SIWES Industrial Training Materials
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Some experts are of the opinion that there is a yearning gap between the learning acquired by Nigerian graduates of Nigerian universities and the application of the skills required in the workplace. Clearly, academic learning and theoretical knowledge alone would not usually prepare an educated person for the world of work. Consequently, a worker must not only bring knowledge but must also be versatile in the application of skills required to perform defined jobs and work. This requirement is particularly crucial for graduates of science, engineering, agriculture, and technology disciplines. This need for practical know-how gave birth to the SIWES program. The Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a skill training program designed to expose and prepare students of universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education for the industrial work situation they are likely to meet after graduation. The scheme also affords students the opportunity of familiarizing and exposing themselves to the needed experience in handling equipment and machinery that are usually not available in their institutions.
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