TITLE PAGE:

A TECHNICAL REPORT ON STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK

EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)

AT

ADENA INTEGRATED SERVICE LIMITED

Located at No 40 shobowale street off akilo road Ikeja Lagos

BY

ADELAKUN PETERS ADEJUWON

MATRIC NO : R2019/410/006

SUBMITTED TO :

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
REDEEMER’S COLLEGE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE
AWARD
OF NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that ‘ADELAKUN PETERS ADEJUWON’ with MATRIC

No:'R2019/410/006’ based on the 14 weeks STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK
EXPERIENCE SCHEME at ADENA INTEGRATED SERVICE LIMITED,
and submitted to the Department Of Civil Engineering of the School Of
Engineering in Redeemers College Of Technology And Management
(RECTEM).

SUPERVISOR NAME SIGNATURE & DATE

……………………………. ………………………….
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT SIGNATURE & DATE
……………………………. …………………............
 DEDICATION

I dedicate this to God first for the opportunity to witness this great experience.
Secondly to my family for their never ending support and trust they’ve given to
me to pass through this great experience during the SIWES period. Nevertheless
my supervisors and team of cooperation during the SIWES period for their
support and teachings all the way to be able to stand alone and be able to
support myself whenever I get out there without seeking help or assistance all
the time.
I love you all.
Thank you all very much once again for the undieing love and support.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I wish to acknowledge and thank everyone who contributed one way or the
other towards the success of my industrial training.
My special thanks goes to the management of ADENA INTEGRATED
SERVICE LIMITED and my supervisor for their numerous contribution and
effort to make this research a success and to my family’s who supported me all
the way to attain or achieve this greater height in this aspect of my life.

ABSTRACT
The STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)
gives a summary of the work done at Construction companies, site and
experience gained.
The writing of the report started by describing the meaning of SIWES, it’s
origin, it’s scope ,it’s objectives and the roles played by various entitles in
making the program a success. I shed Light on the organization and mode of
organization, experiences and likewise challenges.

TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE PAGE
 CERTIFICATION PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

 CHAPTER ONE:

 INTRODUCTION TO SIWES
 (I) GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF SIWES
 (II) IMPORTANCE OF SIWES
 (III)DURATION OF SIWES
 (IV)ROLE OF SIWES

 CHAPTER TWO:

 BRIEF HISTORY OF ADENA INTEGRATED SERVICE LIMITED

 (I)LOCATION AND FULL ADDRESS OF ADENA INTEGRATED
SERVICE LIMITED
 (II)COMPANY ORGANOGRAM
 BRIEF EXPLANATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
DEPARTMENTS OF (AISL)
 (III)FUNCTIONS OF EACH ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF
(AISL)

 CHAPTER THREE:

 BUILDING SKETCHES

 BUILDING MEASUREMENTS

 CHAPTER FOUR:
 BILLS OF QUANTITATIVES FOR A PROPOSED SHOP
DEVELOPMENT

 SWIMMING POOL CONSTRUCTION

 CHAPTER FIVE

 SUMMARIZATION, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING SIWES PROGRAM

 CHALLENGES OF SIWES

 SUGGESTION FOR SIWES IMPROVEMENT.

CHAPTER ONE
 INTRODUCTION TO SIWES

SIWES whose acronym stands for Student Industrial Work Experience

Scheme;
The Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a skills training
programme designed to expose and prepare students of universities and other
tertiary institutions for the Industrial Work situation they are likely to meet after
graduation.

BRIEF HISTORY OF SIWES

 SIWES was established by ITF (Industrial Training Funds) in the year

1973 to solve the problem of lack of adequate proper skills for
employment of tertiary institution graduates by Nigerian Industries. The
Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) was founded to
be a skill training programme to help expose and prepare students of
universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for the industrial
work situation to be met after graduation. This scheme serves as a smooth
transition from the classroom to the world of work and further helps in
the application of knowledge. The scheme provides students with the
opportunity of acquainting and exposing themselves to the experience
required in handling and managing of equipment and machinery that are
usually not made available in their institutions.
 Before this scheme was established, there was a growing concern and
trend noticed by industrialists that graduates of higher institutions lacked
sufficient practical background for employment. It used to be that
students who got into Nigerian institutions to study science and
technology were not trained in the practical know-how of their various
fields of study. As a result, they could not easily find jobs due to the lack
of working experience.
 Therefore, the employers thought that theoretical education going on in
higher institutions was not responsive to the needs of the employers of
labour. This was a huge problem for thousands of Nigerians until 1973. It
is against this background that the fundamental reason for initiating and
designing the scheme by the fund in 1973/74 was introduced.
 The ITF organization (Industrial Training Fund) made a decision to help
all interested Nigerian students and established the SIWES program. It
was officially approved and presented by the Federal Government in
1974. The scheme was solely funded by the ITF during its formative
years but as the financial involvement became unbearable to the fund, it
withdrew from the scheme in 1978. In 1979, the federal government
handed over the management of the scheme to both the National
Universities Commission (NUC) and the National Board for Technical
Education (NBTE).
 Later, in November 1984, the federal government reverted the
management and implementation of the scheme to ITF. In July 1985, it
was taken over by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) while the funding
was solely borne by the federal government. (Culled from Job
Specifications on Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme).

