Students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) Unit

Introduction

The Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is the accepted skill training programme which forms part of the approved minimum academic standard in the various degree programmes for all the Nigerian tertiary levels of education. It is designed to expose and prepare students of Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Technology, Colleges of Education and Colleges of Agriculture for the industrial work situation they are likely to meet after graduation. The scheme also affords students the opportunity of familiarizing themselves with the needed experience in handling equipment and machinery that are usually not available in their institutions.

The Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) was established when industrialists raised an alarm that graduates of institutions of higher learning lacked adequate practical background studies preparatory for employment in industries. Employers were of the opinion that the theoretical education in Higher Institutions was not responsive to the needs of the employers of labour. Based on this report, the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) designed, established and introduced SIWES in 1973 to bridge the gap existing between theory and practice of Engineering, Technology, Sciences, Agriculture, Medical, Management and other professional and educational programmes in Nigerian tertiary institutions. It was also designed to safeguard the areas and workers in industries as well as other organizations.

 

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF)

Solely funded the scheme during its formative years. However, owing to financial constraints, the management of the fund was withdrawn from the scheme in 1978. The Federal Government, knowing the significance of the skill training, handed the management of SIWES to both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in 1979. The management and implementation of the scheme was, however, reverted to the ITF by the Federal Government in November, 1984 and the administration was effectively taken over by the ITF in July 1985, with the funding solely borne by the Federal Government. The minimum duration for the SIWES is twenty-four (24) weeks, which is six months. The scheme is a tripartite programme, involving the students, the tertiary Institutions and the industries (employers of labour).

In this University, the Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme originated from the then College of Science and Technology (CST). The college was formerly opened in October 1971 with only three schools in operation namely: School of Science, School of Engineering and School of Preliminary Studies. More schools like School of Agriculture (Fisheries and Forestry) and School of Business Studies were added in 1973. The College aimed at training intermediate level manpower for Rivers State and Nigeria. This aim was achieved due to the presence of many industrial establishments in and around Port Harcourt where CST students obtained practical industrial experience.

SIWES in Rivers State University was first represented at Senate in the 1999/2000 Academic Session by Dr. E. O. Oboho, the then Director of SIWES Unit. Service period of present and past Directors are shown in Table 1 below:

SIWES Directors and Period of Appointment

NameDate
Dr. Boma I. Dambo6th January, 2020 till date
Prof.(Mrs.) Edith Chuku 2015 – 2019
Dr. K.K. Dagde 2014 – 2015
Dr. C.O. Ahiakwo 2012 – 2013
Dr. I. Emmanuel Douglas 2009 – 2012
Dr. I. Fubara-Manuel2005 – 2009
Dr. E.O. Oboho 1999 – 2005

 

Students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) Unit

Duties and Responsibilities of The Unit

The following are, basically the responsibilities of the SIWES Unit:

  1. a) Registration of Eligible Students for SIWES

 

This is an annual event of the SIWES Unit as students of 300 level (for four year programmes) and 400 level (for five year programmes) prepare to embark on training. Detailed information on qualified students are collated from the different Departments that partake in the SIWES programme by the Departmental SIWES Coordinators and forwarded to the SIWES Unit.

  1. b) Orientation

Students’ Orientation Programme marks the preparation for SIWES in every academic year. All students accepted for SIWES must attend the SIWES Orientation Programme, which is usually organized by the SIWES Unit in collaboration with ITF Area office. The Area Manager and staff are in full attendance to inform and instruct students on ITF guidelines. Industrialists and other key officers from various institutions are also invited. During the annual SIWES Orientation Programme, lectures are delivered by Guest lecturers; Keynote addresses are also delivered. The lectures often hinge on the do’s and don’ts for SIWES students in the course of their industrial attachment. Information on how to fill their logbooks is also given. The Orientation Programme is an avenue for interaction among the ITF Officers, Heads of Industries, Students, Coordinators and the SIWES Director.

