This is to certify that I ZAHARADDEEN SULAIMAN with registration number ND/CE/20/043M compiled this report based on my Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme carried out at TecHud Dynamix Solutions from January 2022 to March 2022.
Zaharaddeen Sulaiman Signature and Date
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All praise are due to Allah, the creator and sustainer of the universe. Peace and blessing of Allah be upon His messenger (SAW), His family, His companions and those who follow the right path up to the last day. I thank Allah for given me the opportunity and strength in conducting this technical report. My sincere gratitude and appreciation goes to my SIWES supervisor and appreciation to my parents. I would like to find some way of expressing my gratitude to the Head of the Department of Computer Engineering Technology, the entire staff of College of Engineering Technology, Jigawa State Polytechnic Dutse.
I wish to thank the staff members of Techub Dynamix Solutions for making my entire journey at Techub Dynamix Solutions extremely pleasurable. They did not only give me the experience required to face the industry competition but also gave me some really good teacher that I will cherish for an entire lifetime. I must appreciate the effort of Mal. Jamilu Auwalu at TecHub Dynamix Solutions and Mr. Suleiman Adamu who have really put in their best to make sure I gain so much practical knowledge from them.
I will also thank my lovely brothers and sisters for their endless prayer and also my classmates for their effort and support. May Allah (SWT) bless and make our knowledge beneficial.
The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme established by the Federal Government of Nigeria was aimed at exposing students of higher institutions to acquire industrial skill and practical experience in their approved courses of study and also to prepare the students for the industrial work situation which they are likely to meet after graduation. This technical report is based on the experiences gained during my five months of industrial training at Techub Dynamix Solutions, Asmau Plaza Dutse. The first chapter is about SIWES, Aims and objectives of SIWES and Bodies involved in management of SIWES. While second chapter is about the organization where the SIWES training was received. The third chapter is about work experience in IT Department. The fourth chapter is about the observation, contribution and relevance of experience and the Fifth chapter also talk about the conclusion, recommendation and challenges encountered during period of training.
1 Introduction
Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a special program designed to expose and prepare students of higher institutions of learning on practical aspect of their profession. Before the establishment of SIWES, there was a growing concern among industrialist that graduates of institutions of higher learning lack adequate practical experience suitable for employment. Thus, employers are of the opinion that theory-oriented system of education going on in higher institutions was not responsive to their needs. It is against this background that the rationale for initiating and designing the scheme was hinged.
1 Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)
SIWES was established by Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in 1973 to solve the problem of lack of adequate practical skills preparatory for employment in industries by Nigerian graduate of tertiary institution. The scheme exposes students to industry based skills necessary for a smooth transition from the classroom to the world of work. It affords students of tertiary institutions the opportunity to familiarize and exposed them to the needed experience in handling machinery and equipment which were usually not available in the education institution. Participation in SIWES has become pre-requisite for the award of Diploma NCE, HND and Degree certificates in some discipline in most Nigerian Institutions of higher learning in accordance with the education policy of the government.
1 Aims and Objectives of SIWES
Aim: Students thinking about what characterizes a meaningful technical report and provide some hints and tips that, if implemented, have the potential to improve the quality of a technical report produced by them. To acquire industrial skills and experience in approved course of study. To prepare the students for work situation they are likely to encounter after graduation. To provide an avenue for students in Nigerian tertiary institution to acquire industrial skills and experience relevant to their courses of study.
To provide students with an opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge in real work situation. To exposes the students to develop techniques and methods of handling equipment and machinery that may not be available in their institutions of learning. The funds also build capacity for graduates and youth employment, in the context of Small Scale Industrialization, in the economy. To promote and encourage the acquisition of skills in industry and commerce with a view to generating a pool of indigenous trained manpower sufficient to meet the needs of the Nigerian economy. To prepare Students for the post-graduation working environment.
