FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI

P.M.B 1526

OWERRI, IMO STATE

STUDENT’S INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (S.I.W.E.S)

HELD AT

ELPIS ENTERPRISES
119 MBA STREET AWODI-ORA, APAPA, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

SUBMITTED

BY

ELECHI PROSPER .C

20191192765

TO

DEPARTMEMT OF CHEMISTRY

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI

In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Bachelor of

Technology (B.Tech) Degree in Chemistry

MAY, 2024

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 DEDICATION
This report is dedicated to God who gave me the physical and mental strength to
carry out this exercise and to my Parents who has been fueling my academic
financially, morally and other kind of supports. I pray that may you reap the fruit
of your labour over me.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First of all, I would like to thank the God for His indefinite mercy on me during
and after this work. I would like to express my profound gratitude to the
management and staffs of Indicel Dynamic Company. I also wish to appreciate and
acknowledge the support and encouragement received from my industrial based
supervisor Solomon Elechi. I pray that your children sir will be highly favoured
where ever they find themselves. I am indeed grateful to all my lecturers in the
department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri for
thoroughly preparing academically for the challenges I came across during the
program.
I am grateful for my brothers and sisters, my entire family members, my friends,
my study colleagues and well-wishers. I owe you my gratitude for your moral and
financial support.

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 ABSTRACT
The student’s industrial work experience scheme programme is chiefly equipped
towards the introduction of the students to the society, industrial, domestic demand
and needs of their course of study. It prepare students to know what they will face
in the labour market after graduation, it also establish students to be self-reliance.
In line with the aim and objectives of the program it creates podium to bridge the
gap the between the theoretical knowledge acquired in the school and practical
aspect and this gives students additional knowledge about his/ her course of study,
indeed the program serve as reservoir of knowledge in which students fetch
practical experience.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Dedication ii
Acknowledgements iii
Abstract iv
CHAPTER ONE 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 History of SIWES 2
1.3 Bodies Involved in the Management of SIWES 3
1.4 Objectives of SIWES 4
1.5 Relevance of this training to my field 5
Chapter two 6
2.1 About the company 6
Chapter three 8
3.1 Area I was involved in 8
3.2 Manure 8
3.3 Types 8
3.3.1 Animal manure 8
3.3.2 Compost 9
3.3.3 Green manure 10
3.4 How to prepare Organic Manure at Home 11
3.5 Method to prepare organic manure 11
3.6 Benefits of Compost 17
3.7 Easy Steps to Composting 17
3.8 Use Your Compost 20
3.9 Cow manure 21
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3.10 Things You Will Need 22
3.11 Pesticide 23
3.12 Types of Pesticide 24
3.12.1 Mint, Garlic and Pepper Spray 24
3.12.2 Oil Based Pesticide 26
3.12.3 Orange-Based Pesticide 28
3.12.4 Tomato Leaf Pesticide 29
3.12.5 Garlic, Pepper and Onion Pesticide 29
3.12.6 Chrysanthemum Flower Pesticide 30
CHAPTER FIVE 33
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 33
5.1 Conclusion 33
5.2 Recommendation 33