Siwes Report
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1. SIWES
The Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is the accepted skills training programme, which forms part of the approved minimum academic standards in the various degree programmes for all the Nigerian Universities. It is an effort to bridge the gap existing between theory and practice of engineering and technology, sciences, agriculture, medical, management and other professional educational management and other professional educational programmes in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. It is aimed at exposing students to machines and equipment, professional work areas and workers in industries and other organizations. The minimum duration for the programme as directed by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) is 6 months. The Scheme is a tripartite programme involving the students, the universities and the industry (employers of labour). It is funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria and jointly coordinated by ITF and NUC.
1.1.2 Objectives Of SIWES Specifically, the objectives of the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme are to:
i. Provide an avenue for students in the Nigerian Universities to acquire industrial skills and experience in their course of study;
ii. Prepare students for the work situation they are likely to meet after graduation;
iii. Expose students to work methods and techniques in handling equipment and machinery that may not be available in the universities;
iv. Make the transition from the university to the labour world easier and thus enhance students contacts for later job placement;
v. Provide students with an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge in real work situation, thereby bridging the gap between University and actual practice and
vi. Enlist and strengthen employers’ involvement in the entire educational process
INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1. SIWES
The Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is the accepted skills training programme, which forms part of the approved minimum academic standards in the various degree programmes for all the Nigerian Universities. It is an effort to bridge the gap existing between theory and practice of engineering and technology, sciences, agriculture, medical, management and other professional educational management and other professional educational programmes in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. It is aimed at exposing students to machines and equipment, professional work areas and workers in industries and other organizations. The minimum duration for the programme as directed by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) is 6 months. The Scheme is a tripartite programme involving the students, the universities and the industry (employers of labour). It is funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria and jointly coordinated by ITF and NUC.
1.1.2 Objectives Of SIWES Specifically, the objectives of the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme are to:
i. Provide an avenue for students in the Nigerian Universities to acquire industrial skills and experience in their course of study;
ii. Prepare students for the work situation they are likely to meet after graduation;
iii. Expose students to work methods and techniques in handling equipment and machinery that may not be available in the universities;
iv. Make the transition from the university to the labour world easier and thus enhance students contacts for later job placement;
v. Provide students with an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge in real work situation, thereby bridging the gap between University and actual practice and
vi. Enlist and strengthen employers’ involvement in the entire educational process
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