SIWES Report: Computer Skills Training
SIWES Report: Computer Skills Training
ATTACHED TO:
IHSAN COMPUTER KOKO
KEBBI STATE.
PRESENTED BY:
PETER AKANDE
2019/VT/00339
MAY, 2022
APPROVAL PAGE
This is to certify that this report work has been read and approved by the
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Technical Report Officer Date
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Head of Department Date
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DEDICATION
This technical report is dedicated to the Most High God for His grace
and faithfulness, and also to my lovely parents Mr. & Mrs. Akande.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Firstly I express my profound gratitude to the Most High God for the
Mrs. Abubakar Abdullahi for his advice and kind supervision throughout the
I also acknowledge my parents for their prayers and financial support, God
I also appreciate all staff of God’s Time Business Venture for their kind
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ABSTRACT
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Page - i
Approval Page - ii
Dedication - iii
Acknowledgement - iv
Abstract - v
Table of Contents - vi
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction of (SIWES) 1
Definition and Meaning of SIWES 1
SIWES as a part of instruction 2
Objectives of SIWES 2
CHAPTER TWO
Introduction and Meaning of Computer 4
Operation of Computer 4-5
CHAPTER THREE
Introduction to Microsoft word 6
Shortcut Keys using Keyboard 13
Introduction to Microsoft Excel 13
Introduction to Microsoft Power point 17
Introduction to Corel draw 18
CHAPTER FOUR
Laminating Machine 21
Spiral Binding Machine 21
Photocopy Machine 21
Scanning Machine 22
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary 23
Conclusion 23
Recommendation 23
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CHAPTER ONE
INTODUCTION
1.1 The goal of institutions and the industrial Training Fund (ITF) is to
produce skilled man power for the industry (i.e. the employers of labor) each
of these bodies must play for this deserving praise to be achieved. The school
must train the students in their various fields of Endeavour through Vocational
Education. Vocational Education is a form of Education either formal which
specially trains individual with some practical skill that are useful in his/her
choice of career.
Most of the graduate have turned out from our high Institution, do not
acquire enough practical skills that will enable them handle equipment’s and
machinery available in the industries after graduation, that is why in Nigeria
today, the Government is training graduates of the fields Engineering after
their graduation in school to equipped them practically to work in Government
industries.
The advancement in science and technology has enable the employers
of labor to acquire Sophisticated equipment and Machineries which are in
most cases not available for student use while in school, hence the need for
SIWES .
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has created an opportunity for the
students to lay hands on and operate those Machines which they were not
opportune to see in school, this is an avenue to bridge the gaps between the
school operators and society at large.
DEFINITION AND MEANING OF SIWES
(SIWES) means: STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME.
It is a skill training programmed designed by ITF to make visible and prepare
students of Universities, Colleges of Education, Polytechnics, as well as
Colleges of Health and Technology for industrial work situation they are likely
to meet after graduation.
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It was designed, initiated and established by (ITF) in 1973 to 1974 to solve
the problem of lack of adequate practical skills preparatory for employment in
industries by Nigerian Graduates of Tertiary Institutions. When it withdrew
from the scheme in 1978, the Federal Government handed over the scheme in
1979 to both National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in November
(1984), the Federal Government reverted the management and
implementation of the scheme to ITF and it was effectively taken over in July
1985, with the funding being the sole responsibility of the Federal
Government.
SIWES AS PART OF INSTRUCTION
In all institutions where Vocational Technical Education is offered, putting
theory into practices is the core issue in the curriculum of those institutions.
As a result, lots of hours had been allotted to practical lessons in the school.
Now SIWES has become part of institutions, a two (2) credits course and
condition for graduation. There is a need for students in higher institution of
learning to receive instruction on the condition and regulation guiding their
participation in the program. This is a motivating factor concerning the
production of the guideline to students.
OBJECTIVES OF SIWES
Some of the objectives of SIWES are:
- To provide an avenue for students in the Nigerian Student to acquire
industrial skills and experience during their course of study.
- To prepare students for the work situation they are likely to meet after
graduation.
- To allow the transition phase from school to the world of working
environment easier and facilitate student’s contact for their job
placement.
