COMPUTERISATION OF STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES) ACTIVITIES A CASE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND HEADQUARTERS, JOS

Abstract

ABSTRACT Industrial Training Fund (lTF) is an agency responsible for monitoring students on industrial attachment in terms of supervision and other related matters. Industrial Training Fund in these present days have been facing ever-increasing challenges because of the growth in student population and the concomitant information management vis-a-vis Students Industrial Work Experience Schmeme (SIWES). The basis of the problem with the current method is connected with the manual processing of information requirement. Given this problem and the development state of information technology in the country, it can be concluded that the computerisation of the procedure will eliminate the current problems being faced. In view of the above, the aim of this study is to analyse and design a computer based system of operation for the Industrial Training Fund in terms of Students Industrial Work Experience schmeme (SIWES) information management system. This is achieved by designing a package for managing SIWES activities using dBASE IV.