SIWES

Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme

SIWES was established by ITF in 1973 to solve the problem of lack of adequate practical skills preparatory for employment in industries by Nigerian graduates of tertiary institutions.

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 of being familiarized and exposed to the needed experience in handling machinery and equipment which are usually not available in the educational institutions.

Participation in SIWES has become a necessary pre-condition for the award of Diploma and Degree certificates in specific disciplines in most institutions of higher learning in the country, in accordance with the education policy of government.

Operators - The ITF, the coordinating agencies (NUC, NCCE, NBTE), employers of labour and the institutions.
Funding - The Federal Government of Nigeria
Beneficiaries - Undergraduate students of the following: Agriculture, Engineering, Technology, Environmental, Science, Education, Medical Science and Pure and Applied Sciences.
Duration - Four months for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, and Six months for the Universities.

Highlight Number of Participating Institutions:

    Universities                       59
    Polytechnics                      85
    Colleges of Education          62

              TOTAL                  206

The number of students that participated in SIWES from Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education at the end of the 2007 fiscal year was 194, 890.

For a more detailed information on the SIWES programme, download the SIWES Operational Guidelines. Also, you can download SIWES forms 8 and 8A.

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