In today’s world, graduates need to have job competencies and skills for them to be competitive in the job market. Having a high degree alone does not guarantee one’s job. Instead, graduates should have relevant and up-to-date knowledge, practical experience, soft skills as well as a positive attitude to equip them before facing the challenges of the real career world. To increase the employability level of the graduates, industrial training programs were introduced to strengthen the required competencies. Industrial training gives students the opportunity to learn in the world of work to receive practical experience in order to improve its marketability.
Reference: Higher Education Institutions Industrial Training Policy [link]
Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (Undergraduate Academic Matters 2014) [link]
The Industrial Training Program requires each student to undergo practical experience with industry, government organizations and research institutions in order to complete formal lectures and laboratory work. The program lasts for twenty -four (24) weeks or six (6) months for each academic session.
Under this program, students will be sent to government agencies, professional bodies, research institutions as well as product / service companies (referred to as Organizations) related to major agricultural goods and services either from within or outside the country. Among the student placements are: -
The farm
Orchard
Turf Field
Factory
Research Institutions
Government departments
Entrepreneur Company
Semester 7 students of the Faculty of Agriculture will attend the First Briefing of Industrial Training in the third or fourth week. Students are encouraged to follow the Faculty of Agriculture's social media to get the latest information.
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The following is a list of codes for Industrial Training courses according to the study program offered at the Faculty of Agriculture. More information can be found through the Undergraduate Studies Program Handbook [link].
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Please refer here. Any questions can be submitted to us via email. Please understand, thank you.
Updated:: 15/09/2021 [fahezah_nor]
Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor Darul Ehsan
MALAYSIA