STUDENTS’ INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SCHEME (SIWES) REPORTS

DONE AT AMULUDUN 99.1 FM, IBADAN

BY

ALIMI TAOFEEKAT OMOTOYOSI

MC/ND/P19/3115

SUBMITTED TO

THE DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION,

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,

FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC OFFA,

KWARA STATE.

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT

FOR THE AWARD OF NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) IN
MASS COMMUNICATION

MARCH 2021.
 CERTIFICATION PAGE

I hereby certify that this report of Student Industrial Work Experience (SIWES) was prepared
and compiled by Alimi Taofeekat Omotoyosi with the matriculation number MC/ND/P19/3115
from the department of Mass Communication, Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State for the
successful completion of SIWES undertaken at Amuludun 99.1 FM, Ibadan.

_____________________ _____________________

Wole Alawode SIWES Supervisor

Head, Mass Communication Department

______________________

Student
 DEDICATION
I dedicate this report to God Almighty for His Unlimited Grace, Consistent Love, Immeasurable
Faithfulness, and for sparing my life throughout the period of my SIWES programme.

Secondly, I dedicate it to to my parents for their undiminished support and unquantifiable

assistance throughout the whole exercise and beyond.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First and foremost, my deepest acknowledgement goes to God Almighty for His overwhelming
love upon my life throughout the Scheme.

I appreciate my parents and friends for their constant help and support.

My special thanks go to my lecturer, Mister Oluseye Arowolo for inspiring me to be a good

broadcaster.

Furthermore, I express my appreciation to Mister Olusola Adewale, general manager of

Amulundun fm 99.1 and Mister Wole Alawode, Mass Communication Department, FEDPOFFA.

I also appreciate all staff members of Amuludun FM, especially Mrs Aishat who gave out of her
tight schedules to attend to me.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page

Certification Page

Dedication

Acknowledgements

CHAPTER ONE

 1.0: Introduction
 1.1: History Background of Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)
 1.2: Objectives Of SIWES

CHAPTER TWO

 2.0: History Of Radio Nigeria, Amuludun 99.1 Fm

 2.1: The Transmitter
 2.2: Succession Of General Manager
 2.3: Organizational Chart (Organogram)
 2.4: In Conclusion

CHAPTER THREE

 3.0: My Experience at Amuludun 99.1 FM

CHAPTER FOUR

 Conclusion
 Recommendations
 ABSTRACTS

The Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is an accepted skills acquisition
programme which forms part of the approved academic standard in the degree programme for
Nigeria University.

In 1974, the federal government of Nigeria introduced the national policy on industrial training,
called the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES).

This programmes is under the umbrella of the ministry of education through the industrial
training fund (ITF), was designed to help students acquire the necessary practical
education/experience in their field of study and other related professions.

This is an effort which was created on order to bridge the existing gap between the theory
taught in the classroom and practice of science, agriculture, medicine, engineering, technology
and other professional programmes in the Nigeria tertiary institution.

The programme was established basically to impact elaborate practical understanding to

students with respect to their various disciplines.

This report is a summary of the experience I acquired during my Students' Industrial Work
Experience Scheme (SIWES) in Amuludun 99.1 FM, Moniya, Ibadan. I served as an intern in the
News Department of the organization.
 CHAPTER ONE

1.0: INTRODUCTION
The origin of industrial training could be traced to the advent of industrial revolution which
ushered in steam engines, power-driven machines and a new system of production in Europe.
To function satisfactorily then, workers needed to depart from their craft capabilities and
embrace knowledge and understanding which the new technologies offered in work-settings
via practical training. Therefore, the need prompted higher citadels of learning to commence
application of practical and technical affairs.

The concept thrived between 1824 and 1830 extensively to warrant the creation of technical
and engineering courses. These courses were established first at the Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, USA, and secondly at Colombia University based on the new scientific curriculum that
necessitated the Greek or Latin, language inclusion. The effect of this concept has been argued
and it led to the spread or escalation of science, engineering and technical education in several
tertiary institutions in America and Europe, towards the end of 19 th century.

The products of these institutions were trained through systematic instruction with a body of
knowledge in engineering and science which was theoretical and universal. Hence, they had
broad ideas on fundamental knowledge to the workability of various engineering systems but
lacked an indepth foundation on practical knowledge needed for effective production in certain
jobs.

