Important Notice To All Students : SIWES Defence holds next Monday

BENIN-CITY STUDY CENTRE: Authorities of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Benin-city study center, have stated that the students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) defense would hold on Monday, September 25, 2017, at the school auditorium, NOUN, Benin-city Study Center by 9 am.

According to a press release issued by the school authority Four days ago, all eligible participants are to obtain from the institution's students' counselor's office, a SIWES end-of-report sheet form which the students, her employers and the institution (NOUN) would complete, append their signatures and stamp where necessary.

The SIWES defense is a platform where students who have fully undergone their industrial attachment training are drilled to ensure that beyond academic knowledge, students can apply theories in real work situations.

The ITF form contains three parts and participants are to affix their passports on it. Part A is to be completed by students (participants); part B is to be completed by the students' employers; while the part C is to be completed by the institution (NOUN).

SIWES is the accepted skill acquisition training exercise introduced by the federal government under decree 47 of 1991 and managed by ITF. It is part of the approved requirements for the award of degrees in various Nigerian tertiary institutions.