General Objectives of SIWES

SIWES is strategized for skill acquisition. It is in fact designed to prepare

and expose students of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education
to the real-life work situation they would be engaged in after graduation.
Therefore, SIWES is a key factor required to inject and help keep alive
industrialization and economic development in the nation through the
introduction and practical teaching of scientific and technological skills to
students. (Culled from Detailed Manual on SIWES Guidelines and
Operations for Tertiary Institutions). Objectives of the Students Industrial
Work Experience Scheme include:

1) Provide an avenue for students to acquire industrial skills for

experience during their course of study
2) Expose students to work methods and techniques that may not be
available during their course of study.
3) Bridging the gap between theory and practice by providing a platform
to apply knowledge learnt in school to real work situations
4) Enabling the easier and smoother transition from school by equipping
students’ with better contact for future work placement
 5) Introduce students to real work atmosphere so that they know what
they would most likely meet once they graduate.

IMPORTANCE OF SIWES

All Nigerian students who study technology and science must know about
SIWES. Partaking in SIWES as become a prerequisite for the award of diploma
and degree certificates in many Nigerian Institutions according to the Nigerian
government Educational policy. Undergraduate students of the following
disciplines are expected to be a part of the scheme: Natural sciences,
Engineering and Technology, Education, Agriculture, Medical Sciences,
Environmental, and pure and applied sciences. The duration is for four months
and one year for polytechnics and colleges of education students respectively
and six months for university student.

ROLES OF ITF

1) Provide logistics and materials needed to administer the scheme

2) Supervise students through it Area offices.

CHAPTER TWO

HISTORY OF ADENA INTEGRATED SERVICE LIMITED (AISL)

ADENA INTEGRATED SERVICE LIMITED is an organization that deals
with both building construction and solar installation in buildings.
It has been an active development in the building organization in terms of office
construction bank renovation and so on since 2007 and it has been growing
gradually to an extent till the particular moment.
These organization has been helpful to the young youths in a way of giving
more experience to the lad engineers also with the interference of the (SIWES)
and (IT)to build or prepare their mind for whatever they are to expect in the
nearest future.
Adena Integrated Services Limited is a Project, Construction & Infrastructure
services provider established in 2007 and based in West Africa. Our
Comprehensive suites of services includes building construction, refurbishment,
interior fit-out, total project management and professional project services in
residential, commercial and Industrial projects services.
If you're in need of some home improvement projects for your home or
commercial space, consider working with Adena Integrated Services Limited.
For each of our services we have experienced professionals that will handle
your project with detail and care. Let us know what you want, we’ll do our best
to make it happen.
With more than 10 years of serving Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and
Residential buildings market, we are proud that much of our business continues
to come from repeat customers and client referrals. Regardless of the size or
nature of each construction project, Adena Integrated Services Limited is
committed to generating personalize, innovative, quality-driven solutions that
reflect customer expectations and deliver superior outcome to them.

All Adena Integrated Services Limited Services are conducted ethically and
professionally – providing you with the highest and value possible

 Construction
 Building Refurbishment
 Interior Fit-Out
 Project Management
 Project Professional Services
 Design and Build

Adena Integrated Services Limited provides specialized professional services in

design and engineering as and when required. We ensure all projects are
managed to the highest industry standards.
We work closely with you to create a site that achieves your aims. You needn’t
worry that you will be stuck with a lengthy and expensive project that runs out
of control, because we quote for work in agreed stages, with working prototypes
at each stage.

