STUDENTS’ WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM

(SWEP)

AT

COMPANY NAME,

CITY

STATE.

PREPARED BY:

STUDENTS NAME

MAT. NUMBER

SUBMITTED TO:

THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING

AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI

EKITI STATE.

DATE
 CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that this work titled Students’ Work Experience Program (SWEP)
was undertaken at Company name by Name of Student (17/ENG05/02..) and
presented to the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Afe
Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State during the 2018/2019 Students’ Work
Experience Program (SWEP).

Engr Aderonke Adewunmi

Signature and Date

SIWES Coordinator

Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

Engr. Prof A.O.M Adeoye Signature and Date

Head of Department

Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

 DEDICATION
I dedicate this report to Almighty God, for granting me the strength to complete 3
months of my Industrial work experience successfully and for protecting me, giving
me the strength to keep pushing forward during the period of my internship.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
My deepest acknowledgement and gratitude goes out to God for his gift of life and
strength, making it possible for me to complete my SWEP in this reputable
organisation.

My profound appreciation goes to the Provost of the College of Engineering Engr.

Prof J.O. Dada and the Head of Department, Mechanical and Mechatronics
Engineering Engr. Dr. A.O.M. Adeoye

Special thanks also go out to Gigasec Services Limited for allowing me to undergo my
SWEP training in their Organization, I was impacted with so much knowledge and
experience, which would come in handy shortly.

Many Thanks to all my lecturers in the Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

Department of ABUAD. God bless you all.

Finally, I want to thank my Parents, Mr. & Mrs. Name, who provided me with words
of encouragement, shelter and financial support during my period of work.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CERTIFICATION.....................................................................................................2

DEDICATION...........................................................................................................3

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT........................................................................................4

TABLE OF CONTENTS..........................................................................................5

CHAPTER ONE........................................................................................................7

1.0 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................7

1.1 INTRODUCTION TO STUDENTS’ WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM

(SWEP).......................................................................................................................7

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF SWEP...............................................................................7

1.3 BENEFITS OF SWEP........................................................................................8

1.4 HISTORY OF SWEP/SIWES............................................................................9

1.5 LOGBOOK........................................................................................................10

1.6 BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY..........................................................11

CHAPTER TWO.....................................................................................................12

2.0 THEORY OF WORK DONE...........................................................................12

2.1 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT......................................................................12

2.2 NETWORK SECURITY..................................................................................13

2.3 CLOUD COMPUTING....................................................................................15

2.4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT.................................................................................16

2.5 CYBERSECURITY..........................................................................................17

CHAPTER THREE................................................................................................20

3.0 WORKDONE....................................................................................................20

3.1 ACTUAL WORKDONE...................................................................................20

CHAPTER FOUR...................................................................................................21

4.0 EXPERIENCE GAINED AND CHALLENGES FACED.............................21

4.1 EXPERIENCE GAINED..................................................................................21

4.2 CHALLENGES FACED...................................................................................21

CHAPTER FIVE.....................................................................................................22

5.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION...............................................22

5.1 CONCLUSION..................................................................................................22

5.2 RECOMMENDATION....................................................................................22

REFERENCES........................................................................................................23
 CHAPTER ONE
1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION TO STUDENTS’ WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM

(SWEP)
Student Work Experience Program (SWEP) was established by the Industrial Training
Fund (ITF) in 1973 to enable students of tertiary institutions have basic technical
knowledge of industrial works based on their course of study before the completion of
their program in their respective institutions.

SWEP is a required skill training scheme, which forms a major part of the approved
minimum academic standard in the various degree programs for all the Nigerian
Universities. This training connects the gap existing between theory and practical
aspect of the Engineering, Technology, Sciences, Agriculture, Medical and
Environmental Sciences, Technical and Science Education and other professional
education programs in the Nigerian tertiary institution. Participation in SWEP 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.

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF SWEP

The objectives of SWEP according to ITF (2003) are as follows:

 To provide opportunities for students in higher institutions and universities to

gain industrial experience and skills during their respective courses of study.
 To expose these students to the various work methods and techniques in
handling machineries and equipment’s related to their discipline that may not
be available at their institutions.
 To make the transition from school to the world of work easier and enhance the
students’ contacts for a possible job offer in the future. i.e., to bridge the gap
 between theory and practice by providing students with the opportunity to
apply their educational knowledge in real work situations.
 To prepare the students for industrial work situations they are likely to face
after graduation.
 To strengthen employers’ involvement in the entire educational process.