To prepare for the programme, all Departmental SIWES Coordinators were tasked with the responsibility of organizing Departmental SIWES Orientation to create adequate awareness and responsiveness among the eligible SIWES students. Also, a SIWES Orientation Planning Committee is usually appointed to supervise the Orientation Activities. It is a committee made up of Departmental Coordinators and listed below are the 2022 Committee Members:

NameDepartmentAppointment
Dr. (Mrs.) G.A. CookeyChemistryChairman
Mrs. Stella Tonye WhyteComputer Sci.Secretary
Mr. Prince C. NwoguQuantity Surv.Member
Engr. Rex K.C. AmadiMechanical EngrMember
Dr. (Mrs.) Chidinma C. Amuzie Animal and Env.Bio.Member

 

Placement of Students

In addition to the registration of students for SIWES, the Unit, in conjunction with various Departments that participate in SIWES, scout for places where students can be attached. Over the years so many industries in Rivers State and other States have been absorbing SIWES students for a period of six months. This arrangement has been in existence since the inception of SIWES in the University. The SIWES Coordinators and students start looking for places of Industrial attachment from the long vacation preceding the year that they are scheduled to go on SIWES; not later than the beginning of the session or the SIWES year. This advice is imperative because of the scarcity of quality places of attachment.

There is, nevertheless, a downward trend in terms of the number of students absorbed in recent years owing to the economic recession and the insecurity situation in the Niger Delta which has forced so many companies especially at the Trans – Amadi Industrial Area of Rivers State to relocate to other regions outside the state. It has become relatively difficult to secure placement for students who now resort to doing their I.T in the University laboratories and research farms. The establishment of a Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurial Centre in the University is a means of resolving this problem, since many students could be absorbed at such Centres within the University.

Supervision of Students

The SIWES Unit through the various Departmental Coordinators supervises the students in their different locations at least twice, before the end of their industrial attachment. During such visits, the Coordinators interact with the Heads of Units where the students are attached to know if they are living up to expectation or not. The industry-based supervisor is to ensure that students record their daily activities in the logbooks, which should be examined and endorsed on a weekly basis. This enables supervisors to detect where a student is going wrong. Based on this, the students’ log books are signed and stamped where necessary. The SIWES Unit also ensures that Form 8 which enables the supervisors to be paid are also submitted to ITF office after the logbooks have been vetted. The non-submission of Form 8 results in non-payment of supervisory allowance, while late submission brings about delayed payment of such monies.

 Documentation

Master List: This is a comprehensive list of students expected to participate in SIWES in a given year. It indicates the names of the students, matriculation numbers, programmes of study, level of study, date showing the duration of attachment and nationality.

SIWES Departments and Coordinators in Rivers State University

Currently a total of five (6) Faculties and Thirty-Nine (39) Departments are involved in SIWES in Rivers State University. See Table 2 below showing Departments and their SIWES Coordinators in 2021/2022:

List of Departments and their SIWES Coordinators in 2022

NameDepartment
Dr. Ngozi V. Ben-OsaroAdult Education and Community Development
Mr. Opriari P. Princewill Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
Dr. I. K. AgbugbaAgric. And Applied Economics
Gold AdolphusAgricultural Extension and Rural Development
Dr. Chidinma C. AmuzieAnimal and Environmental Biology
Dr Ogbamgba, VictorAnimal Science
Arc. Esau James EsauArchitecture
Akuru, Udiomine BrantleyBiochemistry
Dr. Wogboroma, N.Business Education
Engr. Dr. E.O. EhirimChemical/Petrochemical Engr.
Dr. (Mrs.) G.A. CookeyChemistry
Engr. Dr. B.E. NgekpeCivil Engineering
Dr. Whyte T. StellaComputer Science
Gladstone ElenwoCrop/Soil Science
Dr.Kenneth AmadiEducational Management
Engr. Dr. Abraham Torleele Wiri Electrical Engineering
Brown Siya KabakaEstate Management
Isaac O.K. UkweFisheries and Aquatic Environment
Dr. China MercyHome Science and Management
Aleru Kennedy K.Forestry & Environment
Inko-tariah IbisoGeography and Environmental Management
Dr. Owajiokiche Dag NgerebareGeology
Ellen BeleyaFood Science and Technology
Dr. Elvis T. GodamHuman Anatomy
Dr. Tee U.P. Popnen Human Physiology
Mr. Lasbery AdinduLibrary and Information Science
Engr Morrison InengiyemiemaMarine Engineering
Dr. R. AkpodeeMathematics
Engr. Rex K.C. AmadiMechanical Engineering
Dr. Ugboma C.J. Microbiology
Onyema ChinemereNursing Science
Engr. K.K. DunePetroleum Engineering
U.E. Udonam-Inyang Physics
Joy Worukwo-Emma NnejiPlant Science and Biotechnology
Mr. Nwogu Prince C.Quantity Surveying
Dr. Otuturu F. G. Mrs.Science Education
Surv. Stanley Eke Surveying & Geomatics
Udom, Mina Mrs.Urban and Regional Planning
Dr. Baridoma Monday Vocational and Technological Education

