THE ROLE OF THE INDUSTRY AND OTHER AGENCIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS” INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)

THE ROLE OF THE INDUSTRY AND OTHER AGENCIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS” INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)

ABSTRACT

This research was conducted to ascertain the role of the industry and other agencies in the management of students industrial work experience scheme (SWES) related literature was reviewed to determine the benefit of students industrial work experience. The four like point and ground mean score were used to analyze the data collected. It was discovered from the data collected and analyzed the responsibilities of a industries to students and graduates, what are the impact / effect which industrial training brought to students finally recommendations were made for industries should know their responsibilities and role our country.

CHAPTER ONE

• INTRODUCTION

Industrial training otherwise known as students industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) is a skill acquisition program intended to expose and prepare students for real work situations which they are likely to meet after graduation. This program was introduced as a result of the inability of the graduate to put into practice what he has learnt. This led to inefficiency in production and created a big gap between theory and practice.

The Acronym SIWES is a planned supervised occupational experience training program which calls for total dedication to duty, positive work attitude, honesty and self confidence on the part of the student who is considered a major beneficiary of the program.

Established by Decree 47 of 1971, the supervised Industrial work Experience scheme (SIWES) is the brain child of the Industrial training fund (ITF) which is intended to supplement in-school classroom and workshop or laboratory experience with actual machines and tools of current industrial processes (Ogalanya, 1994).

THE ROLE OF THE INDUSTRY AND OTHER AGENCIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS” INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)