ADENA INTEGRATED SERVICE LIMITED is located in Lagos,Nigeria at

No 40 shobowale street, off akilo road opposite acme bustop Ikeja Lagos.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE -
ORGANOGRAM OF ADENA INTEGRATED SERVICE
LIMITED

CEO/Manager
 ASSISTANT FINANCIAL
MANAGER MANAGER

SITE MANAGER MANAGEMENT

AND SUPERVISOR TRAINEE

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF EACH ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES

DEPARTMENTS OF ADENA INTEGRATED SERVICE LIMITED
(AISL)
1. MANAGER : Managers are responsible for the processes of getting
activities completed efficiently with and through other people and setting
and achieving the firm's goals through the execution of four basic
management functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A MANAGER

 Planning
 Organizing
 Staffing
 Directing/leading
 Coordinating
 Reporting
 Budgeting
 Controlling

2. ASSISTANT MANAGER : An Assistant Manager generally helps a

manager keep a company or store running smoothly by taking on some
managerial tasks, such as overseeing employees or providing customer
 service. Assistant Managers can work in corporate or retail settings.
Assistant managers provide direct assistance and reporting to
managers. This role may require overseeing day-to-day operations
within an organization, providing direct feedback to staff, managing
payroll and personnel databases, interview and hiring new staff. Other
duties will vary, depending on industry.

3. FINANCIAL MANAGER: A financial manager is responsible for

providing financial guidance and support to clients and colleagues so
they can make sound business decisions.

FUNCTIONS OF A FINANCIAL MANAGER

 Estimating the Amount of Capital Required

 Determining Capital Structure
 Choice of Sources of Funds.
 Procurement of Funds
 Utilization of Funds
 Disposal of Profits or Surplus
 Management of Cash
 Financial Control

4. SITE MANAGER:
Site managers are responsible for ensuring that a construction project is
completed on time and within budget. Alternative job titles for site
managers include construction manager, project manager and site agent.
Site managers work on construction sites and work often begins just
before construction.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SITE MANAGER

 Liaising with clients and reporting on progress to staff and the public.
 Supervising construction workers and hiring subcontractors.
 Buying materials for each phase of the project.
 Monitoring build costs and project progress.
 Conducting quality and safety inspections.

Duties And Activities For A Site Manager

 Hiring staff.
  Maintaining quality control procedures.

 Ensuring site safety by making safety inspections.

 Problem solving.

 Sourcing materials.

 Checking and preparing reports for clients.

 Monitoring progress of the project.

5. MANAGEMENT TRAINEE : A management trainee works under the

supervision of managers and executives in organizations. Their goal is to
acquire all essential knowledge to become future managers, often in
particular fields, such as marketing, sales, or operations.

Management Trainee Responsibilities:

 Completing all assigned tasks and assisting with day-to-day operations.

 Participating in meetings, workshops, and other learning opportunities.

 Observing and learning from experienced staff members.

 Gaining knowledge of company policies, protocols, and processes.

 Taking detailed notes and liaising with Managers, Supervisors, and other
senior staff.

 Fulfilling any requirements and meeting goals set out at the start of the
traineeship.

 Following all company regulations, and health and safety codes.

 Preparing documents and updating records.

 Learning about conflict resolution and sitting in on disciplinary hearings.

  Traveling to different offices and participating in daily operations as
required.

CHAPTER THREE

BUILDING SKETCHES(BUILDING PLAN):

Picture of one of the sketches of a building that was to be renovated
Building plans is a set of construction or working drawings (sometimes called
blueprints) that defines all the construction specifications of a residential
building such as the dimensions, material, layouts, installation method ,
technique.
Different Types of Building Plan

 Site Plan.

 Floor Plan.

 Cross Section.

 Elevation. External Elevation. Internal Elevation.

 Landscape Plans.

IMPORTANCE OF A BUILDING PLAN IN CONSTRUCTION OF

BUILDING
Building plans are a graphical representation of what a building will look like
after construction. They are used by builders and contractors to construct
buildings of all kinds. Building plans are also useful when it comes to
estimating how much a project will cost, and preparing project budgets. There is
a lot of importance of building plan in building construction one aspect of that is
for ;
A NEW HOME OWNER which was one aspect we touched during my
programme which led us to building measurements and renovations of a
resident;

 For future means to sell the property, it requires a building

plan if you go on legal processing
Providing a building plan is all part of the visualization process agents need
to use to get potential buyer’s attention. With the help of a construction firm,
your building plan can help to present a property to the potential buyer: it
will make them understand that the property is in the good condition, has a
maximized space, and located in a serene and safe environment.

 Building plans will be used to map how to renovate or remodel

the house or property
In renovation and property remodeling, selecting professionals usually start
with an –in-person meeting. This is your opportunity to understand the
services what each firm offers and make sure that they match up with your
expectations. 
Your finished building plan cannot tell you everything about a property. It
does not account for lighting, decorations or colors, but it is a significant
start. Educate yourself with the best knowledge and understanding. Keep in
mind that the ability to create and read a building plan will help you make an
informed decision about your future home. 
If you are considering building a new home, take all the time that you have
to review, research, compare, and evaluate your plans. For further
information about buying a building plan or if you are interested on looking
for existing project designs, browse through the blogs posted in blog
section. 

