The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) programme was design to enable student to have a more experience or practical knowledge on their field of study. It also provides an avenue for students in Nigerian universities and polytechnics to acquire an industrial skills and experiences in their different fields of studies. It helps the student to apply their theoretical knowledge learnt in the class and appreciate what they learnt. In faculty of agriculture, the program is conducted at level three in preparation of practical year. The first SIWES, last for three months at the end of level three and the second, SIWES 2 lasts for six months during the first and second semester of level four. The program is sponsored by the industrial training fund (E.T.F). The student make report, this report covers all the major activities carried out in between the stipulated period of time. I started my SIWES on February 2011 to June 2011, at the KADUNA STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (KADP) Birnin-Gwari Zone, Barnawa Kaduna State Nigeria.
ABOUT SIWES
Students industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) is one of the requirements for obtaining a degree in faculty of agriculture in Nigeria, as formulated by the NUC. The three months programme, give the student a chance to participate in various organization, farms, research institute etc. of their choice in the field of agriculture.
The program was initially introduced by the Industrial Training Fund (I.T.F.) which was established under Decree 47 of 1972 by the Supreme Military Council, headed by General Yakubu Gowon. The Decree was billed to take effect from 31st March, 1974 and had as its core objective, the gradual reduction of the percentage of foreign participation in most of Nigeria’s economic activities, accompanied by a systematic integration of locally oriented skilled manpower into the vast economic sector. To actualize this, the Federal Government embarked upon a