Industrial Attachment
Industrial Attachment (IA) sometimes referred to as Industrial training, Practical training, Practical work experience and Workplace attachment etc.
Work-based
Industrial Attachment is a work-based experience for students to take part in, to enhance their knowledge, skills and services as practice and training in actual work environment. Some institutes consider IA part of the programme curriculum or requirement of study for a programme award or completion of study.
Institutes may arrange certain IA programmes for students during their studies. For instance, Student Industrial Attachment Programme (SIAP) from Vocational Training Council (VTC), a “work-based experience programme” providing a real-life organisational context for students to develop specific or generic skills, valuable to their professional development. Students can apply and enhance their skills in reality, contribute to the organisation, and, at the same time, obtain invaluable guidance from their mentors. Work related to a small project, as well as specific tasks such as research, production, administration, or day-to-day operation are excellent opportunities.[1]
Duration
The duration of IA programmes may vary, depending the programme structure and requirement. In SIAP from VTC, the cumulative total duration of the attachment should be no shorter than 90 hours.[1]
Employer
The employers, offering the IA work, can also be beneficial from the IA process. They can obtain fresh ideas from young recruits; identify talents for potential employees; meet short and/or long term manpower need; groom younger generation for industry; and promote positive corporate social image.[2]
Since employer is the key component of the IA process. In general, a mentor from the employer is suggested to provide supervision and feedback to the students. Institutes may also preset certain guidelines or recommendations for the employers to, provide students with a safe and supportive working environment; offer students with a project or tasks; day-to-day operation with learning opportunities; assign an industry supervisor to supervise the students during their job attachment period and evaluate their performance; and provide feedback to institutes on the arrangement ... etc.[3]
Employers are encouraged to give allowance to cover students’ basic expenses.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vocational Training Council - Student Industrial Attachment Programme. Retrieved Novemeber, 2017, from http://www.vtc.edu.hk/html/en/partnership/student_industrial_attachment_programme.html
- ↑ Vocational Training Council - Engineering Department - Industrial Attachment. Retrieved Novemeber, 2017, from http://ive.edu.hk/eng/ivesite/html/en/disciplines_and_programmes/en_industrial_attachment.html
- ↑ Vocational Training Council - Engineering Department - Industry-based Student Project. Retrieved Novemeber, 2017, from http://ive.edu.hk/eng/uploads/ive/images/campus/enwww/industrial_attachment/2017/IA_Brochure_ReplySlip_AY2017-2018.pdf