ADENA INTEGRATED SERVICE LIMITED was given a very important and

difficult task to handle along the line of their constructions delivery they were to
supervise,control and renovate the proposed building that was due for
renovation. Where we took measurements of the building for renovation was
located at ilupeju, a 4-5 separated flats (three bedroom flats. This process lasted
us a minimum of 5 days to complete the whole measurements and sketches to
get a balanced view of how care is going to be taken during the building
renovation.
BUILDING MEASUREMENTS
Measurement is the transformation of drawn information into descriptions and
quantities, undertaken to value, cost, and price construction work, as well as
enabling effective management.
Measurements that most builders use in determining the specifications of a
building constructions is mostly the linear measurements
LINEAR MEASUREMENTS:
Linear measurements are measurements of lines, or distance between two
points. They are the most commonly used types of measurements in the
construction industry, particularly on plans.
Common linear measurements includes;
 Length
 Depth
 Height
 Width.
During my experience in the measurement aspect we worked on the;
Reinforcement of buildings
Curves and Edges notation of buildings
Projections In buildings.
The reinforcement of building of a pent house i.e bends and extensions in
buildings. Final building plan sketch and corrections of measurements and
specifications

CHAPTER FOUR
 BILLS OF QUANTITATIVES FOR PROPOSED SHOP
DEVELOPMENT
SUBSTRUCTURE :

Cleared site of all bushes, rubbish, car scraps, metals, and undergrowth
etc….Then we excavate oversite to remove vegetable soil excavating
foundation trench starting from strip level to receive concrete maximum depth
not excavating pit for column base, maximum depth <2.00 commencing from
strip level earthwork support to sides of foundation trench, maximum depth not
exceeding at no case.
Now to the disposal of excavated material in temporarily spoil heap, average
50m away from site.
After all excavations, we proceeded to surface treatment then to ground
levelling compact bottom of excavation, and for the levelling of ground we
embedded the hardcore crush stone to fill up under the floor slabs after all
levelling and substructure.
Mixing, casting and curing of plains comes in next after all substructures
precautions were taken before laying foundation to the already levelled ground.

Reinforcement in concrete was fixed into framework, now preparing

substructure after foundation, adding Marine board form work to side of column
base
Column starter
Edges of bed
Sides of ground beams
Here’s a picture of the column base below;
COLUMN BASE
 SWIMMING POOL CONSTRUCTION
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or
simply pool is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming or other
leisure activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built
above ground (as a freestanding construction or as part of a building or other
larger structure), and may be found as a feature aboard ocean-liners and cruise
ships. In-ground pools are most commonly constructed from materials such
as concrete, natural stone, metal, plastic, or fiberglass, and can be of a custom
size and shape or built to a standardized size, the largest of which is the pool.
We were offered a swimming pool job in one of our sites at Ibadan . The steps
taken in our concrete pool construction are;
 Paperwork (selection of location and design)
 Excavation of markout area for the swimming pool construction
 Construction of swimming pool base(arranging or levelling the base
edges of the excavated area)
 Steel fixing (steel cage reinforcement)
 The pump and filter system for the swimming pool
 Concreting
 Waterproofing the concrete pool
 Addition of coping
The first step we took which is always adamant in all swimming pool
construction is the SWIMMING POOL PAPERWORK which took us a week to
complete and proceed to other procedures
After all paperwork process the pool excavation follow.
After the mark-out of the area for excavation the trucks and excavator arrived
for excavation
Picture of a steel-fixing in construction of a swimming pool
Picture of an already excavated area with steel-fixing covering the total
area of the swimming pool.
After the excavation we proceeded to steel fixing (a criss-cross steel cage
around the whole surface of the pool)
After the steel fixing the workers proceeded to the concrete laying later on a
worker set out the plumbing provisions that need to go through the concrete.
PUMP AND FILTER SYSTEM FOR THE SWIMMING POOL
A filter system and pump, together, are arranged on a large tank, either made of
concrete, metal, etc. Before concreting, the plumb lines are provided to take
water from the swimming pool to the filter system and back to the swimming
pool.

The filter system and pump are also connected to the municipal water line to
take fresh water to the pool. The arrangement is necessary to replace the water
lost from the pool due to splash out or evaporation.

