STUNDENT ID NUMBER: 201004059 DURATION: 14th May 16th July 2012 SUPERVISOR: Ms E. Basuhi FACULTY: BUSINESS COURSE: BIS 200
INTRODUCTION The Business Faculty‘s broad objective of the industrial attachment program is introducing students to practical aspects of what they are studying. This is a way of closing the gap between theory and practice and also introducing students to the demands of the formal workplace. As a student studying the BIS 200 program I was required to complete a compulsory industrial attachment program for 10 weeks.
The broad objective of the industrial attachment program is to introduce students to the practical aspects of what they are studying.
The specific objectives are: a. To help students appreciate the practical applications of what they have learnt over the previous years on the program. b. To prepare students for integration into both formal and informal employment sectors. c. To expose students to different organizational cultures and systems. d. To develop confidence and self –assurance in students by giving them responsibilities to seek their own placement, work in a new different environment, and report back to the faculty regarding their learning experiences. e. To help students sharpen their communication, interpersonal and project management skills. f. To develop a working relationship with the business community for whom our degree program s are designed. g. To allow the faculty of gauge the quality of its programs by way of feedbacks from the host organizations, the industrial attachment supervisors and the students. h. To expose the students to prospective future employers. Personally, I think industrial attachment program is very beneficial as it