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The main reason engineering students need to do Industrial Training (IT) is so they are well prepared for a graduate job in their chosen field. It is a chance for you to put what you have learned at university to work in the kind of real-life situations you will come up against when you start your career. Industrial training gives you great experience during your Bachelor of Engineering degree
including
• First-hand experience working as an engineering professional
• Apply your technical knowledge and engineering methods to a real-life situations
• Work with other engineering professionals
• Experience what it’s like to work in a professional organisation
• Increase your technical, interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
• Observe interactions of engineers with other professional groups
• Witness the functioning and organisation of business and companies
Be attractive to Engineering employers
Many employers use industry work experience as a prerequisite for new graduates. Employers also use this period as a chance to assess new employees for future employment. If you can demonstrate the ability to take responsibility, make sound decisions and apply technical skills – you will stand out as someone that might be great for their organisation.
In reverse, you will also have the opportunity to evaluate the company for yourself to see if it’s somewhere you might wish to work. At the very least, you can make better decisions about whether or not you will enjoy that field of engineering.
Organise suitable Industrial Training
It is up to each engineering student to organise their own employment for Industrial Training. It is important to make an effort and give lots of thought to getting the most relevant and effective experience to your engineering degree that you can.
Don’t be surprised if you have to make more than 30 enquirers about engineering work experience before you find a suitable position. That’s completely normal. So don't leave it too late!
You can work for more than one company; however, try to complete your Industrial Training requirement at just one or two companies to improve the depth of experience. The following resources will be useful for finding Industrial Training:
• UNSW Careers and Employment
• YouTube videos
It is not always possible, but ideally your experience will let you get exposure to a range of engineering activities including:
• Design
• Analysis
• Experimental and
• On-site activities
You should also make the most of your Industrial Training by asking your employer for varied and challenging projects. It's your training, so take control of it as best you can.
It is in your interest to extend the training over as long a period as possible, not just the mandatory 60 or 80 days, and to regard training at the end of both years 2 and 3 as part of your academic goals.
Engineering Industrial Training - labouring or trades work
We may approve labouring or trades-type work as engineering related industrial training, in some circumstances, as the degree of your technical competence could be limited by the stage you have reached in your program. However, it is unlikely that credit for more than 25 days of work experience would be given for this type of work, regardless of the actual days worked.
If you have any doubts or questions about a proposed employer, or the nature of the work you have been offered, you should consult the specific Industrial Training Coordinator for your school.
School Offices are also good contact points, and may be able to advise you directly, or make an appointment with the Industrial Training Coordinator.
- See more at: http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/study...sUJRg.dpuf
t has been widely reported that university graduates need to be better prepared for the workplace.
So, what better way to do this than let students experience doing real work while they are still studying?
Industrial placement, where a student undertakes a period of training with an organisation usually during a semester break, plays an important role in preparing the student for a professional career.
From the hands-on training, the student learns about the skill sets required, demands of the industry and also work ethics.
At the same time, it gives the student an opportunity to put into practice what he or she has learned at university.
The industry exposure enhances the undergraduate’s work life through added enthusiasm and commitment; provides a lifelong learning experience; is an opportunity to engage with the profession to which they aspire in a realistic work environment; appreciate and understand the practical application of their academic programme; work with professional mentors and to begin to build networks within their profession.
So, even before the student graduates, he or she is trained to be job-ready, thus increasing the student’s employment prospects.
While the student will have much to gain from industrial placement, the same is also true for organisations which have such training programmes in place.
These programmes can be of mutual benefit for employers because they may benefit from the quality of support, fresh ideas and energy that the student brings into the work environment.
Moreover, participating in internship programmes allows the staff of an organisation to develop leadership and mentoring skills, create exposure for the company, bring new perspectives and fresh ideas into the work environment.
It is also a convenient pathway for the company to recruit human resource as some absorb trainees into their workforce after they graduate.
The importance and benefits of industrial placement has been acknowledged by Swinburne University of Technology which pioneered industrial-based learning in 1963.
Today, it has in place its well-known Industry Engaged Learning programme, which is also sometimes referred to as Work Integrated Learning, Cooperative Education or Work Based Learning.
Organisations may participate in Swinburne’s Industry Engaged Learning via any of the following options:
Industry-Based Learning (IBL)
This is a renowned programme which allows undergraduate students the opportunity to undertake full-time, paid employment in an area relevant to their studies.
Swinburne has partnered with industry since 1963 to offer students IBL opportunities.
Usually offered through six- or 12-month placements, IBL students are equipped to make a valuable contribution to your organisation.
Industrial Placement (IP)
IP is a partnership between industry and the university, designed to offer high achieving students the opportunity to gain valuable experience in a professional workplace environment.
Whether you are based nationally or internationally, are a small or a large organisation, an IP student can bring fresh perspectives and new ideas into your work environment.
Capstone projects
Capstones connect organisations which require assistance with a short term project, with a cohort of final year undergraduate students who will tackle these challenges with innovative and creative solutions.
Capstones not only allow students to apply their academic knowledge to authentic real-world scenarios but are also a very useful resource for industry.
Capstones are offered across all disciplines.
Internships
These develop students’ professional and practical skills, encouraging them to apply skills and knowledge acquired through study in a real-life environment.
Students are placed with an employer to work on a research project or undertake work experience under the guidance of industry and academic supervision, generally for two or three days a week throughout the university semester.
Currently, a key element of the university’s engineering curriculum is the mandatory exposure to professional engineering practice through industrial placement which has been seen to be a useful preparation for the professional career of an engineering graduate, and is also the common method of preparing skilled engineers worldwide.
Our industry partners include both private and government sectors, and cover a range of disciplines from electrical and electronic, civil, chemical, mechanical, robotics and mechatronics, to telecommunication and network engineering.
Although not mandatory, computing and science undergraduates are encouraged to undergo industrial placement as well.
Students not only have to acquire knowledge but also the process and art of learning, and industry training allows them to refine their skills and knowledge.
Many students who performed well have been employed immediately as permanent staff upon graduation.
With today’s rapidly changing pace of the job market, employees need to keep abreast of new knowledge and technology.
It is heartening to note that many companies value industrial placement as a way to train future employees and consider offering such training programmes as their corporate social responsibility.
Students’ Perception on Advantages of
Industrial Training
For the students’ perception on advantages of industrial
training (Fig.7a), they agree that industrial training gives
them benefit as the satisfactory level for job prospect is
88%, 88% for qualification and 94% for job guidance.
This shows that they are confident that this training
gives them significant benefits. According to Fallows
and Steven [2], the employers indicate that they need
graduates to make a contribution immediately on
starting work and they need to develop their skills in
short time towards the competence level set by the
employer. Thus, the training could improve the
employment prospects of the students.
Conclusion
As the conclusion, the report exhibit evident that this
training is beneficial to the students. It shows that the
program has significantly improved their ‘attitude’,
‘communication’, ‘work attitude’. The experience
gained has given them the opportunity to become better
students and could, in the future, provided them with
better employment prospects.