LAWRENCE NWIMO
reports that students of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze,
Anambra State, on Friday 16th March 2018, received an orientation on Industrial
Training in preparation for their participation in the scheme.
The orientation was organized by Students Industrial
Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) unit of the college in collaboration with the
area office of Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Awka.
In his welcome address, the SIWES coordinator in the
college, Mr Paschal Okafor, urged the students to acquire useful industrial
skills during the period. He said the Federal Government established SIWES to
bridge the gap between theory and practice, noting that the scheme was
strategically designed to prepare and expose students to industrial techniques.
Okafor added that the success of the scheme depended
on coordinated efforts of the government, ministries of Industry and Education,
ITF, managements of tertiary institutions and employers. He called for
efficient supervisory system, saying such would boost qualitative man power for
productivity.
Addressing the students, ITF Area Manager, Mrs Chinwe
Opara, praised the students for turning out for the event, noting that it was a
sign that the students were ready to learn. She advised them not to engage in
truancy, but take the skill acquisition exercise seriously. She said the
experience would help to boost their curriculum vitae for good jobs.
Mrs Opara frowned at the behaviour of some students,
who, she said, see SIWES period as holiday, warning that ITF would pay
impromptu visit to monitor the activities of the students. She admonished them
to be mindful of their dressing and appearance during the SIWES period, saying
they must abide by the rules and regulations of their places of attachment and
comport themselves well.
Speaking on Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders
in SIWES, ITF Head of Training, Mr Sokoto, said efficiency of SIWES depended on
the policy of the government and supervisory mechanism put in place by the agency.
Earlier, the ITF team visited the Acting Provost, Dr
(Mrs), Cecilia Ibekwe who hailed the agency for the orientation. The Acting
Provost lauded the Federal Government on the scheme, which, she said, was
designed to promote needed technological skills for national development.
UMUNZE FCE (T) Holds Orientation Exercise for SIWES Students
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