CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction
SIWES stand for Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme and was
established training fund (ITF) in 1973 so as to complement the knowledge
acquired in higher institution with practical experience. The Students
Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a skill acquisition training
designed to prepare and expose students of higher institution of learning for
industrial work they will eventually met after graduation. Prior to the
establishment of the scheme, there was a growing concern among our
industrialist that graduates of our institution of learning lacked adequate
practical background preparatory for employment in the industries. It is
against the background that the rationale for initiating and designing the
scheme was hinged consequently, the scheme affords students opportunity
of finalizing and exposing themselves to the needed experience in handling
equipment and machinery that are usually not available in the institution.

The growing concern among our industrialist that graduates of our

institution of higher learning lacked adequate practical background studies
preparatory for o in industries led to the formation of students industrial
work experience scheme (SIWES) by ITF (Information and guideline for
SIWES 2002).
The goal of SIWES is to promote the industrialization in Nigeria and create
an avenue between world of teaching, learning industry and work with
reference to the field of study, the scheme is therefore a skill training
orientation programme so as to expose students on work they would meet
after graduation.
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1.1 Aims and Objective of SIWES
i. Prepare students for post graduate work situation
ii. Provide opportunity for students to apply their knowledge in real work
situation thereby bridging the gap between the theory and practical.
iii. Expose students to work method and techniques in handing equipment
and machinery that may not be available in educational institution.
iv. Enlist and strength employer involvement in the educational process
of preparing students for employment in industries.
v. Provide an avenue for students in institution of higher learning to
acquire industrial skills and experience on their course of study which
are restricted to engineering and technology. Including environmental
students and other course that may be approved course of N.C.E,
technical N.C.E home economics, N.C.E fine and applied art in
college of education are also included.

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1.2 When SIWES Was Established
The students industrial experience scheme SIWES was established in
1973/1974 by (ITF) meaning industrial training fund to acquit students with
the skill of handing employer’s equipment and machinery.
The (ITF) solely funding the financial involvement because unbearable to
fund, it withdraw from scheme in 1978 the federal government handed over
the scheme in 1978 to both the national universities commission (NUC) later
the federal government in November 1984. Reverted the management and
implementation of the SIWES program to (ITF) and it was effectively taken
over by the industrial training fund in July 1985 with fund being solely born
by the federal government.

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1.3 Why SIWES Was Established
The need for students industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) arise
from the federal government directives and universities policy on the subject
of ground that all students in higher institution of learning should undergo a
compulsory period of industrial training with profound and accredited
organization or establishment in order to stratify the universities requirement
for the award of national diploma.

SIWES serve as an advance for students to compare or relate theoretical

knowledge with practical experience. The main reason SIWES was
established as to promote and encourage the acquisition of knowledge skill
with both in practical and theory in the class also commercial sector.

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14 Success/Achievement Recorded By the Scheme
The students industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) have recorded
great achievement since its establishment in 1973. Some of this achievement
includes:
1. It expose students method of handling machinery and equipment in
the working environment.
2. Preparing students for business career in their various discipline with
self-reliance and social interaction.
3. It also help students to acquire relevant skill in their various area of
profession in Nigeria.
4. It has create an avenue where students can actively contribute, share
and benefit in the administration of the country.

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 CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Brief History of the Establishment
The Ae Ochotukpo Guard Nig. L.t.d was established in the year 2015 during
the Nigeria electoral season.

The organization started with 12 workers dedicated and well determine

personnel making reviewing work assignment, establishing priorities,
coordinating activities and resolving related problem.

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2.1 Organizational Profile
Name of Organization: Ae Ochotukpo Guard Nig. L.t.d

Year of establishment: 2015

Location:

Staffs: 24

Sectional Departments

Security unit
Workers section
Waiting room

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2.2 Organizational Chart

C.E.O

secretary

manager

Director of
Director admin Director accountant Director marketing
operation

Asst. director Asst. director of Asst. director

Asst. director admin.
accountant. operation marketing

Staff guard

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 CHAPTER THREE

3.0 My Assignment Carried Out During My Industrial training

I learnt how to type company’s proposal letter.

I went on a marking field to distribute bills to the public, by creating

awareness about the company.

I was taught on how to type security form and how the format looks like.

I went to a conference meeting where I arrange the conference room for the
meeting then I observed my off duty

I was taught on how to screen security operatives.

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3.1 Problems And Challenges
Problem and challenges encountered during my industrial
training are:
1. High cost of transportation on daily basis
2. Lack of allowance to support and enable me transport
myself to the office.
3. Inadequate materials in the place of I.T.
4. Too many studentss in the same place which hinders individual work.

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3.2 Prospects
1. The government should make provision for monthly
allowance which will enable students on industrial
attachment move faster in time of transportation
2. Supervisors should ensure that students are punctual
and encouraged to their work well
3. Government should get to know the necessary
information about the organization whether students
are undergoing their training to ensure the equipment
are available and adequate
4. Supervisor in their own way should create time to sit
their students down and go through their log book.

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 CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Summary
This is the summary of my report in my industrial base. This
report is written based on my experience on Students
Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) which is aimed
to expose students in various field of study in life. At the
course of my stay. I have acquired industrial skill and
experienced practical aspect of what I have learned in
school.

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4.1 Conclusion
Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) has
impacted more knowledge to me as a students studying
Public Administration Isa Mustapha Agwai 1 polytechnic,
Lafia. This program has also equipped me with working
experience as a students and to know the difference
between theory and practical.

Significantly, government of Nigeria should put more effort

and the (ITF) should keep it up for the students to improve
on their practical training and they should make sure that
the problem faced by participant such as lack of
transportation, nonpayment of allowance by the
organization, paper management of SIWES log book should
be arranged in other to enable the students run the scheme
smoothly and successfully without stress.

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4.2 Recommendation
I wish to commend the Industrial Training (ITF) for the effort
towards the students Industrial Work Experience Scheme
(SIWES) because this program has contributed much to us as
students and also give us experience practically.
1. The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) should try and visit
various place of attachment in other to ascertain that the
organization have enough facilities needed to expose the
students.
2. Government should create awareness programs for the
establishment to accept students on attachment
3. Also school Authority should provide enough fund for the
supervisors
4. The organization should provide stand-by electricity for stable and
effective activity.
5. The organization should provide the public awareness for private
companies in order to extend their service.
6. The organization make sure that all the online support provide for the
customer are functioning.
7. Finally the federal government should compensate the
studentss after they have successfully carryout their
attachment.

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 REFERENCE
Industrial Training Fun (ITF) 2012 what a SIWES, a Publication of the
Students Training Fund?
Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) textbook
ITF (2014) Information Guidelines for Students Industrial Training Fund. Jos
Nigeria
ITF (2003) Students Industrial Training Work Experience Scheme Human
Development

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