The gap between theoretical knowledge and practical training was therefore noticed for
bridging and it necessitated science and engineering students complementing their theoretical
knowledge with practical training in industries so as to become productive in their career after
graduation. This prompted the innovation that later took place in the 20th century with the
introduction of cooperative education through Herman Schneider, the Dean, College of
Engineering, University of Cincinnati. Therefore, engineering students started attending classes
to acquire theoretical knowledge and also engaged in trainings with the same duration in
companies for practical experiences.

Although studies have shown some variations in cooperative education in work-settings across
the globe till date, but it is still a striking fact that Schneider’s innovation of 1906 serves as the
foundation for all training in science, engineering and technology in developed nations such as
North America and Western Europe, with little impacts in some developing countries.

1.1: HISTORY BACKGROUND OF STUDENTS’ INDUSTRIAL

WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)
Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a programme designed to expose and
prepare students of Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Technology, Colleges of Agriculture
and Education for Industrial Work situation which they are likely to meet after graduation. It is
a skills training programme which affords students the opportunity of familiarizing, acquiring
and exposing themselves with the needed experience in handling industrial equipment and
machinery that are not usually available in their institutions.

Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a human capital formation programme
through industrial attachment for which students are expected to have a practical experience
on the basis of theories and principles acquired in the teaching-learning process. However, the
prevalence of the inability of participants of SIWES to secure employment after the programme
casts doubt on the continuing relevance of SIWES to the contemporary industrial development
drive in Nigeria.

Human resource development constitutes the most critical factor in the development process
and the quality must therefore be inherent in the productive capacity of people. Human
societies in the quest for development have identified and developed institutional as well as
structured training and educational programmes as major avenues for processing human
beings to acquire the necessary skills and technical competence for their roles in the
development of the society.

In this context, it is observed that, it is not only in advanced nations that science and technology
are spreading, but that, they are increasingly valued whenever people value their nation’s
independence, prosperity, power and prestige, and also, where nations seek a high standard of
living, improved health or better education. In most discussions on human resource
management, training and development represents the most significant.

SIWES was established by ITF (industrial training fund) in the year 1973 to solve the problem of
lack of adequate proper skills for employment of tertiary institution graduates by Nigeria
(SIWES) was founded to be a skill training programme to help expose and prepare students of
University, polytechnic and college of education for the industrial work situation to be met after
graduation, this scheme serve as a smooth transition from the class room to the world of work
and further help in the application of knowledge the scheme provide students with the
opportunity of acquiring and exposing themselves to the experience required in handling and
managing of equipment and machinery that are usually not made available in their institution.

In Nigeria, SIWES was introduced in 1973 to enable undergraduate students in Science and
engineering acquire practical skills needed to function satisfactorily in work-settings. Industrial
training commenced in the country due to the reliance of companies or industries on technical
proficiencies, for production process and preservation of company resources.

In practice, it is said to originated from the then Yaba Technical Institute, now Yaba College of
Technology. At that point, students were being sponsored by various government owned
institutions and other private firms. The practice permitted students to return to work with
their employers during long vacations. Through this, students were having work-related
experience and the training available in companies then must have been responsible for the
quality of graduates in organizations in those early days.

However, it could be observed that the quality of the Nigerian graduates began to diminish
afterwards due to the dearth of faculties to impart quality education on students in tertiary
institutions. As military imperialists began to unleash terror on social critics, most of which
were faculty members, they decided to find greener pastures abroad. To fill the vacuum,
unqualified faculty members’ were recruited into the academics. To worsen the situation, most
of the expatriates left Nigeria for their countries of origin; the vacuum created could not be
filled satisfactorily with the skills of fresh graduates from the nation’s educational systems.

Given this, multinational companies in Nigeria such as Flour Mill Nigeria Plc, Bagco Plc,
Nigerite, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Unilever Nigeria Plc, Texaco Overseas (TO), Chevron Nigeria
Limited (CNL) established training schools: Also, Shell Petroleum Intensive Training Programme
was established in 1998 for technical skill acquisition through hands-on experience.

Since independence, the issue that has attracted the interest of succeeding Governments in
Nigeria has been that of human resource development. From the beginning of Nigeria’s
nationhood, it was imminent that the pace of national development through technological
advancement devolved not so much on the availability of means or resources, rather, on the
articulation and effective utilization of the vast human and material resources. It is on this basis
that investment on training of the human factor becomes a serious challenge as science and
technology related courses are requisite for national development.

Therefore, it is observed that, initial efforts aimed at achieving rapid national development
were concentrated on the expansion of formal educational institutions, though these
considerably increased in number, yet did not and were not expected to have acquired the
skilled, knowledge and varied technological expertise required to meet the needs of special and
vital sectors of the economy. However, the fundamental role of education in human resource
development is a matter of priority for any developing country to evolve a functional education
policy. This is necessary because, only through such priority can a country lay a solid foundation
for a future, stable and result-oriented human resource development. Thus, growth and
development, which will result from effective organizational change, depend on a well-
educated and adequately skilled human capital that is capable of applying vision, knowledge
and creativity to their economic activities. Thus, industrial education which can be achieved
through the formal or/and informal educational approach(es) attracted the attention of
Government and individuals, in contemporary development environment.

1.2: OBJECTIVES OF STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK

EXPERIENCE SCHEME
The core objectives of the Scheme are as follow:

 To expose the students to work method and techniques.

 To provide an avenue for students to acquire industrial skills.
 Enhancing student contact with potential employers while on training.
 To help students appreciate the role their professional play in the society.
 CHAPTER TWO

2.0: HISTORY OF RADIO NIGERIA, AMULUDUN 99.1 FM

Amulundun 99.1 was established on 10th October 2007 and commenced transmission on 22nd
October 2007 to bring a core grassroots radio broadcasting to the ordinary means of the south
west geo- political zone of the federal of Nigeria. Before the year 2007 it was conspicuously
observed that of the region of Nigeria the Yoruba speaking area did not have a language radio
station to tend to the tradition and socio-cultural values of the region.

By August 2005 approval has been granted in principle for the establishment of such a radio
station. Radio House Headquarters of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria quickly rallied
support and transmitter was procured for the now station. The management learned of Radio
Nigeria, Ibadan National Station under whose umbrella the new Yoruba language station was to
be established rightly identified the then transmitting station at Moniya, Oyo road, Ibadan as
the most auspicious settlement for the station, so by the letter part of the 2006 the
Management under the indefatigable leadership of the then Executive Director of Radio
Nigeria, Ibadan, National Station, Mr. Atilade Atoyebi swung into action, put in place a studio a
transmitter house and block of offices for various departments befitting enough for pure
undiluted Yoruba language radio broadcasting to commence operation in earnest.

The station is made up of seven departments namely Programmes, News Administration,

Engineering, Marketing, Account and Audit each of these departments are headed by a
controller. However, all the departments come under the supervision of the general manager.

2.1: THE TRANSMITTER

While the headquarters in Abuja gave a nod for the procurement of a transmitter, it took some
time for one reason or the other, before Amulundun FM could take delivery of the transmitter.
So it could rightly be argued that the station made it, debut in 2007 as a result of the ingenuity
of the engineering crew of Radio Nigeria Ibadan National Station who improvise scrap and
forged a transmitter that had if frequency as 97.6 FM.

2.2: SUCCESSION OF GENERAL MANAGER

The first general manager of the station was Mrs Abba Abimbola who set the pace for the
development of Amulundun. Indeed, the Moniya Transmitting Station had to be put to shape
before the first set of staff could settle down to duty.

However the station potential for accurate information entertaining dairies and socio culture
involvement left firmly on the epoch of history.

When the much transmitter 96.3 FM came and was eventually installed the momentum
changed dramatically and the station sensitized Ibadan and it suburbs through its carefully
designed programmes which continually addressed the needs of the people of the South West.
By 2009, station suffered a mild setback a counterpart radio petitioned the National Broadcast
Commission (NBC) over allocating its frequency 96.3 FM to radio Amuludun. The error in
allocation of the frequency was admitted financed by the NBC.

Unfortunately there was delay in the important of the transmitter which necessitated an
ultimatum from the national broadcasting commission which Radio Amuludun could not meet
the station therefore went off the air for the best part of five weeks before the new transmitter
was delivered and installed.

