Student Industrial Work Experiences Scheme (SIWES) Done at the Francis Sulemanu Idachaba Library of the University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State

Internship Report from the year 2020 in the subject Library Science, Information- / Documentation Science, , course: Library and Information Science, language: English, abstract: This report covers all the most important practical experiences gained throughout the period of a student industrial work experiences scheme (SIWES) with Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue state, from November 2019 to May 2020. It consists of all the practical activities (routine done) from different units of the library which include information and media unit, technical or collection development division, reader services division, serial division, e-library, references units aimed at providing detailed information and rendering special services to its users. It also challenges of SIWES on students, challenges of Frances Suleman Idachaba library, personal challenges face and the necessary suggestion to the problems. The student industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) is a skill training programme designed to expose and prepare students of the universities and other tertiary institutions for the industrial work situation they are likely to meet after graduation. It is also planned and structured programme based on stated and specific career objectives which are geared toward developing the occupational competencies of participants. Student industrial work experience scheme is an essential part of a student's academic programme. It normally lasts for a period of 6 months. A student is supposed to be attached to a company or organization that offers service that are related to the student course of study. Training is an integral part of vocational or career development which is fast becoming a global and pervasive phenomenon in any establishment, the absence of which spells doom for such an institution and the presence of which determines the success of any enterprise or company. In another view, training is an organized, coordinated development of knowledge, skills and attitudes needed by an industrial worker to master a given situation or perform a certain task within an organization setting which might be needful in future time. Therefore, the role that training can play in human resource development as aptly capture by Ajidahum (2007) in Libraries and Information System is inestimable and unquantifiable. Training is a key factor in enhancing the efficiency and expertise of the workforce.

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Martins Vershima Tolough was born in February 27th 199Oths into the Family of Dr. Geoffrey Tolough. He attended NKST Bristow Nursery and Primary School Gboko from 1996 to 2005. He also studied at the prestigious Great Bethel International College Gboko form 2005 to 2011and obtained his West African Certificate in 2011. Tolough hold a Diploma in Computer Appreciation at Banefa Computer Institute Gboko, Diploma in Library and Information Science at Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, BSC, (Hons) Library and Information Science form Benue State University MAKURDI, Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from National Teachers Institute Kaduna.and currently undergoing a Master's degree in Library and information science at Benue State University Tolough have authored about 20th Local and international Journals and articles. Tolough is a Vice Principal Administration at Nguher Science Academy Gboko were He also thought in Nursery and Primary School, He has teaches in Secondary schools where He educate, nature more skills to students in order to prepare them for External Examination such as WAEC, NECO, JAMB.Tolough is also the School Librarian. He has also work as a student staff at Francis Sulwmanu Idachaba Library Federal University of Agriculture MAKURDI from 2014 to 2015 and also from 2019 to 2020. He also serves as Auditor department of library and Information Science from 2019 to 2021. He has also work as Monitor and Supervisor on immunization across local government in Benue State such as Buruku local government area, Gboko Local Government Area, Kastina Ala Local government area, MAKURDI Local government area etc. under Primary Health Health Care and Benue State Ministries of Health. Tolough has passion for education and much interest in creating agent of transformation into learning and making information resources easily accessible to different categories of users. He is happily married to Philomena Mngusonu Tolough and Blessed with Ternadoo Tolough.