1.3 BENEFITS OF SWEP

SWEP affords students with the following opportunities:

 Appreciate the connection between their courses of study and other related
disciplines in the production of goods and services.
 Appreciate the role of professions in their various fields as the creators of
change and wealth and indispensable contributors to growing the economy and
national development.
 Bridge the gap between the knowledge acquired in institutions and relevant
production skills required in work organizations.
 Enhance students’ contact with potential employers while on training.
 Develop and enhance personal attributes such as critical thinking, creativity,
initiative, resourcefulness, leadership, time management, presentation skills
and interpersonal skills.
 Blend theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom with practical hands-on
application of knowledge.
 Appreciate work method and gain experience in handling equipment and
machinery which may not be available in our institution.

1.4 HISTORY OF SWEP/SIWES

SIWES was established by the ITF (Industrial Training Fund) in the year 1973 to
solve the problem of the lack of adequate proper skills for employment of tertiary
institution graduates by Nigerian Industries. The Students’ Industrial Work Experience
Scheme (SIWES) was founded to be a skill training program to help expose and
prepare students at universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for the
industrial work situation to be met after graduation. This scheme serves as a smooth
transition from the classroom to the world of work and further helps in the application
of knowledge. The scheme provides students with the opportunity of acquainting and
exposing themselves to the experience required in handling and managing equipment
and machinery that are usually not made available in their institutions. Before this
scheme was established, there was a growing concern and trend noticed by
industrialists that graduates of higher institutions lacked sufficient practical
background for employment. It used to be that students who got into Nigerian
institutions to study science and technology were trained in the practical know-how of
their various fields of study. As a result, they could not easily find jobs due to the lack
of working experience.

Therefore, the employers thought that theoretical education going on in higher

institutions was not responsive to the needs of the employers of labor. This was a huge
problem for thousands of Nigerians until 1973. It is against this background that the
fundamental reason for initiating and designing the scheme by the fund in 1973/74
was introduced.

The ITF organization (Industrial Training Fund) decided to help all interested Nigerian
students and established the SIWES program. It was officially approved and presented
by the Federal Government in 1974. The scheme was solely funded by the ITF during
its formative years but as the financial involvement became unbearable to fund, it
withdrew from the scheme in 1978. In 1979, the federal government handed over the
management of the scheme to both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and
the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). Later, in November 1984, the
federal government reverted the management and implementation of the scheme to
ITF. In July 1985, it was taken over by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) while the
funding was solely borne by the federal government.
1.5 LOGBOOK
The SWEP Logbook also known as Industrial Training or Internship Logbook is an
official record booklet that is being issued by various Universities, Polytechnics,
Colleges of Education, Colleges of Technology, Colleges of Agriculture to their
internship students to record down their daily, weekly and monthly activities carefully
and neatly, projects, jobs, etc. carried out at their various workplaces. It is going to
contain your basic information such as:
i. Your recently snapped passport
ii. Full name
iii. Sex (Male or Female)
iv. Matriculation Number
v. Department
vi. Faculty
vii. Year of Study (200, 300, 400)
viii. Name & mailing address of company attached to
ix. Names of Industry-Based Supervisor(s)

The logbook is meant to be signed and stamped by the Industrial-Based Supervisor

every week for the amount of time the student is meant to work and after the
period of training, he/she is meant to make comments at designated parts of the
book before the logbook is then taken to the nearest Industrial Training Fund (ITF)
office for further signing and stamping before the student finally returns it his/her
respective school.

1.6 BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY

Write about the company where you carry out the SWEP
 CHAPTER TWO
2. THEORY OF WORK DONE
2.1 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

2.2 NETWORK SECURITY

2.3 CLOUD COMPUTING

2.4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT

2.5 CYBERSECURITY
 CHAPTER THREE

3. WORKDONE

3.1 ACTUAL WORKDONE

 CHAPTER FOUR
4. EXPERIENCE GAINED AND CHALLENGES FACED

4.1 EXPERIENCE GAINED

4.2 CHALLENGES FACED

 CHAPTER FIVE
5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 CONCLUSION

5.2 RECOMMENDATION
REFERENCES