- To expose the students to work methods and techniques in handing
equipment and Machinery that may not be available in their universities.
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CHAPTER TWO
2.0 INTRODUCTION AND MEANING OF COMPUTER
What is a computer?
A computer is an electronic device that manipulates information, or
“data”. It has the ability to store, retrieve, and process data. You can use a
computer to type documents, send email and browse the internet. It can also
be used to handle spread sheets, accounting, data base management,
presentations, games and more.
For beginning computer users, the computer isles at an electronic store
can be quite a mystery, not to mention overwhelming. However, computers
aren’t that mysterious. All types of computers consist of two basic parts;
Hardware and Software.
Hardware: - is any part of computer that has a physical structure such as
the computer monitor, key board, mouse, C.P.U, and U.P.S.
Software: - is any set of instructions that tells the hard ware what to do. It
is what guides the hardware and tells it how to accomplish all tasks. Some
examples of software are web browsers, games and word processors such as
Microsoft word.
OPERATION OF COMPUTER
The procedures to open and operate the computer are as follows:
Switch on the computer and allow it to boot, after booting, all the icons will
appear, after seeing all the icons; you click the mouse pointer to the starting
button to begging with any package you want.
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CHAPTER 3
INTODUCTION TO MICROSOFT WORD
Microsoft word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It was first
released in 1983 under the name Multi-tool word for XENIX systems. Microsoft
word is commonly used for word processing
MICROSOFT WORD ENVIRONMENT
The following are seen as MS-word environment is displayed.
Title Bar Menu Bar Standa Formattin
Ruler Bar
Table & Boarder Bar rd Bar g Bar
Scroll Bar
Status Bar
Task Bar
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font colour options, Line colour, outside border options are also contained
here.
TABLE AND BORDERS TOOL BAR:- It contains Pencil to draw table,
Eraser, Line style, Line weight, Border colour (Auto), Outside border, Shading
colour, Insert table, Merge table, Split table Align top left text direction etc.
DRAWING TOOL BAR:- It is use to draw any form of shape, Select object,
Free rotation, Auto shape, Rectangle, Oval, Line, Text box, Word art, Clip art,
Fill colour, Line colour, Font/Text colour, Line style, Arrow head style shadow
and 3-D effect
STATUS TOOL BAR: - It show the page number, Line number, paragraph
etc. of the active document
TASK BAR: - It shows the Start bottom, Time and the name of the current
working application package.
FILE MENU: - It consists of new command, open command, save, save as,
versions, page setup, merge, paper size, paper orientation.
PAPER ORIENTATION: - It is also under the paper size dialogue box. It
shows how the content of a document should appear whether across the
width (portrait) or across the length (landscape).
PRINT PREVIEW: - It shows how a work will look like when printed on the
hard copy.
PRINT COMMAND: - This helps to control how a document is to be printed.
PRINTER NAME: - This shows the active printers.
PRINT WHAT: - It select the type of information you what to print.
PRINT: - Helps to select the order in which you want the pages to be
printed.
PRINT RANGE: - It specifies the number of pages you want to print.
PRINT ALL: - It is a command used to print the entire document.
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CURRENT PAGE: - It is a command used to print selected page only that is
the page where the cursor is blinking.
PAGES: - It is a command used to print selected pages e.g. 1, 2, 3, 8, 10,
15, etc.
COLLEATE: - It helps to organize pages when multiple pages are to be
printed.
PROPERTIES: - It enables one to select the printing option e.g. draft,
normal or best.
SEND TO: - It enables one to send a document as part of an E-mail.
PROPERTIES: - Helps to display the properties of the active document.
EXIT: - It helps to exit the Microsoft word environment entirely.
EDIT MENU
UNDO: It enables one to go back to what he/she has done.
REDO: It enables one to bring back that has been undone.
CUT: It is used to cut a text or group of text to be placed in another place or
removed from the computer.
COPY: It enables one to duplicate texts without altering the shape of former.
MOVE TEXT: This allows a blocked text to be moved from one place to
another.
PASTE: It transfer the content of the clipboard into the insertion point i.e. in
the new position.
PASTE SPECIAL: It is commonly used to paste text or drawn objects
imported from another packages
CLEAR: It is use to erase or delete what has been written e.g. a selected
text.
