Curtin University of Technology

Sarawak Campus

OVERVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

General
Industrial Training refers to work experience that is relevant to professional development
prior to graduation. One of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Engineering is
that students must complete at least 12 weeks of Industrial Training. Industrial Training is
normally accumulated during the semester breaks at the end of the third or fourth year.

The Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and Engineers Australia, which are the
organisations that accredits all engineering programs in Malaysia and Australia, strongly
advocates that an industrial training experience component of at least 12 weeks duration is
included in all engineering undergraduate courses.

Students should note that Industrial Training is an essential component in the development
of the practical and professional skills required of an Engineer and an aid to prospective
employment. Many employers regard this period as a chance to vet new employees for
future employment.

All students should make considerable effort and give sufficient thought into obtaining the
most relevant and effective Industrial Training. Whilst difficult, it is desirable to obtain
experience in a range of activities, such as e.g. design office, laboratory and on-site
situations. It should also be noted that developing an awareness of general workplace
behaviour and interpersonal skills are important objectives of the Industrial Training
experience.

Introduction
All students who are registered for a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and Bachelor of
Technology are required to undergo ‘Industrial Training’ for a period of 12 weeks after
Year 3.

Industrial Training Objectives

a) To expose students to engineering experience and knowledge.

Which is required in industry, where these are not taught in the
lecture rooms.
b) To apply the engineering knowledge taught in the lecture rooms in
real industrial situations.
c) To use the experience gained from the ‘Industrial Training’ in
discussions held in the lecture rooms.
d) To get a feel of the work environment.
e) To gain experience in writing reports in engineering
works/projects.
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f) To expose students to the engineers responsibilities and ethics.

g) To expose the students to future employers as well as to introduce
the Industrial Training Program available within Curtin University
of Technology.
h) With all the experience and knowledge acquired, it is hoped at the
students will be able to choose appropriate work upon graduation.

Obtaining Industrial Placement

One academic staff from each engineering discipline (Chemical, Electrical, Electronic,
Telecommunication Civil & Construction and Mechanical Engineering) and BTECH has
been appointed as Adviser for Industrial Training. Contact her/him to request a letter from
the School confirming that you are a student of Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak
Campus, and supporting your efforts to find an industrial placement.

It is the responsibility of each student to obtain her/his own industrial placement.

The Adviser might assist you with a list of possible contacts within the industry.

If you have any doubts or questions about a proposed employment, you should consult the
Adviser for Industrial Training in your discipline. You may also consult other academic
staff on the availability of Industrial Training.

Students who wish to pursue their Industrial Training interstate, or overseas are strongly
encouraged to do so, provided they have sufficient information regarding the proposed
nature of the work.

Your attempts to obtain industrial experience are part of the training; use your
initiative and document how you have gained each employment in your report.

Approvals
In order for a work period to be counted as part of Industrial Training, the proposed
employment must be approved by the School (through the respective Adviser) prior to
commencement of work.

Approval will NOT be automatically granted. A student may be required to submit

further supporting information for the intended employment to be approved.

Retrospective approvals may not be granted. Fresh approvals should be sought for each
different period of Industrial Training.

Once an Industrial Training program is agreed upon, a student will be registered with the
school. The students are reminded that unregistered placement will be nullified.

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You can always communicate with the Adviser using the normal e-mail or fax while you
are employed overseas. Overseas experience is often viewed favourably by employers
when seeking permanent full time employment after graduation.

Industrial Training Visit by the Industrial Training Adviser

The objective of the Advisers visit to the training place is as follows:

i) To visit the students involved with Industrial training and to discuss

with them and the officers involved in giving the training on the
matter of the training program or other matter concerned.
Separate discussions will be held with the Lecturer and the training
supervisor as well as with the students.
j) To visit other former graduate of engineering faculty who are may
working in the training organizations, which can give, feed back on
the courses offered by the university.
k) To brief the officer of the training organizations on the engineering
courses as well as making relations with the faculty.
l) To survey any new training places for industrial training.
m) To discuss on the possibility on accepting the graduate to work with
company. The students and the company will be informing on the
date and time of the visit.

Students are not allowed to change the place of training during the industrial training
period except getting written permissions by the Industrial Training Adviser of the
respective discipline. If there is a valid reasons of the change of placement, the students
needs to discuss this with the Industrial Training Adviser

The Industrial Training Report

An Industrial Training report should be prepared for each period of approved employment.
The report is expected to demonstrate development of practical and professional skills in
Engineering through technical experience and application of theoretical knowledge.
Development of skills in dealing with people, and communication skills form part of the
training experience. Students should seek advice from their employers to ensure that no
confidential material is included into the report. The student should be able to present the
report to prospective employers, as a complement to their degree. The following should be
observed:

i. Length of training
ii. Preliminary information
iii. Technical report/diary

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References should be made in the text to books, technical papers, standards etc., used
during the training period and should be listed.

Finally, a conclusion should include comprehensive comments on the type and value of
experience gained, and how this relates to your professional career.

A copy of the report should be submitted to your employer, another copy to the
School (through the respective Adviser). Students should also retain a personal copy
of the report.

Guideline for Preparation of Industrial Training Report

1. Introduction

The purpose of the Industrial Training is to provide exposure for the

students on practical engineering fields. Through this exposure, students
will have better understanding of engineering practice in general and sense
of frequent and possible problems. This training is part of the learning
process. So, the exposure that uplifts the knowledge and experience of a
student needs to be properly documented in the form of a report. Through
this report, the experience gain can be delivered to their peers. A properly
prepared report can facilitate the presentation of the practical experience in
an orderly, precise and interesting manner.