Summary of the Master List for 2022 SIWES

DepartmentNumber of Students
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development42
Agric. & Applied Economics 40
Agric & Environmental Engineering71
Animal and Environmental Biology138
Animal Science54
Architecture 73
Business Education94
Biochemistry189
Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering109
Industrial Chemistry 76
Civil Engineering134
Computer Science187
Crop/Soil Science40
Adult Education and Community Development33
Educational Management93
Electrical Engineering102
Estate Management45
Fisheries & Aquatic Environment67
Food Science & Technology99
Forestry & Environment21
Library & Information Science72
Marine Engineering132
Industrial Mathematics44
Mechanical Engineering224
Microbiology279
Petroleum Engineering117
Physics 59
Plant Science & Biotechnology 119
Quantity Surveying 35
Surveying & Geomatics84
Science Education43
Urban and Regional Planning 56
Vocational & Technology Education39
Geology112
Human Anatomy 27
Human Physiology21
Home Science and Management18
Nursing Science60
Geography and Environmental Management8
TOTAL3,282

Placement List: This is the list of students eligible for industrial attachment. Each of the students has been attached to an organization. It contains the names of students, matriculation numbers, master list numbers, period of attachment, attachment places and addresses, courses of study and levels, students’ bank, account numbers and nationality.

 

SPE Form 1

The Students’ Placement with Employer (SPE) Form 1 is given to all students before the attachment commences. They are to ensure that the employers complete the forms and then forward them to ITF Area office nearest to them.

 

SIP A

The Students’ Institutional Payment (SIP) now e-payment is compiled by the Area Offices according to Institutions and it contains the names of students who were eligible for payment after the vetting of logbooks has been concluded. With the SIP – A, Area Offices request for funds for payment of students’ allowances (full payment). The ITF Form 8, vetted log books, returns from institutions and approved placement lists are required for the compilation of the list.

 

ITF Form 8

Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Form 8 is the end-of-programme report form meant for the students, employers and institutions to be completed before they are sent to ITF. The completion of this form is indicative of the students’ participation and supervision on the programme and the basis for the payment of balance for supervisors’ allowances.

 

 

Log Book

This is the booklet for recording daily and weekly activities by students. The industry based supervisor is required to endorse the logbook every week. The ITF and Institutional supervisor are to sign the logbook during supervision.

Recommendation Letter to SIWES Students

The Departmental SIWES Coordinators gives recommendation letters to students going for Industrial Training from their Department, using the University/Department letter head.

 

Allowances

The current students and supervisory allowances approved by the Federal Government are as follows:

  1. Students – N2,500.00 per student per month.
  2. Institution’s Supervisor – N250.00 per student per month.

 

Payment of Students’ Allowances

All payments are made on-line directly into students’ account by e-payment. Students must complete Direct E-Payment Form (DEPF) to facilitate the quick processing of their allowances. Payments are only made to students who submit their completely filled logbooks, Forms 8, Technical Reports within the stipulated time.

 

Payment of Supervisory Allowance

The Supervisory Allowance payable to each institution is computed based on the number of completed Forms 8 (end of programme report forms) submitted by the students. All payments are made on-line directly into the Institution’s bank account by epayment.

SIWES Departments and Coordinators in Rivers State University

Currently a total of five (6) Faculties and Thirty-Nine (39) Departments are involved in SIWES in Rivers State University. See Table 2 below showing Departments and their SIWES Coordinators in 2021/2022:

List of Departments and their SIWES Coordinators in 2022

NameDepartment
Dr. Ngozi V. Ben-OsaroAdult Education and Community Development
Mr. Opriari P. Princewill Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
Dr. I. K. AgbugbaAgric. And Applied Economics
Gold AdolphusAgricultural Extension and Rural Development
Dr. Chidinma C. AmuzieAnimal and Environmental Biology
Dr Ogbamgba, VictorAnimal Science
Arc. Esau James EsauArchitecture
Akuru, Udiomine BrantleyBiochemistry
Dr. Wogboroma, N.Business Education
Engr. Dr. E.O. EhirimChemical/Petrochemical Engr.
Dr. (Mrs.) G.A. CookeyChemistry
Engr. Dr. B.E. NgekpeCivil Engineering
Dr. Whyte T. StellaComputer Science
Gladstone ElenwoCrop/Soil Science
Dr.Kenneth AmadiEducational Management
Engr. Dr. Abraham Torleele Wiri Electrical Engineering
Brown Siya KabakaEstate Management
Isaac O.K. UkweFisheries and Aquatic Environment
Dr. China MercyHome Science and Management
Aleru Kennedy K.Forestry & Environment
Inko-tariah IbisoGeography and Environmental Management
Dr. Owajiokiche Dag NgerebareGeology
Ellen BeleyaFood Science and Technology
Dr. Elvis T. GodamHuman Anatomy
Dr. Tee U.P. Popnen Human Physiology
Mr. Lasbery AdinduLibrary and Information Science
Engr Morrison InengiyemiemaMarine Engineering
Dr. R. AkpodeeMathematics
Engr. Rex K.C. AmadiMechanical Engineering
Dr. Ugboma C.J. Microbiology
Onyema ChinemereNursing Science
Engr. K.K. DunePetroleum Engineering
U.E. Udonam-Inyang Physics
Joy Worukwo-Emma NnejiPlant Science and Biotechnology
Mr. Nwogu Prince C.Quantity Surveying
Dr. Otuturu F. G. Mrs.Science Education
Surv. Stanley Eke Surveying & Geomatics
Udom, Mina Mrs.Urban and Regional Planning
Dr. Baridoma Monday Vocational and Technological Education

Structure of The Unit

The diagram below shows the current structure of the SIWES Unit and the relationships and positions:

Objectives of The Unit

  • Specifically, the objectives of the Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) according to the Industrial Training Fund (2013) are to: Provide an avenue for students in institutions of higher learning to acquire industrial skills and experience in their courses of study; Prepare students for the industrial work situations they are to meet after graduation; Expose students to work methods and techniques in handling equipment and machinery that may not be available in their institutions; Make the transition from school to the world of work easier and enhance students’ contacts for later job placement; Provide students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge in real work situation thereby bridging the gap between theory and practice and Enlist and strengthen employers’ involvement in the entire educational process and prepare students for employment after graduation.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Several positive changes and achievements have been experienced and recorded in the SIWES Unit. Some of them are highlighted below:

 

  • Leadership and Team Building Workshop

Industrial Training Fund Rumuokwuta Area Office packaged a workshop to address the Negative Leadership and Team Building Style in the workplace for improved organizational productivity from 5th to 7th April 2022, with objectives to build formidable and functional teams, assess and manage emotions of team members, examine the role of leadership in team success, promote innovation and creativity in teams and apply positive leadership skills at work. Topics covered were: Leadership and Management, Effective Team Building and Team Work, Leadership Styles, Innovative Leadership, Leadership and Motivation, Managing Difficult People and Emotional Intelligence. The Acting Director SIWES and five Departmental Coordinators were sponsored by the University to attend the workshop

 

  • Approval of Proposal for Review of SIWES Registration Fee

University Management approved the proposal of SIWES Registration Fee from Two Thousand (N2,000.00) Naira only to Five Thousand (N5,000.00) Naira only with effect from 2021/2022 Academic Session.

  • Renovation of the SIWES Unit Building

Renovation of the SIWES Unit building in June, 2020 by the current Vice Chancellor, Prof. Nlerum Sunday Okogbule.

 

  • New Sign Posts

The Unit has been rendered more visible with two sign posts mounted in front of the SIWES building. Although the same building is being shared with Advancement and Linkages Centre, it is, however, believed that with time, SIWES Unit will duly occupy a building of its own.

 

  • Staff Development

So many programmes have been put in place by ITF, the Coordinating body of SIWES. It is expected that with such training on ground, the Unit will make tremendous achievements and will contribute towards the advancement of Management, Leadership, Science and Technology. The following training and workshop programmes were attended by the staff of SIWES Unit and SIWES Coordinators:

  1. Succession Planning and Talent Management for Bottom-Line Success, held at ITF Rumuokwuta Area Office from 18th– 20th May, 2021. It was quite interesting, inspiring, educative and impactful.
  2. Workshop on ‘Work-life Balance for Optimum Performance on 2ndto 4th November, 2021 at Uyo, two participants from RSU attended. It was well-packaged and of optimum benefit to all participants especially the practical sessions.
  3. Workshop on Effective Management and Administration of SIWES Functions held at Rivers State University, 17thJune, 2021 organized by ITF Rumuokwuta Area Office. The following activities were taken care of:

– SIWES in Perspective

– Strategies for Effective Management and Administration of SIWES

– Personal Effectiveness

  1. The Workshop was designed for Director, Coordinators and Officers involved in the discharge of SIWES functions in the University. It was of immense benefit to all attendance. The participants were overwhelmed with the passionate and interesting scholarly presentations. It was quite educative and challenging.
  2. Best Practices in Electrical Preventive Maintenance Workshop. Four members of staff of the Estate Works Department participated in this workshop sponsored by the University Management through the SIWES Unit.
  • ITF Quarterly Zonal Meetings

In every quarter of each year, Zonal Directors/Coordinators’ meeting for all stakeholders take place to discuss the challenges confronting SIWES and proffer workable solutions. It is an avenue where progress reports are received from stakeholders and same is collated and forwarded to ITF Headquarters for information and further necessary action. All stakeholders who attend the meeting have a common agenda which is to ensure that SIWES continues to remain relevant and beneficial to students. In 2021 and 2022, the SIWES Zonal Meetings held on the following dates and places:

  1. 1stQuarter SIWES Zonal meeting 2021 held at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt on 16th March, 2021.
  2. 2ndQuarter SIWES Zonal meeting 2021 held at Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State On Tuesday, July 6, 2021.
  3. 3rdQuarter SIWES Zonal meeting 2021 held at Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa State, On September, 23rd, 2021.
  4. 4thQuarter SIWES Zonal meeting 2021 held at ITF Rumuokwuta Area Office Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on November 16, 2021.
  5. 1stQuarter SIWES Zonal meeting 2022 held at Port Harcourt Polytechnic, Rumuola Port Harcourt, on 16th March, 2022.

 

  • Verification of Students’ Logbooks Annually

At end of the Industrial Training of six months, students present their technical reports and submit same along with their Logbooks to their Departmental Coordinators for evaluation. These documents are further submitted to the SIWES Unit for compilation and verification by the Industrial Training Fund. The last verification exercise, that of 2020 SIWES Students’ Logbooks, was carried out on 29th July, 2021. Two thousand, four hundred and fifty-nine (2,459) Logbooks were verified by ITF Officials from Headquarters.

  • Payment of Students’ Allowances Annually

2020 Students’ Allowances were paid towards the end of the 2021.

  • Payment of Supervisory Allowances

Supervisory Allowances for 2019 and 2020 (1st 50%) was paid to University on July 16, 2021.

 

  • Courtesy Visit by the ITF Rumuokwuta Area office to congratulate the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Nlerum Sunday Okogbule on his well – deserved appointment on Tuesday, 18thAugust, 2020. During the visit issues of collaborative interest between ITF and RSU were discussed.

 

PROFILE OF CURRENT HEAD OF UNIT

(DR. BOMA ISABELLA DAMBO, AG. DIRECTOR, SIWES UNIT)

Dr. Boma Isabella Dambo was born on 21st September, 1965. She comes from Opobo Town in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. She holds a B.Sc. degree in Business Education (Management) (1985) from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, M.Ed. in Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology (1991) from the University of Port Harcourt and a PhD in Educational Technology (2009) from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.

She started her career with the Rivers State University (then Rivers State University of Science and Technology) Port Harcourt in 1987 as a Graduate Assistant and rose to the rank of Reader of Educational Technology in 2019. She is currently the Acting Director, Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) Unit which appointment took effect on January 6, 2020 and re-appointment with effect from April 1, 2021. In addition to her academic duties of teaching and research, within and outside Rivers State University, she is also involved in University Administration at Departmental, Faculty and Committee levels and has held the following positions: Acting Head of Department of Business Education (2010/2011), Departmental Coordinator, Postgraduate Programme (2012 – 2016), Departmental Coordinator, Centre for Continuing Education Programme (1997 – 2001, 2015 – 2016), Departmental Coordinator Sandwich Programme (2012 – 2016), Departmental Coordinator, Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (1987 – 2007), Departmental Project Coordinator (1992 – 2001). Departmental Examinations Officer (1987 – 1992), Departmental Students’ Adviser (1995 till date), Faculty Journal Launching Committee (1990), Faculty Examinations Results Sub-Committee (1991), Secretary Departmental Journal Committee (1993), Secretary Faculty Welfare Committee (1994 – 2000), Secretary Departmental Board Meetings (1987 – 2001), Member Senate Committee on Registration of Students’ Clubs/Associations (2006), Chairman Business Education Departmental Studio Commissioning Committee (2006), Chairman, Business Education Curriculum Review Committee (2010 – 2016), Member, Faculty of Technical and Science Education Conference Committee (2012), Faculty Representative, Faculty Board of Management Sciences (2002 – 2007 and 2012 – 2019), Faculty Representative, Senate Curriculum and Instruction Committee (2014 – 2017), Member, Business Education Postgraduate Programme Review Committee (2015), Acting Head of Department of Business Education, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State (Sabbatical) (2016 – 2018).