1 Bodies Involved in Management of SIWES.
Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme was established by ITF (1973) under the umbrella of ministry of education through the industrial training fund; this was funded by federal government of Nigeria and jointly coordinated by ITF and national universities commission on 8 th October by the decree 4047 of the Nigerian law. SIWES is a skills training program of various tertiary institutions for all Nigerians.
Innovation: We commit ourselves to continuously improving our performance and pushing through our comfort barriers, through innovation, in providing solutions to the problems. Creativity: We creatively approach every task and obstacle to find solutions to tough problems. Teamwork/Collaboration: We strongly believe in working together, with our clients across boundaries, to meet up with their needs and improve their productivity. Trust: We are consistently straight-forward, open, honest, ethical and genuine in all that we do. Integrity: We strive to uphold the highest standards of integrity in all our dealings. Accountability: We are personally accountable for delivering on our commitments
2 Organization Services
→ Procurement, Assembling & Maintenance of Hardware; Software Development (standalone, web-based and/or hybrid) and Consultancy services. → Developing an intuitive, cross-browser, robust and W3C Websites, Portals and other web-based services/applications to meet different clients’ needs. → Mobile Apps Development that will seamlessly reduce organization’s traditional operations to their fingertips. → Scalable and cost-effective designing, implementation and managing of organization’s network infrastructure. → We specialized in Hardware maintenance and ICT facility management. The School may wish to explore our ‘Maintenance Retainer’ package for wonderful experience. → Community Outreach service to Schools (Primary and Secondary) on emerging technologies through workshops, seminars and hour of code etc. → Our top-notch Consultancy Services spans across training, software and hardware, network as well as digital literacy. → We provide trainings on Computer Appreciation, Web development, mobile apps development, digital marketing, data science/analytics etc. → Through our Academy, we offer professional Certification programmes, in partnership with the leading tech firms in the world.
2 Organizational Structure
COMPLIANCE & QUALITY ASSURANCE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
HEAD OF TRAINING & CORPORATE SERVICES AFFAIRS
INFRASTRUCTURE & NETWORKING SERVICES
MANAGER/HEAD SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT
and ideas based on the world of the ever growing and improving software and hardware architecture.
4 Introduction
The above chapter explained what I have learned during my industrial training. Therefore this chapter feature the experience gained during the period of my industrial training.
4 Experience Gained
The following is a list of experience I have achieved during my industrial training.
Ability to work with internet. Ability to use PC Ability to solve problem. Ability to work with team.
4 Contribution
Internet Services for research a project online such as Google, Email, Wikipedia, vast source of information available online etc. Data Processing/Mining: use in preparing document, report, resume, weather forecasting, fraud detection etc.
4 Relevance of Experience Gained to Classroom Knowledge
Every professional has a way of making a good impact on the class. Being computer engineering can also be a boon, if you intend to make a good impact on the class.
5 Conclusion
My six month industrial training with TECHUB DYNAMIX SOLUTIONS has been one of the most interesting, productive and instructive experience in my life. Through this training, I have gained new insight and comprehensive understanding about the real industrial working and functional skills, it has also improved my theoretical and practical knowledge.
5 Recommendations
5 Problems Encountered at Work Place
Challenges that I was confronted with at the helpdesk were mainly centered on poor inter- personal relationship between the IT students. This was put in check via the intervention of our superiors through discussion and meeting. Also, when users call in, some of them are either rude and talk impolitely, or most do not even know how to table their complaint. So I was told to try and be patient and understanding with some of these users.
At the workshop, the major problems were due to the fact that the software we use was outdated. And there was a problem getting genuine software and applications for users. As such we resulted in purchasing substandard software or downloading them from the internet, which takes a lot of time.
There was also a time when the number of IT students at the workshop was small and this resulted to some students being overworked. More students were however brought on during the course of my stay.
One of the major points in my IT was that we were divided into groups and given project topics on which we were to source for materials either from the internet or libraries after we are to deliver a presentation and this really afforded us the opportunity to gain things which the staff(s) will not be able to teach us due to the nature of their job.