5 - ITF Nigeria

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LITERATURE REVIEW
Achieving the stated objectives will,
therefore, ensure a smooth and
efficient transition from the classroom
to the workplace, i.e. to match
Students expectations with employers
needs as effectively as possible. It is,
therefore, expected that development
of the following core skills should take
place during the period of experiential
learning:
2.3 Students Industrial Work
Experience Scheme (SIWES)
in Nigeria
The concept of training as a
continuous process at all stages of a
worker's active life, and at all
occupational levels for improved
performance, has for long been
recognized as a key factor in
enhancing free mobility of labour
I. Communication skills, which force. Following this realization, the
is the ability to use a range of Industrial Training Fund (ITF), as an
fundamental arithmetic and Agency of the Federal Government,
mathematical skills to reach introduced the Students Industrial
conclusions in a range of Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) in
situations. 1973.
II. Information technology skills,
which refers to the ability to The Fund in its Policy Statement No.
use new technology to input 1, published in 1973, included a
p r o c e s s a n d o u t p u t clause dealing with the issue of
information and to perform practical skills among locally trained
basic operations.
professionals. Section 15 of the Policy
III. Problem solving skills, which Statement states, inter-alia, that
relates to the ability to identify “great emphasis will be placed on
and clarify the nature of assisting certain products of postproblems,
to plan and secondary school system to adopt or
implement strategies to orientate easily to their possible postaddress
problems and graduation job environments. The
evaluate the effectiveness of Fund will seek to work out cooperative
strategies and solutions machinery with industry, whereby
(South African Society for Students in Institutions of higher
Cooperative Education, learning may receive training in
2000). Industry or Commerce compatible
with their areas of study. The Fund will
support such mid-career attachments
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