Introduction to Siwes for It Students

INTRODUCTION The Student Industrial Work
Experience Scheme (SIWES) is an appreciable skills training programme which form part of the minimum academics standard in Nigerian universities.The scheme is a participatory programme, involving Universities,
Polytechnics and Technical
Colleges’ students of various institutions in Nigeria. It is run jointly with the Industrial
Training Fund (ITF), which serves as the regulating body.
Objective Of Siwes
Specifically, the objectives of the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme are to:
i. Provide an avenue for students in Nigerian university to acquire industrial skills and experience in their course of study; ii. Prepare student for work situation they are likely to meet after graduation. iii. Provide students with an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge in real work situation, thereby bridging the gap between and actual practice; iv. Make the transition from school to the world of work easier, and enhance students contacts for later job placement; v. Enlist and strengthen employers, involvement in the entire educational process and prepare students for employment in Industry and
Commerce. BODIES INVOLVED IN THE
MANAGEMENT OF SIWES
PROGRAMME AND ROLES The Federal Government, the
Industrial Training Fund (ITF), the Supervising Agencies –
National Universities
Commission (NUC), the
National Board for Technical Education
(NBTE), National Commission for Colleges of Education
(NCCE), Employers of Labor and Institutions have specific roles assigned to them in the management of the SIWES
Programme. The roles are as follows: -
Operators - The ITF, the coordinating agencies (NUC,
NCCE, NBTE), employers of labor and the institution.
Funding - The Federal
Government of Nigeria
Beneficiaries - Undergraduate students of the following:
Agriculture, Engineering, Technology, Environmental,
Science, Education, Medical
Science and Pure and Applied
Sciences.
Duration