Brief on the Industrial Training Unit

The Industrial Training Coordinating Unit is in charge of the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), a skill training programme designed to prepare and expose students for real life work experience after graduation.  The need for SIWES arose from a Federal Government’s directive that “all students in higher institutions of learning must, of necessity undergo a compulsory period of industrial training with reputable and accredited organizations in order to satisfy the University requirement”

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, a University of Technology, upgraded the Unit to the Directorate level in 1997 from the initial Committee level headed by a chairman.

The Industrial Training Coordinating Unit is in charge of the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), a skill training programme designed to prepare and expose students for real life work experience after graduation.  The need for SIWES arose from a Federal Government’s directive that “all students in higher institutions of learning must, of necessity undergo a compulsory period of industrial training with reputable and accredited organizations in order to satisfy the University requirement”

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, a University of Technology, upgraded the Unit to the Directorate level in 1997 from the initial Committee level headed by a chairman.

Functions of the unit

The Industrial Training Coordinating Unit’s functions include the following:

1. Screening of prospective industrial training (IT) students to ensure that only academically qualified students proceed on SIWES.
2. In conjunction with ITF, organizing SIWES orientation for prospective IT students in order to enlighten them on what to do at their place of attachment.
3. Liaising with ITF to ensure that prospective IT students receive necessary documents before proceeding on SIWES.
4. Preparation of Master and Placement Lists of IT students and forwarding them to NUC for vetting and subsequently to ITF for payment.
5. Facilitating preparation and the supervision of students on IT
6. Preparation of student list for payment by ITF.

Functions of the unit

The Industrial Training Coordinating Unit’s functions include the following:

1. Screening of prospective industrial training (IT) students to ensure that only academically qualified students proceed on SIWES.
2. In conjunction with ITF, organizing SIWES orientation for prospective IT students in order to enlighten them on what to do at their place of attachment.
3. Liaising with ITF to ensure that prospective IT students receive necessary documents before proceeding on SIWES.
4. Preparation of Master and Placement Lists of IT students and forwarding them to NUC for vetting and subsequently to ITF for payment.
5. Facilitating preparation and the supervision of students on IT
6. Preparation of student list for payment by ITF.