CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1  INTRODUCTION TO THE SIWES TRAINING PROGRAM

 1.1.1 OVERVIEW

The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), also known as Industrial Training is a compulsory skills training programme designed to expose and prepare students of Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, Colleges of Technology and Colleges of Agriculture, for the industrial work situation they’re 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 institution.

SIWES was established by ITF (Industrial Training Funds) in the year 1973 to solve the problem of lack of adequate proper skills for employment of tertiary institution graduates by

Nigerian Industries. The Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) was founded to be a skill training program to help expose and prepare students of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for the industrial work situation to be met after graduation. This scheme serves as a smooth transition from the classroom to the world of work and further helps in the application of knowledge. The scheme provides students with the opportunity of acquainting and exposing themselves to the experience required in handling and managing of equipment and machinery that are usually not made available in their institutions.

1.1.2  OBJECTIVES OF SIWES

SIWES is a key factor required to inject and help keep alive industrialization and economic development in the nation through the introduction and practical teaching of scientific and technological skills to students. (Culled from Detailed Manual on SIWES Guidelines and

Operations for Tertiary Institutions). Objectives of the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme include:

• Provide an avenue for students to acquire industrial skills for experience during their course of study
• Expose students to work methods and techniques that may not be available during their course of study.
• Bridging the gap between theory and practice by providing a platform to apply knowledge learnt in school to real work situations
• Enabling the easier and smoother transition from school by equipping students with better contact for future work placement

1.2  ORGANIZATION HISTORY

Kenyon International West African Company Limited is an ISO 19001;2015 certified indigenous oil and gas servicing Company established in March 2018 with Head Office in Port Harcourt. The company is a fully owned Nigerian oil and gas servicing company. Their primary focus is to employ competent personnel and utilize specialized, technical expertise to positively contribute to the Nigerian Petroleum and Energy industry.

They seek to constantly deploy highly effective technologies through creative, customer- adapted solutions and their aim is to provide unrivalled problem-solving proficiencies within the industry.

1.2.1 MISSION STATEMENT

Innovative use of technologies to deliver client-focused value through the improvement of assets at all stages of its lifecycle.

1.2.2 VISION STATEMENT

To be recognized as the best-in-class Asset Integrity and Maintenance (AIM) Reliability Solutions in the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry providing Engineering, Procurement, and Operations services with proactive regards to environment, health & safety while enhancing local capacity building in line with the Nigerian Content Development policy.

 

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