2. Purpose of the Report

a) Put down in writing the record of the training experience i.e personal
performance reflection;

b) Implanting engineering expertise onto the students, that is, preparation of

technical reports, communications, technical evaluation and design;

c) Means of summarizing the experience of a student;

d) Train student in effective writing as a preparation for the Final Year

Project.

3. Contents and Format of Report

The procedure for preparation of the report has to follow the format
determined by the Faculty based on the guidelines below.

a) General Report Format

The report has to be typewritten on white A4 size paper

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, font-size of 12 points with type face of Times New Roman has to

be used throughout the report, with line spacing of 1.5 (Appendix
A). The report has to be properly bound with ‘staple and tape
binding’.

b) Front Cover Format

Students are advised to use ‘310 gram Whiteart Card’ in as the front
cover. The format for the front cover should be as shown in
appendix.

c) Abstract/Preface
This section of the report should consist of brief description of the
following:

i. Activities of the Organization

ii. Summary of the Report
iii. Acknowledgement

This section of the report is limited to two (2) pages only. A

sample is shown in Appendix.

d) Table of Contents
This section of the report should consist of:

i. Titles
ii. Sub-titles
iii. Page numbers

Every appendix must have a title and each page must be page
numbered accordingly.

e) Background of Company/Organization
Brief and concise description of the company/organization in which
the student is undertaking the industrial training. The main items
are:

i. History
ii. Structural organization of main activity
iii. Title and position of the officer in responsible
iv. Others deemed necessary (no more than three (3) pages)

f) Summary of Duties
This section should be the brief description of the time, duration
and types of duty carried out during the training. The description
must follow the schedule of the training, that is, in chronological

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order (12 weeks). The days when the student is not on duty must be
properly recorded with reasons given. Letter of permission must be
attached in the appendix.

g) Working Experience
In this section, the student must descript the experience gained
according to titles considered appropriate. For example, the main
items are:

i. Projects carried out

ii. Supervisory works
iii. Problems encountered
iv. Problems solved

h) Summary
Student should provide an overall discussion in this section and
arrive at a conclusion with regards to the industrial training
undergone. Subjects that may be presented are:

i. Types of experience gained

ii. Problems
iii. Views and recommendations

i) References
Provided that there are important resources that are used as
references while preparing the report, a complete list of the titles of
references concern must be included.

j) Appendix
Appendixes are additional information considered appropriate to
support the main text. Suggested appendixes are:

i. Investigation/project report during the industrial training

ii. Technical drawings etc.

4. Others

a) Figures/Tables
All figures, tables and similar contents must be captioned and
labeled. Every figure or table must be mentioned in the main text.

b) List of Notations and Symbols

If the report contains notations and symbols, the full definition must
be given when each notation or symbol first appeared in the main
text. The list of notations and symbols with the full definitions can
be placed after ‘Table of Contents’.
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Every appendix must have a title and be mentioned in the main text
where appropriate. All page numbers must for appendixes must be
continual from the main text.

DO NOT include irrelevant materials, e.g. brochures from the

organizations, order forms, organization newsletters and
similar materials.

Industrial Training Assessment

The industrial training performance assessment will be based on:

• Industrial Training Supervisor’s report where the student are attached

for training (20%)
• Industrial Training Adviser report through visit or survey (10%)
• Industrial Training Report (70%)

Based on the criteria above, the results of the Industrial Training is as

follows:

a) Pass
b) Fail

Students are advised to give a serious consideration in writing their report.

The report must be in good quality and explain all the industrial experience
and knowledge gained. The report must not be in notes form and figurative
form. If the report is not satisfactory, the students may be ask to rewrite
the report again until it is in satisfactory manner.

Completion of Industrial Training

At completion of a training period, a confirmation letter must be obtained from your
employer.

Industrial Training Report is to be submitted to the school within 28 days after the
completion of Industrial Training.

Upon approval of your Industrial Training report by the School, this confirmation
letter will be included in your student file, as evidence of a successfully completed
industrial experience.

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Administration
Industrial Training is facilitated by the Director of School with the consultation of the
Industrial Relations Committee, and is managed for each course by the respective Adviser
for Industrial Training.
Administrative matters are handled by the School Office to maintain records of
employment, approvals given by the respective Advisers (approval of training programme,
approval of final training report), letters of confirmation, and registration of all reports
submitted.

All approvals and variations are dealt with by the respective Advisers. Assessments and
other academic matters are dealt with by an Industrial Training Panel.

REMEMBER:

- PLACEMENT WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL DOES NOT COUNT

- PLACEMENT UNREGISTERED WITH SCHOOL DOES NOT COUNT
- AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM OF 12 WEEKS OF APPROVED PLACEMENT
PLUS PASSING THE ASSESSMENT IS ESSENTIAL FOR GRADUATION.

BEST WISHES FOR A REWARDING

WORK EXPERIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING!

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INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ADVISERS:

Chemical Engineering: Freddie Panau

Civil Engineering: Tang Fu Ee

Mechanical Engineering: Moola Mohan Reddy

Electrical Engineering: Kenneth Adan Silek

BTech: Veeramani Shanmugam

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