Next step is the concreting of swimming pool structure;

The process of this concreting I called (shortcreting). After finishing the
concrete we cured twice a day for 14 days
Generally, the thickness of the concrete base and walls of the pool
determines the durability. More the thickness, less is its exposure to
fissures and cracks. Generally, the thickness of the bottom of the pool is
provided greater than the walls

Waterproofing of a swimming pool is part of the finishes of a swimming

construction. A swimming pool can be waterproofed by tiling, ceramics,
glass or use of epoxy – cement system or any waterproofing membrane.
The waterproofing is done to make it water tight

COPING :
These is a walking room provided around the pools edge. It can be made either
with tiles, marble, concrete or stone.

CHAPTER FIVE
 SUMMARY ,RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

SUMMARY:
During my SIWES program we worked mostly on measurements, swimming
pool construction and shop development.
Before the construction of swimming pool we took the paperwork which took
us about a week to determine and after the paperwork we proceeded in the
commencement of the excavation of marked out area. Steel works was the next
step to be taken so as to make a firm concrete ground for the addition of the
concrete before the addition of concrete the plumbing works was the next step
after the steel fixing which acts as a steel cage in the base of the swimming pool
created in the swimming pool. After the plumbing works we proceeded to the
addition of concrete mix and allowed it to dry and after the concreting cured
twice in 14 days which is approximately 2 weeks.
Immediately after the concreting and curing we proceeded to the water proofing
and then the coping came up.

RECOMMENDATIONS :
 I gladly recommend that SIWES should provide places to industrial
attachment for student .
 I recommend that ITF visiting of students during SIWES program should
be accurate so as to ensure that students gets necessary exposure and to
boost their morale.
 Also ITF should make it mandatory for companies/organizations to
supplement funding of the scheme by paying students stipends and
providing enabling condition for them.
 Students should be taught how to write SIWES report and their reports
should be read through and corrected.
 Allowances should be payed on time to motivate students
 SIWES coordinators should make sure industrial training funds are paid.
CHALLENGES FACING SIWES:
Noticeable challenges facing SIWES include finance, students'
placements as a result of non acceptance of students by some
employers into their establishments, inadequate supervision of trainees
as well as irregularity in academic calendar of institutions, lack of
support, lack of orientation, lack of supervision and care and so on.

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED PERSONALLY AND DURING THE

PROGRAM
In this chapter I envisage about the problems I encountered during my SIWES
programme which are;
1. High cost of expense on transport feeding and other accommodations
2. Late closure at work almost consistently
3. Too many late night dinners which almost got me sick

CONCLUSION:
In conclusion, after an hectic, complicated and quite short term of 14 weeks I
learnt a lot in the aspect of building and marketing in the construction
department. I learnt the most preferable and quick precise steps in construction
of swimming pool and most especially the aspect of substructure which is very
important during a construction of a building before proceeding to the
foundation of the building. Although stressful but there was always something
new to learn the environment was conducive for learning new things. All
workers are always eager to get new projects and always ready to assist and
support me whenever I’m lost on something, there was a lot of cooperation in
the organization at large which affected me positively.

SUGGESTIONS FOR SIWES IMPROVEMENT

1. Proper SIWES Orientations

The academic institutions should always ensure to organize orientation

programme for their internship students.

The students should be taught and shown the proper ways to:

 Pay, collect, and submit their receipts, forms and logbooks

 Write and forward their application letters
  Fill in their logbooks
 Write their reports

2. Adequate Supervision & Care

The schools and departments should ensure to always try and make out
time to visit their Internship students in their various workplaces to
monitor, grade and advice them on the right things to do.

They should also ensure that the students actually benefited from the
programme instead of only being interested in signing logbooks and
marking reports.

3. Firms/Employers Support

Employers of labour accepting Internship students should always ensure

that they’re properly monitored, taught and disciplined.

The I.T Students shouldn’t be treated as servants all because they came
for training. They should be supported – no matter how small, with
money probably daily, weekly or monthly for their transportation and
service.

4. Seriousness And Dedication Of Students

Internship students should also ensure to:

 Pay, collect, fill and submit their receipts, letters, forms, and
logbooks when necessary
 Be attentive, hardworking, obedient and respectful to their
lecturers, supervisors, employers, co-workers etc.
 Handle the equipment’s, instruments, apparatus, documents
and properties of the firm with absolute care and concern

5. Provision Of I.T Spaces

The SIWES Bodies in the country should try and make adequate
provisions and placements for internship students, thereby making the
programme educative, efficient, effective and worthwhile. This is also
one of the