FIND: It enables one to look for a particular word through the document.
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REPLACE: It helps to replace text with another choice of one.
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PAGE NUMBERING: - It helps in numbering the document page
automatically. When it is click, a dialogue box opens with the following
options.
POSITION: - It helps to determine whether the numbering should be at the
top or bottom.
ALIGN: - It helps to determine whether our page numbering should be at
left, Centre or right, inside or outside.
FORMAT: - It helps one to choose the type of numbering e.g. Roman figure
(I, II, III, IV), Numbers (1, 2, 3) or alphabet (A, B, C). It also helps one to
choose where to start numbering.
DATE AND TIME: - It helps to insert date and time.
INSERTION SYMBOLS: - It helps one to insert symbols that are not on key
board e.g. ∩©∞µ.
AUTO TEXT, FIELD, COMMENT, FOOTNOOT, INDEX AND TABLE,
INSERT FILE, TEXT BOX, OBJECTS
FORMAT MENU:- Consist of Font, Paragraph, Bullet and Numbering,
Columns, Drop caps, Border and shading, Tabs, Change case, Background,
Theme, Frames, Auto format, Style, Change text direction
TOOL MENU:- It consist of Spelling and Grammar, Language, Word count,
Autocorrect, Merge document, Protect document, Outline collaboration, online
collaboration, Mail merge, Creating the main document, Creating data source,
Envelops and labels, Letter wizard, Customize, Options and Auto summarize.
TABLE MENU:- It consist of Pencil to draw a table, Eraser, Line style, Line
weight, Border colour, Outside border, Shading colour, Insert table, Merge
cell, Split cell, Align to left, Distribution column evenly, Table auto format, Sort
Ascending, Sort descending, Auto sum.
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WORKING WITH DRAWING BARS
In the drawing tool bar we have the following options which are: -
Draw, Group, Ungroup, Order, Rotate, Text wrapping, Change auto shape,
Align or distribute.
Select object, Free Rotate, Auto shapes, Line, Rectangle, Oval, Text box,
Word art, Clip art, Fill colour, Line colour, Font colour, Line style, Dash style,
Arrow style, Shadow, 3-D, Add bottom
TO EXTEND A SELECTION
One character to the right – Shift + Right arrow
To the end of a line - Shift + end
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To the beginning of a line - Shift + Home
One line up - Shift + up arrow
To the end of a paragraph - Ctrl + Shift + down arrow
To the beginning of a paragraph - Ctrl + Shift + up arrow
To the end of a window - Alt + Ctrl + Page down
To specific location in a document - F8 + Arrow movement key
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3. For record keeping
4. For financial analysis
5. For chart, Graphs and Map presentation which is a diagrammatic ways
of presenting information in excel package
6. It is also used for home budgeting, interest calculation etc.
GETTING STARTED
Excel can be started through the (Menu task bar) as follows:-
Click on start bottom
Highlight on all program
Select Microsoft Excel
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3.3 INTRODUCTION TO CORELDRAW
CorelDraw is powerful graphic software for designing or presentation, for
creating professional art works; it is mostly used for pictures and graphic
jobs. There are many versions of CorelDraw from version 2-12.
Getting Started
Click on start menu button
Select program
Locate CorelDraw and click on it.
If you start CorelDraw, the screen where all the CorelDraw activities will take
place is shown on the monitor. It provides the work area, tool and menu
command needed to create and modify graphics and information so as to
facilitate drawing.
THE ELEMENTS ON THE CORELDRAW
Toolbox: It provides quick access to the CorelDraw function.
Scrollbars: They are used for scrolling page layout to a particular direction.
Ruler: It is used for measuring objects in order to maintain accurate size.
Property bar: Displays detailed information on the graphics or text selected.
Drawing page: It is the large white portion of the application window, it is
the workplace for the user to perform his designs and text it is also referred
to as the printable page.
Menu bar: It contains commands that can be accessed by clicking any of the
menu names; these include file, edit, format, help etc.
Title bar: The title bar extends at the top of the window and it displays the
application name and the file name.
Toolbox
Pick tool: It is used to select object or group of objects it allows the user to
move, stretch, rotate and draw objects.
