5 - ITF Nigeria

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BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS
The results in Table 4.2 show that qualifications. In Nigeria, there are
most (90.5%) of the Students on three types of Institutions, namely
SIWES are single. This makes this U n i v e r s i t i e s , P o l y t e c h n i c s /
group especially suitable for SIWES Monotechnics and Colleges of
as they are able to travel for longer Education.
distances to seek placements without
the added pressures or demands of The distribution of Students by types
marriage and a family.
of Institution indicate that majority of
r e s p o n d e n t s a r e f r o m t h e
4.2.4 Source of Income
mono/polytechnics 328 (40.7%). This
Predominant proportions (92.7%) of is closely followed by universities 319
the respondents do not have steady (39.6%) while those from COE are
source of income. They are either 158 (19.6%). However, 87 Students
Students or unemployed. Thus, most did not respond to the question.
of the respondents have limited
resources to undergo SIWES without 4.2.6 Faculty
some financial assistance. The few A faculty refers to a Division of the
employed Students are dispersed University, Colleges of Education or
across the occupations/vocations Mono/Polytechnic, which could be a
ranging from farming, artisan/crafts to D e p a r t m e n t , o r g r o u p o f
trading.
Departments, dealing with specific
areas of specialisation. The
4.2.5 Types of Institution
distribution of responding Students by
In this study, Institutions are Faculties in Tertiary Institutions are
c o n c e p t u a l i s e d a s Te r t i a r y presented in Figure 1.
Organisations that offer programmes
in specific academic fields and
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