SIWES

The Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme is crucial to practical understanding and application of geography in life situation. At the end of SIWES attachment, students are expected to: 1. match theory with hands-on experience in the work place; 2. familiarize themselves with the major activities taking place in their places of attachment; and 3. Report on the entire SIWES experience.

Geographers are sent to institutions such as armed forces, Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government, Schools, Boundary Commission, National Population Commission as well as the Private organizations. Depending on the nature of their places of attachment, they are to participate in activities like map making, planning practices land, soil and water resources evaluation; human and socio-economic surveys, basic operation of field and laboratory equipment and facilities, practical and operational climatology, instrumentation in geography; and any other assignment given to them by their industrial based Head of Department. At the end of the exercise, they are to report on the entire experience.