Shape tool: It is used to reshape or trim objects and text.
Zoom tool: It is used to reduce or enlarge the size of an object or text.
Rectangle tool: It is used to draw rectangular and square shapes
Polygon: Used for drawing polygon objects.
Text tool: Used for entering, selecting and editing text.
Outline tool: Used to apply outline effect and Colour
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Ellipse tool: Used to draw circles and oval shapes
Freehand tool: Used to draw lines, dimensions and curves
Interactive transparent tool: Used to make objects or text transparent.
CONTROL BUTTON
Minimize button: Used to reduce the screen of the CorelDraw area.
Maximize button: Used to maximize the screen of the CorelDraw area.
Corel button: Used to shutdown the CorelDraw page.
CorelDraw Menu: It consists of file, edit, view, layout, tools etc.
Shortcuts Functions
Ctrl N Used to open new file
Ctrl S Used to save documents
Ctrl O Used to open a document
Ctrl P Used to print a file
Ctrl X Used to cut a selected object or text
Ctrl C Used to copy a selected text or file
Ctrl V Used to paste a text or object
Uses of CorelDraw
It is used to design cards, calendar, certificate, invitation cards,
envelope, invoice, file jacket etc.
CREATING A NEW FILE
By selecting new file from the file menu, submenu, the system clears
the page layout and allows a new document to be created.
OPENING AN EXISTING FILE
Select open from the menu, submenu, and a dialogue box appears
which shows the existing files on the system; select you option and click OK.
Select the desired file and Click OK
SAVING A FILE
Select save from the file menu, submenu a dialogue box appears
Type in the name of the document and click OK
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CHAPTER FOUR
LAMINATING MACHINE
Laminating Machine: - A laminating machine is a tool used to apply a film
plastic surface on an item. It makes the material tear proof and water by
encapsulating the item completely on both sides
HOW TO LAMINATE
Firstly, plug the machine into an outlet. Turn on the laminating
machine, a red light will show, after which a green light will appear, this
shows that the machine is ready for work. Then fix the film into the
document that is to be laminated. Fix a paper at the top of the document to
be laminated in other to avoid burning of document
PHOTOCOPIER
Photocopier is a machine that makes paper copies of documents and
other visual images quickly and cheaply. it is use for duplicating of documents
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HOW TO MAKE PHOTOCOPIES
Power on the machine, set the document to be photocopy into the machine
Press the number of copies then send
To photocopy on A4 paper the percentage is 100% while to reduce it to legal
size is 90%
HOW TO SCAN
Insert the passport or document into the scanning machine
Click the start button
Then click my computer
Click on HP DeskJet, then right click on set picture using scanner wizard
To continue click next, after which you preview what you have are about to
scan, if there is need to reduce the passport one will do so then save it in the
appropriate folder and name it.
How to copy into a device: Fix the flash or other device into the C.P.U,
allow the computer to recognize it, then go to save as then click save as then
click on the removable disk and save with whatever name you wish to save it
with and then eject the flash from the system.
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CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY
From my personal experience in the (SIWES) SIWES has a great impact
in the life of student(s) who pass through the training and also Nigeria as a
whole in the aspect of economy.
Therefore, I urge the Federal Government and school management to
continue with this program to enable student have this working experience
which could help them to be self-employment in the absence of white collar
jobs.
RECOMMENDATIONS
ITF is to reduce unemployment and inability to operate sophisticated
equipments and machinery in our industries, I hereby recommend that:-
The (ITF) should not give up in running of this program since it enhances
learning.
Students who have completed the training should be compensated in order to
encourage the incoming ones.
The Federal Government should ensure the smooth running of this program
because it’s in their various fields of studies.
Also I recommend that student more especially in Business Education and
Computer Science Departments should try as much as possible to attach
themselves with computer training center for future self employment.
CONCLUSION
SIWES has brought skills to learners; result of findings has proved that
(SIWES) is very effective in the life of students who pass through it. It
increase the skills and ability to manage life in those students who have
trained in industries or business Centers and operation of the equipment they
lay hands on, which is very important in the life of a trained teacher. If
SIWES is properly taken care of, there is no doubt it will alleviate the
problems of unemployment and inability to perform as a learned person in
the wide world.
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