MY ON-THE-JOB TRAINING EXPERIENCE

If Civil Engineering is a film, internship is its movie trailer. Internship is the sneak

peek of the great stuffs of being a Civil Engineer. A little preview to what this field actually

is. So, I will share to you some scenes and experiences we had during our On-the-Job

Training program at R.G. Tabin Construction Supply.

Before we started our internship at Engr. Rudy G. Tabin's construction company, we

first went to his house to be oriented about our tasks in his company. Engr. Tabin instructed

us to visit Toboy National High School and observed the installation of tie beam for the four-

storey, 16-classroom building.

When we arrived at Toboy, they already

started the work. We were welcomed by the

workers very warmly. There, we met the

foreman of the site, Mr. Ricardo Ymasan. He

taught us about the proper installation of tie

beams, how the stirrups are tied and how they

The workers tying stirrups into the tie beam at Toby
NHS splice the beam. He said that as long as the

splice is not on the top of the other splice, the beam will be safe. We also studied the floor

plan of the building. There, we closely saw the design of its

columns and beams. We also saw the complete detailed plan of

the building.

For three days, we stayed there and had new lessons. We

cut three spools of thin wire into about 30cm long and used as a

tie wire. It made our palms hurt and callous yet we enjoyed it
The tie wires that we cut during
because we helped in our little ways. The following day, we our stay at Toboy NHS.

continued observing the installation of tie beam. We also saw how they create stirrups, bend

bars and splice rebar. We also observed the installation and creating of forms for tie beams.
 After our visit in Toboy National High School, we went to Narciso R. Ramos

Elementary School. There, we met the

engineer of the site, Engr. Cedric Bautista. The

building that they are constructing there is

three-storey with nine classrooms. On our first

day, we inspected the slabs on the third floor of

. The workers assembling the third floor slab at
NRRES. the building. The first time we climb the ladder

made me nervous and sweaty. But as the day passes by, that fright turned into excitement and

before our visit ended, I was able to climb the ladder without losing a sweat. That is an

achievement for me. We saw how they build two-way slab. We saw how they space the bars

and bend it after it was tied. We also saw how they install electrical pipes, wirings and

junction boxes. On the second day, we inspected the scaffolding of the second floor. We saw

the difference of using lumber and metal tube

in scaffolding. I can say that metal tube and

twin clamps is better because lots of money

will be saved in the long run.

We also checked the DWV of the

ground floor and we also inspected the design

The workers pouring cement and using concrete
of the septic tank. On the following day, we vibrator

observed how they pour concrete mixture into the slab and how they use vibrator on deep

parts like the beams. Concrete vibrator is used to distribute the aggregate evenly and avoid

segregation. Even only after four days have passed, we still learned lots of things related in

our field.

After Narciso R. Ramos Elementary School, we

visited Carosucan Norte National High School. We

were welcomed by the foreman of the site. At the first

day of our visit, they were installing second floor beam of

the first building. In this site, two building are being

Me and Ruby Ann tying stirrups.

constructed. This site is already finished with the ground floor columns. We were instructed

by the foreman to try tying stirrups for second floor beam.

It was hot, humid and our skin was burned but we experienced something new today.

Being on a laborer’s shoe made me see another perspective. It made me feel how hard it is to

earn money once you are a worker. And surely, it is a lot harder than being a student.

During our breaktime on the first day at Carosucan Norte, we had the opportunity to

be taught how to operate an excavator. At first it was hard,

but still, we were able to learn how to drive an excavator

for a short period of time. We enjoyed that day very much.

On the second day, we observed how they put forms on the

columns and we continued inspecting the beams. We also

tried tying stirrups again. Our visit ended there with a

burned skin with lots of learnings.

I learned how to operate an excavator

We again visited another site. It was San Vicente at Carosucan Norte NHS

East Elementary School. There, they are constructing three-

storey, 6-classroom building. We were instructed by Engr. Rudy Tabin to check the slab that

is being installed on the third floor. But we did more than that. We helped in bringing up the

10mm bars into the third floor using a pulley. It was tied by a thick knot and it was pulled

from the ground. We then received it from the third floor, pulled it and put in on the floor. We

also inspected the DWV and rooms of the ground floor. We stayed at SVES for two and a

half days.

On the afternoon of July 5, 2018, we were instructed

by Engr. Tabin to visit Ariston-Bantog Elementary

School. We met there the foreman and workers from

Toboy National High School. It was great for us

because we are already familiar with them. We were

taught how to install beams and we saw the bending

and splicing of rebars. From morning until afternoon,

Me checking the spacing of slab
rebars at SVEES
we stayed near them to observe their work. They were also installing scaffolds. Just like in

Narciso and San Vicente, they used runners and twin clamp. Another reason to use runners

and twin clamps is that it’s efficient. It only takes few minutes to assemble a certain area of

scaffolding.

We stayed at Ariston-Bantog Elementary School there for one and a half days and

then decided to visit another site.

The site that I am talking about is Angela Valdez Ramos National High School. We

met Mr. Nestor Galima , the foreman of that site. They were installing beams and scaffolds

and they were constructing the septic tank

when we arrived there. We studied the plan

of the building and we saw that it is similar

to the building that is being constructed in

Toboy, Asingan, Pangasinan. We were

lectured about the beam design and

Sieving of aggregates.
arrangement of bars. The next thing that we did was to sieve aggregates which is not as easy

as it looks. The following day, we were lectured about the design of column in the plan. We

also saw that there are some adjustments that were made but it was instructed by the

engineer.

On July 12, 2018, we were visited by Engr. Dianne Oliver on this site. We were asked

some questions about what we have learned so far in our internship. We also told her that we

learned some things about micropile foundation. Micropiling is executed when the soil on the

site too soft to hold a building.

We then found out that they will install

footing and column at Carosucan Norte National

High so we requested Engr. Tabin to visit there

again.
That steel bar is the tip of the micropile
foundation that they installed at CNNHS
 So the following week, we again visited Carosucan Norte National High School.

Luckily, we were able see how they excavate holes for footing and column. We also saw the

other end of the micropile foundation that was installed before they started constructing

footing and columns. On the third day of our visit, we experienced heavy rains brought by

storm and southwest monsoon, so we only stayed at the social hall of the school for three

days. We saw how they bend bars and make forms for columns and beams.

Our last week of OJT took place in Narciso R. Ramos Elementary School. There, we

saw how they create roof beams and how they

properly mix and pour cement mixture. On

the 23rd day of OJT, we saw how they lay

concrete hollow blocks (CHB). And on the

25th day of OJT, We saw how they apply skim

coat on the beam and ceiling at the ground The laborers as they lay CHB on the second floor.

floor classroom.

An experience I will surely not forget. An experience that taught lots of new things.

That is what I can describe about my On-the-Job training in R.G. Tabin Construction and

Supply at Asingan, Pangasinan.

And that concludes our On-The-Job Training. With that 200 hours of internship, we

had new lessons that will last a lifetime. It also made me realize something. I am few steps

closer on becoming a Licensed Civil Engineer.

Prepared by:
John Reynald S. Macanas
BS Civil Engineering
Noted:

Kristen Bhing V. Salvio, MIT

OJT Program Coordinator

Angelina A. Tiu, MBA

Department Chairman