Following are the names and date of services of past and present General Manager of
Amuludun FM

Mrs Abba Abimbolu (22nd of 2007 – 31st of January, 2008)

Elder Ogundele [of blessed memory] (1st of February 2008 – 19th of September, 2009)

Mrs Abba Abimbolu (15th of May 2009 – 16th of September, 2009)

Elder Adenrele Ajisefinni (16th of September 2009 – 3rd of June, 2014)

Alhaji Muktar Niyi Odekunle (3rd of June, 2014 – 22nd of January, 2015)

Elder Adenrele Ajisefinni (22nd of January, 2012 – 20th of May, 2018)

Mr Olusola Adewale (22nd of May 2018 till date)

2.3: ORGANIZATIONAL CHART (ORGANOGRAM)

Like all other frequency modulated station under the directorate of the federal radio
corporation of Nigeria, Amulundun 99.1 FM with its "Tawonyo" appellation is headed by a
general manager,who direct the regulates the activities of the seven department that make up
the station.

Each department, programmes, news administration, marketing, engineering, finance and audit
has its head many of these heads of department are controller, who i. Their own right are
conversant with the needs of their various departments.

The most senior controller of head of department takes over the administration of the station
in the station in the absence of elder Dada Ogundele who took over the administration of the
station in 2008 and contributed immensely to the development of the station, until he became
the zonal Director of ibadan national station of radio Nigeria.

Mrs Abba Abimbola again took over the mantle of leadership, during which she facilitated the
growth of the station, it was during her second term in office that the 99.1 fm transmitter was
installed and a transmitter hall was built on barter.

Elder Adenrele Ajisafinni, without fear of contradiction, brought the greatest infrastructural
development to the station. He is currently the general manager.
He took over affairs of the station on 7th January 2010. The first thing he addressed was the
infrastructural glut with the station he encouraged member of staff to source for items urgently
needed by barter for the station, but at the end of the day, most of the items were secured
through donation from corporate organization, philanthropist, trade union, government
parastatals and individual in less than one month, office cabinet, monitoring set, table and
chairs standing fan, refrigerator, air conditioner, television, internet facilities, TV satellite (DSTV)
and host of other were brought into the station.

2.4: IN CONCLUSION
Out of the nine FM radio stations controlled by the zonal headquarters at Dugbe, Ibadan Radio
Amuludun has recurrently come out best in terms of commercial intakes and acceptability from
the people of its catchment area.
 CHAPTER THREE

3.0: MY EXPERIENCE AT RADIO NIGERIA, AMULUDUN 99.1

FM
I was assigned to News Department to begin my two months stay as an intern, I worked with
different students from different tertiary institutions of learning.

Our primary activities involved monitoring news [especially on Premier 93.5 FM at 11:00am]
and transcriptions of words.

Also, I learned one or two things both in the two studios - live and recording. These obviously
allowed us to gain comprehensive practical knowledge skills in the field which we understood
to be core objectives of SIWES.

While on this internship, I gained some experience on how a console works and how it is being
operated.

Most importantly, through this internship I acquired encompassing knowledge on different

strategies involved in broadcasting, and how essential it is for a good professional broadcaster
to understand his/her topics under discuss so as to give it effective delivery/judgment.

In overall, it was a great learning experience; and an indication that I am on the right course of
learning [i.e Mass Communication].
 CHAPTER FOUR

4.1: CONCLUSION
The Federal Government’s efforts at improving the nation’s technical know-how and increasing
the efficiency of middle level manpower are not restricted to the industries alone. Efforts were
made to involve institutions of higher learning and hence the birth of. Based on the findings of
my experience at Amuludun, it is evident that skills development and utilization cannot be
achieved in isolation, rather, the relevant stakeholders must be committed to the course and
be fully involved, which means students and teachers form institutions of higher learning,
corporate industries and commercial bodies, and Federal Government must be involved.

This cooperative machinery between industrial and institutions of higher learning will produce
effective results under the supervision and control of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF).

4.2: RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that government should devote sufficient financial and human resources to
all levels and aspects of education to enhance effective running of educational programmes
especially SIWES.

Polytechnics should be encouraged to establish technological development centres to translate

innovations from staff and students to goods and services. This will enable them fulfill their
basic social.
 FURTHER READINGS
 Ojo D.O, Michael A., Akpoyovware E. & Olowookere E. (2019), The Review of the
Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) in Four Selected Countries,
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338524615
 Aderonke Agnes Oyeniyi, PhD (2012), Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme
(SIWES) and the Incidence of Occupational Misfit in Nigeria, Industrial Training Fund
(ITF), Ibadan, Nigeria.
 A Report on Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) Training Programme
(May 2016 – October 2016), Oludolapo Olanrewaju, Federal University of Technology
Minna. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330620748
 Oyedotun Victor Tunde (2016), Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)
Technical Report Presentation, Landmark University,
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328449010