Dr. Dambo is a member of many professional bodies including Educational Media and Technology Association of Nigeria (EMTAN), Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Association of Business Educators of Nigeria (ABEN), Curriculum Organization of Nigeria (CON), CTA Web 2.0 and Social Media for Development Learning Opportunities, Association of Innovative Technology Integration in Education (AITIE), Forum of Academics for Educational Achievement and Initiative in Nigeria (FAFEAIN), International Society of Comparative Education, Science and Technology (ISCEST). She has to her credit 46 Journal papers, 8 Books, 1 Chapter in Book, 11 Refereed Published Conference Papers, and 2 Technical Reports. She has supervised a plethora of graduate and undergraduate researches including; 2 PhD Theses, 103 M.Ed. and M.Sc. Dissertations and 762 B.Sc. Projects.

Dr. Dambo is a committed Christian with the Baptist denomination. She ministers at the Teenagers’ Church and Associate Leader of the Lord’s Army House fellowship in Faith Baptist Church Port Harcourt. She is blessed with four children.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Courtesy Visit: As part of the Industrial Training Fund routine engagement to enhance effective SIWES administration in institutions, the Management of ITF Rumuokwuta Area Office has proposed a courtesy visit to the Office of the Vice Chancellor on 10thMay, 2022 at 11a.m.

  

  • Invitation to attend “Innovative Master Trainers’ Certification Workshop”. Date: 24th– 27th May 2022. Venue: ITF Rumuokwuta Area Office.

 

  • The 2022 SIWES Orientation is expected to take place in the month of May awaiting approval of date from University Administration.

 

  • Submission of 2022 Placement and Master Lists.

 

  • Verification of 2021 SIWES Students’ Logbooks

 

  • 2ndQuarter ITF Directors/Coordinators’ Zonal Meeting in June, 2022.

 

  • Hosting of 3rdQuarter ITF Directors/Coordinators’ Zonal Meeting 2022 in the month of September.

 

  • 4thQuarter ITF Directors/Coordinators’ Zonal Meeting in December. 2022.

 

  • Staff Development Programmes.

 

  • Biennial Conferences

Biennial Conference – The 14th Biennial SIWES National Conference took place at the Nigerian Airforce Conference Centre, Abuja on Tuesday, 20th October, 2020. It involved academics, heads of higher institutions, captains of industry and technocrats. The Vice Chancellor and the Director SIWES Unit were in full attendance on Zoom as requested because of the COVID–19 regulations on social distancing. The 15th Biennial SIWES National Conference was also attend on zoom at the ITF Rumuokwuta Area Office in October. 2021.

PROSPECTS

In bridging the gap between theory and practice, SIWES has proffered opportunities for students to acquire industrial skills for work processes. The success of the scheme depends largely on the coordinated efforts of the Federal Government, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ministry of Education, the Industrial Training Fund, National Universities Commission, Tertiary Institutions, Employers of Labour and Students.

Essentially, improved morale, synergy, commitment and diligence are crucial to the scheme which is aimed at promoting the much-desired technological know-how for the advancement of the nation. This laudable scheme amongst others will surely develop the highly sought-after skilled labour force required to build an indigenous self-reliant economy envisaged for Nigeria.

 

Staff Data

NameRankArea of SpecialisationEmail
Boma Isabella DamboAg. Director/ ReaderEducational Technology and Business EducationDambo.boma@ust.edu.ng
Ngozi VictorPrincipal Executive OfficerAdult Education and Community Development. Computer Operationsngoziglobal2@gmail.com
Nkesi Stasi AmadiAdmin Officer IIBanking and Financenkesistasi8@gmail.com
Peace Bienwi-PatrickHigher Executive OfficerAccountingPeacepatrick23@yahoo.com
Oroma Goodluck WechieCasual CleanerCateringoroma_goodluck79@yahoo.com