Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU Cawangan Sarawak) / Azmil Annuar

Practical training, where a student undertakes a period of training with an organization usually during a semester break, plays an important role in preparing the student for a professional career. From the hands-on training, the student learns about the skill sets required, demands of the industry and also work ethics. At the same time it gives the student an opportunity to put into practice what he or she has learned at university. The industry exposure enhances the undergraduate’s work life through added enthusiasm and commitment provides a lifelong learning experience is an opportunity to engage with the profession to which they aspire in a realistic work environment appreciate and understand the practical application of their academic program, work with professional mentors and to begin to build networks within their profession. So, even before the student graduates he or she is trained to be job-ready, thus increasing the student’s employment prospects. In University Teknologi Mara (UiTM), six weeks practical training is mandatory to all final semester students of Bachelor in Administrative Science (Hons.), Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies.