CHAPTERONE

GENERALINTRODUCTIONOFSIWES

INTRODUCTIONANDHISTORYOFSIWES

TheStudentsIndustrialWorkingExperienceScheme(SIWES)isaskilltraining,programdesign

edtoexposeandpreparestudentsofuniversities,polytechnicsandcollegesofeducationetc.forindustrial

workexperienceapplicationtheyarelikelytomeetaftergraduation.Theschemealsoaffordstudentstheo

pportunityoffamiliarizingandexposingthemselvestorequisiteexperienceinhandlingequipmentandm

achinesthatmaynotbeavailableintheirinstitutions.

Beforetheestablishmentofthescheme,therewasagrowingconcernamongourindustrialiststhat

graduatefromhigherinstitutionsoflearninginNigerialackedadequatepracticalbackgroundstudiespre

paringforemploymentinindustries.Thus,theemployersoflaborwerenotresponsiveenoughtotheneeds

oftheemployeesoflabor.ItisagainstthisbackgroundthatITFwasformedintheyear1973/74soastoacqu

aintstudentswiththeskillsofhandlingmachines.

TheITF,solelyfundedinitsformativeyears,butasthefinancialinvolvementbecameunbearablet

othefund,itwithdrawfromtheschemein1978.Thefederalgovernmenthandedovertheschemein1979to

boththeNationalUniversitiesCommission(NUC)andtheNationalBoardforTechnicalEducation(NB

TE).LatertheFederalGovernmentinNovember1984revertthemanagementandimplementationsofSI

WESprogramtoITFanditwaseffectivelytakenoverbytheIndustrialTrainingFundinJuly1985withthef

undingbeingsolelybornebytheFederalGovernment.

1.1 AIMANDOBJECTIVESOFTHESIWES

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 TheaimofSIWESprogrammeisallaboutstrengtheningfutureemployees.Suchprogramissuccessf

ulattempttohelpstudentstounderstandtheunderlyingprinciplesoftheirfuturework.Afterpassingth

eprograms,thestudentcanconcentrateonthereallynecessaryfactorsofhisorherwork.

Specifically,theobjectivesoftheStudentIndustrialWorkExperienceScheme(SIWES)areto:

I. Toprovidestudentswithindustrialskillsandneededexperience.

II. Tocreateconditionsandcircumstances,whichcanbeascloseaspossibletotheactualworkflow?

III. Topreparespecialistwhowillbereadyforanyworkingsituationsimmediatelyaftergraduation.

IV. Toteachstudentsthetechniquesandmethodsofworkingwithfacilitiesandequipmentthatmayn

otbeavailablewithinthewallsofaneducationalinstitution.

V. Togivestudentstheabilitytotryandapplythegivenknowledge.

VI. Tohelpstudentsappreciatetheroletheirprofessionplayinthesociety.

1.2ROLEOFBODIESINVOLVEDINTHEMANAGEMENTOFSIWESPROGRAMME

TheFederalGovernmentofNigeria,IndustrialTrainingFund(ITF),theSupervisingAgencies;

NationalUniversitiesCommission(NUC),NationalBoardforTechnicalEducation(NBTE),andNatio

nalCommissionforCollegesofEducationhaverolesassignedtothempertainingmanagementoftheSIW

ESprogram.Therolesareasfollows:

FEDERALGOVERNMENT

I. ToprovideadequatefundtotheIndustrialTrainingFund(ITF)throughtheFederalMinistryofInd

ustriesfortheScheme.

II. Tomakeitmandatoryforallministries,companiesandprostatetoofferplaceforattachmentforst

udentsinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofDecreeNo.47of1971asamendedin1990.

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THEINDUSTRIALTRAININGFUND(ITF)

TheITFestablishedbydecreeNo.47of8thOctober,1971withtheaimofpromotingandencouragi

ngtheacquisitionofskillincommerceandindustrywithaviewtogenerateapoolofindigenousma

npowersufficienttomeettheneedsoftheeconomy.

Tomotivatethestudents,ITFpayssomemoneyattheendofSIWESperiod.Thishasencouragedt

hestudentsandtheorganizationstoputinmoreeffortinlearningtheworkandtrainthemwithallsin

cerity.Thishasalsopositivelyaffectedtheeconomyofthecountryasthequalityofworkforcehas

greatlyimproved.

TheITFisto:

I. FormulatepoliciesandguidelinesonSIWESfordistributiontoalltheSIWESparticipatingbodie

s,institutionsandcompaniesinvolvedinthescheme.

II. Regularlyorganizeorientationprogramsforstudentspriortotheirattachment.

III. Receiveandprocess,masterandplacementlistfromtheinstitutionsandsupervisingagenciesi.e.

(NUC,NBTEandNCCE).

IV. Supervisestudentsonindustrialattachment

V. Disbursesupervisoryandstudentsallowances

VI. OrganizebiennialSIWESNationalConferencesandAnnualSIWESReviewMeeting

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 CHAPTERTWO

(MINISTRYOFLANDS,HOUSINGANDSURVEY)

ThischapterencompassesadetailreportonbackgroundoftheMinistryofLandsandSurvey,thedepartme

ntsandunitsundertheMinistry,andtheprecisefunctionofeachdepartment.

2.0DESCRIPTIONOFTHEESTABLISHMENT

TheministryoflandsandsurveyisamongtheoldestministryestablishedandownedbyGombestategover

nmentsinceitscreationfromthedefunctBauchiState.TheministryissituatedatAbacaroadFederalLowc

ostGombe.

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Theministryisheadedbythecommissionerwhichisthehighestrankingofficerandassistedbytheperman

entsecretarywhotakescharge/

affairsoftheministryintheabsentofthecommissioner.TheministryalsohasthreeDirectorswhichtakec

hargeofthethreedepartmentsoftheministry,thedepartmentsare:UrbanandRegionalPlanningDirector

ates,Landsdepartment,andthendepartmentofAdministrationandFinance.

II.1 LOCATIONANDHISTORYOFTHEESTABLISHMENT
Theministryoflandsandsurveypresentlyislocatedatfederallow-

costGombewithalatitudeof10o16.3’30”Nandlongitude16o26.1’25’’E.IthasaP.OBoxNo.107Jungud

oBagehouseformerFIRSBehindspecialisthospitalGombe,GombeState.

Historically,theministryoflandsandsurveyGombewasestablisheddatedbacktothecreationof

GombeStateon1stOctober1996.BythenlandsandsurveywasadepartmentheadedbyaPermanentSecret

aryundertheofficeoftheMilitaryGovernoroftheStateGroupCaptainJ.IOrjiin2003,secondexecutiveG

overnorofGombeState.

Dr.MuhammadDanjumaGojeupgradedthedepartmentoflandandsurveytoindependentminis

try,ministryoflandandsurvey.ThisministryisheadedbyappointedHonorablecommissioner.

2.2OBJECTIVESOFTHEMINISTRY

Thebasicfunctionsoftheministryareasfollow;

I. Surveying

II. Advisinggovernmentonlandpolicy

III. Provisionofresidential,commercial,industrialandotherrelevantlayout.

IV. Preparationofphysicaldevelopmentplan

V. Processingoflandpermissionandtitleswhichextendtosubsequenttransactionsthatmayarises.

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TheministryoflandsandsurveyGombehasthefollowingdirectorates:

Adminandfinance

Officeofthesurveyorgeneral

Townplanningdirectorate

Landsdirectorate

Theabovedirectoriesareheadedbydirectors,andthentheofficeofthesurveyorgeneralisheadedbyachie

fsurveyorgeneralofthestate.

OfficeoftheSurveyorGeneralhasthefollowingdepartments:

Cadastralandmapping(headedbyDirectorCadastralandMappingD.C.M)

FieldOperation(headedbyDirectorFieldOperation)

AdminandFinance(headedbyDirectorAdminandFinance)

AreaSurveyofficeheadedbytheAreaSurvey

2.3ORGANISATIONALSTRUCTUREOFTHEESTABLISHMENT

Hon. Commissioner

Perm. Secretary

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Dir. Town Dir. Surveyor DAS DFA DPRS
Planning Lands General

Store
Asst. Dir. Asst.
Account
Asst. Dir. Lands Surveyor Admin
planning General Officer

Main
Cashier

Others
2.4 Others Others Others Others

2.4VARIOUSDEPARTMENTSINTHEESTABLISHMENTANDTHEIRFUNCTIONS

Townplanning:-

Isanintentionorproposalinbuildingalargersettlement.Thetownplanningdepartmentiswithth

efollowingactivities.

I. Designingoflayoutforvarioususes.

II. Inspectsallphysicalplanningactivities.

III. Handleallphysicalplanningactivities.

IV. Coordinateslayoutplansforgovernmentandprivateindividual.

V. Productionofsiteanalysisandenvironmentalimpactanalysisreport.

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LandsDepartment:-

Landsdepartmentisthemotheroftheministrybecauseyoutakecareofeveryactivitiesthatisgoi

ngonthedepartmentwhichtheyareasfollows:-

I. Settlementoflanddisputes.

II. Allocationoflandtoprospectiveapplicantbylanduseandallocationcommittee.

III. Acquisitionoflandforgovernmentprojectandscheme.

IV. Openingofnewfilesapplicantsandkeepingoflandrecord.

V. Preparationofgroundrentandothersfeeschargeablebytheministry.

VI. Grantingandconvergenceoftittles.

SurveyDepartment:-Theworkofthesurveyareasfollows:-

I. Undertakecadastralsurveytoproducetitledeedsplansofindividualsalot,governmentit

emsandotherlayoutsforprocessingcertificateofoccupancy.

II. Provisionandupdatingoftownshipmaps.

III. Maintenanceofcadastralrecords.

IV. Demarcationofadministrationmapsandsurveyplans.

DepartmentofAdministrativeandSupplies(DAS):-

Thisdepartmentservesasthelinkandbridgebetweenthemanagementandstaffandalsohandl

eallfinancialtransactionoftheministryanditalsohandlewelfareaspectsofthestaff.e.g.promoti

ondisciplineandtransfer.

DepartmentofFinanceandAccount(DFA):-Thisdepartmentissaddlewiththefollowing.

I. Keepingofallfinancialrecord.

II. Preparationofsubject.

III. Renderingoffinancialreport.

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IV. Formulationoffinancialpolicies.

V. Alsoresponsibleforallcollectionsanddisbursementoffundsonbehalfoftheministry.

CHAPTERTHREE

EXPERIENCESACQUIRED

Icarriedoutmysix(6)monthIndustrialtrainingprogramattheministryoflandsandsurvey,Gombe,Gom
bestate,inthedirectorateoftownplanning.Duringmytraining,Iwasabletoacquirethefollowingexperie
nce;

o AdministrativeOrientation
o LittlebriefingaboutSurveyandsomeSurveyInstruments.
o Siteinspectionanalysis
o Drawingofsketchplanofinspectedsites.
o Layoutdesign
o Solvinglanddisputes
o Recordkeeping

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 o Assessmentoftownshiproad.
o Processofobtainingstatutory.

3.1ADMINISTRATIVEORIENTATION

Thisinvolveshowthedifferentsectionsoftheministryperformtheirduties.Amongtheorientationgivent
ome,IwastoldthatthesectionunderwhichIhavedonemytrainingprovidefielddatatotheothersectionsfo
rfurtheranalysis.IwastoldthatrespecttotheirstaffsandtotherestoftheITFstudentsshouldbeadhered.Ac
cordingtothefielddirector,theIFTstudentsshouldbeavailableattheofficeasearlyaspossible(ifpossible
8:00am)becauseofthefieldactivitiesandcanleavetheofficeat2:00pm.

3.2SURVEYANDSURVEYINGINSTRUMENTS

WhatisSurvey?

Surveyisatechnique,professionandscienceofaccuratelydeterminingtheterrestrialorthreedimensiona
lpositionofpointsandthedistanceandanglesbetweenthemcommonlypracticedbysurveyorsandmemb
ersofvariousengineeringprofession.

SURVEYINGINSTRUMENTS

RangingPole:Itisa5mstraightpieceofwoodorsteelcoloredredandwhiteusedforalignmentdur
ingsurvey.
Compass:Isusedformeasuringbearingsfrom0oto360oinclockwisedirection.
Theodolite:Isusedformeasuringbothhorizontalandverticalangles.
LevelingInstrument:Isusedformeasuringthedifferenceinheightbetweenpointsonthesurfac
eoftheearththeyareofdifferenttypes:automaticlevel,dumpylevel,digitalleveletc.
TotalStation:Usedindeterminingthecoordinateofpositions,anglesandbearingcanalsobedet
ermined.
TripodStand:Isequipmentusedinmountingsurveyinstrumentsuchastheodolite,level,totalst
ationetc.
LevelingStaff:Alsocalledlevelingrodusedwithalevelinginstrumenttodeterminethedifferen
ceinheightbetweenpointsaboveadatumsurface.

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 GunterChain:Aformalmeasuringinstrumentof66ft(20.1m)long,subdividedinto100links,e
achofwhichisashortsectionofwireconnectedtothenextlinkbyaloop.
MeasuringTape:Aflexiblerulerthatisusedtomeasuredistance.Itconsistsofaribbonofcloth,pl
astic,fibreglass,ormetalsstripwithlinearmeasurementmarkings.
G.P.S(GlobalPositioningSystem):Aframeworkforgathering,managing,andanalyzingdata.
Rootedinthescienceofgeography,itanalyzesspatiallocationandorganizeslayersofinformatio
nintovisualizationsusingmapsand3Dscenes.
FieldNotebook:Aroundupnotethatentailsallnecessaryinformationjottedfromthefield.

3.3SITEINSPECTIONANALYSIS.

INTRODUCTION

Site:-

isthepositionorlocationofatown,building,plot,etcespeciallyastoitsenvironment.Orisanareaorexactp

lotofgroundonwhichanythingis,hasbeen,oristobelocated.Itcanbedescribedintermsofphysicalcharac

teristicsofthesite.

Siteinspectionandanalysis:-

istheactorprocessoflookingatsomethingcloselyinordertolearnmoreaboutit,tofindproblems,andgive

detailsaccountofthesiteintermsofphysicalfeatures.Plannersusuallymakeasketchoftheinspectedsitei

nordertorepresentitonpaper.Anditmostlyhadbeendonewiththepresenceofthesiteownerorrepresenta

tive,forwitnessandproperreferencing.

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PROCESSESINVOLVEDINSITEINSPECTIONANALYSIS.

Locationofsite:theplannerlocatesthesitewhichistobeinspectedusingtopographicalmapofthe

area.

Identification:theplanneridentifiestheplotboundary.

Measurement:thelengthandbreadthoftheplotismeasuredusingeithertapeorchainandthemea

surementsarebeingrecorded.

Sketch:-drawtheroughsketchofthearea.

Calculation:-thedimensionoftheplotiscalculatedandrecorded.

Drawing:-theplannerdrawsthesiteinspectionplaninthestudio.

Report:-writedownthereportofthesiteinspectionanalysis.

Documentation:-thesiteinspectionplanandreportisdocumentedintechnicalfile.

Forwarding:-thetechnicalfileisforwardedtotheDirectorTownPlanningforfurtheranalysis.

THINGSTOBENOTEDWHENREPORTINGAFTERSITEINSPECTION

o Reportonthespecificaddressoftheproperty

o Reportontheboundariesoftheproperty

o Reportonthepurposeoftheproperty

o Reportonthetotalareaoftheproperty

PRACTICALEXPERIENCEOFSITEINSPECTIONATTHEMINISTRYOFLANDANDSU

RVEYGOMBESTATE

IlearnedaboutsitesinspectionofvariousplaceswithintheGombemetropolisanditsenvirons.

Someofthevariousplaces/areaswewentforsiteinspectionsarelistedbelow:-

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 I. AsiteinspectionofUsmanSamboAbubakar’spropertysituatedatTudunwada,Gombelocalgov

ernmentarea.

a. In-

depthinspectionwascarriedoutincompanyoftheapplicantrepresentativeandthestudentonI.T

b. TheinspectionrevealsthatthesiteissituatedatTudunwada,Gombestate.

c. Thesiteisforresidentialpurpose,coveringatotallandareaofabout390.6m2.Itwasdevelopedaso

fthetimeofinspection.

d. Thesiteisboundedbyastreamtothenorth,accessroadtothesouthandwestandbyabuild-

upplottotheeastrespectively.

e. Therefore,theapplicationisinorderandwithinphysicalplanningrequirement.

II. AsiteinspectionofUsmanHaruna’spropertysituatedatoldLiji,Yamaltudebalocalgovernment

area,Gombestate.

III. AsiteinspectionofSaniMusa’spropertysituatedatLondonmaidawrawa,Gombe,Gombestate.

IV. AsiteinspectionofUmaruZannuwa’spropertysituatedalongsouthernbye-pass,Gombestate.

V. AsiteinspectionofAdamuAbubakar’spropertysituatedatNassarawoquarters,Gombe,Gombe

state.

VI. AsiteinspectionofHajiyaAishatuSiddiqa’spropertysituatedatTumfurealongGombe-

Bauchiroad,Akkolocalgovernmentarea.

VII. AsiteinspectionofGarbaUsman’spropertysituatedatTumfure,Akkolocalgovernmentarea.

VIII. SiteinspectionofEl-ummapetroleumlimitedproperty(alongGombe-Bauchiroad).

IX. SiteinspectionofJamiluHaruna’spropertywasdoneatRiyalquatersinAkkolocalgovernment.

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 X. SiteinspectionofUsmanSambo’spropertysituatedatBolariquarters,southofKamaraprimarys

chool,Gombe.

Asitisstatedearlierthefunctionoftheministryspecificallytheplanningsection/

unitsintheministrydealswiththeinspection,andwritingcommendationsregardingtheinspectionscarri

edouttodrawupdatedfirsthandinformationontheinspectedpropertyandforproperreferencing.Mostof

thesitevisitedisgivenreasonablepurposethatisattachedtosite,forexamplesomesiteslikethe:-

i. El-ummapetroleumlimited.

ii. Ibmallimited.

Theabovelistedestablishmentisbasicallyforcommercialpurposestomentionafew.Theministryisresp

onsibletodesignlayoutforcommercialuses.Andmoreso,somesitesareforresidentialuses.Liketheunde

rlistedsitesbelow:-

i. IkechukwuUzu’sproperty(Bamusaquarters,Gombe)

ii. JamiluHaruna’sproperty.

iii. HajiyaAishatuSiddiqa’sproperty.

Theabovefewlistedsitesaremeantbasicallyforresidentialpurposeswerealsoistheresponsibilityofthep

lanningsectionoftheministrytoallocateareasoflandorlayoutsuitableforresidentialpurposes.Alsosom

esiteareallocatedforseveralpurposeslike,

-Industrialpurpose.

-Agriculturalpurposes.

-Educationalpurposes.

-Healthsectors/hospitals.

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-Recreationalpurposes.

-Sportsandetc.

Inanutshellallkindsoflanduseswecanthinkof,theplanningsectiondotheirbesttodesignareassuitablefo

rallsuchactivitiesbeitforgovernment,privateownership,organizationalbodiesandreligioussocieties,

solongitwillbeofgreatbenefitandgrowthofthestateatlarge.

3.4DRAWINGSKETCHPLANOFINSPECTEDSITES

Indrawingthesketchplanofinspectedsites,suitablescalehastobechosen.Thechosenscaledepe

ndsonthetypeofpaperthesketchistobedone,forexamplelargerscale(1:1000)willbesuitableforA4pape

rtype,becausethelargerthescalethesmallerthesketchappearsonthepaperandthesmallerthescalethelar

gerthesketchappearsonthepaper.Someinstrumentssuchas;pencil,eraser,setsquare,scalerule,blackan

dredpenareusedintheprocessofdrawingasketchplanofinspectedsites.

Belowaresomesketchesofinspectedsitescarriedoutintheministry;

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NOTE:Theredlinesonthesketchshowstheboundariesofthemainareaofobservationandthehatchedare

assignifiesbuild-upplotsasofthetimeoftheinspection.

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3.5LAYOUTDESIGN

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Layout:Astructuredarrangementofitemswithincertainlimitsoramaporadrawingofaconstructionsite

showingthepositionofroads,buildings,orotherconstruction.

LayoutDesign:Thiscanbesaidastheprocessofdesigningasuitableplancontainingsomanyplotsforsev

eralfunctions,suchas;residential,commercial,educationaletc.

FEATURESOFAGOODLAYOUT

1. Goodroadnetwork

2. Accessibilitytomarket

3. Accessibilitytoreligiouscenter

4. Provisionofhealthcaresector

5. Securityoffices

6. Availabilityofjobopportunities

7. Adequateelectricity

8. Goodspacing

9. Accessibilitytoeducationalsectors

Duringmytraining,IwasprivilegedtotakepartinthedesignationofalayouttitledGDP34,whichislocate

dalongGombe-

Bauchiroad,besideGombetrailerpark,Gombestate.Thelayoutconsistsof886plots,whicharedividedin

todifferentdimensions;15*30m,25*45m,50*50metc.(3.3ft=1m).

Eachplothasitsownfunction(residential,commercial,educational,religiousetc.)itwasalsocharacteriz

edasalayoutcontaininghigher,moderateandlowerdensityareas.

BelowaresomeviewsofthelayouttitledGDP34;

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Themainpurposeofdesigningthislayoutistoprovidemoresettlementandalsoacomfortableplaceforthe

peopleofGombestateandalsotopromotethedevelopmentandeconomiclevelofthestateatlarge.

3.6DISPUTERESOLUTION

Dispute:itcanbesaidasastateofargument,disagreement,orfailuretoagreebetweentwoormoreparties.

Disputeresolution:Thishastodowithfindingasolutionorbringinganendtoadisagreementorargument

betweentwoormoreparties.

Foradisputetotakeplace,itmosthavetwoormorepartiesdisagreeingwitheachother’sdecisionasstateda

bove.TheMinistryofLandsandSurveyplaysavitalroleinsolvingsuchkindofissues,whichmayarisebet

weentwoparties.

Forexample,partyAandpartyBhadanargumentwhichhastodowithplotboundaryissues,theministryta

kespartinsolvingsuchdisputebyprovidingtheactuallayoutofthatareasothattheaccuratedimensionofe

achplotwillbeprovided,andtheissueofboundarieswillbesettled.

3.7ASSESSMENTOFTOWNSHIPROAD

Whatisassessment?

Thereisvariousdefinitionofthewordassessment,ineducationitissimplythewayswhichateacherwillfol

lowtocheck,mark,reward,andplacedconfidenceonhisorherstudentsknowingtheexactcapacity,abilit

y,andwell-

beingoftheperformanceofthestudents,thatcallsforthestudentawardofcertificateattheendoftheprogra

mattained.

Nowconcerningthenatureandworkoflandsandsurveyministry,assessmentcanbedefinedastheproces

sofgratingsoflandseitherdevelopedorundeveloped,houses,oranyorderconstructederectionthatwillb

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eneedtoknowthecostofconstructionofsuchvaluableproperty,toenablethegovernmentdothenecessar

y,bymakingadequateconsiderationintermsofrenderingcompensationtothepropertyownersconcerne

d.(Whosepropertieswereaffected)?

PROCESSESOFMAKINGASSESSMENTS

Therearedifferentprocessesthatareinvolvedinmakinganassessmentexercise,andtheyarelistedbelow

:-

i. Reachingthepropertyowners.

ii. Makingofappropriatesurveybythesurveyorusingitsinstrument.

iii. Markingtheaffectedareasi.e.signsofcorridors.

iv. Placementofroadconstructionsingse.g.pegs,numbermarks,benchmarks,(km,m,cm)etc.

MATERIALSUSEDINTHEASSESSMENTEXERCISE.

i. Measuringtapes(10m,30m,50m,100m,150m,200m,300m,)andetc.

ii. Pegswoodenarrows,(alignment).

iii. Markingse.g.BM,Marks,Arrows.

iv. Recordbooks.

v. Camerasifnecessary.

vi. Pens(biros,pencils,plainsheets,rulers).etc.

PROCESSIONOFASSESSMENTMAKING:-

Theassessmentworkisdonewithacoverlettersfromtheministrytotheareasaffectedthroughthei

rheads,e.g.EithertheHakim’s,Dagacis,Mai-

anguwasandotherconcernedheads,ofwhichthelettersarewrittenintheletterheadsoftheministr

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 yoflandandsurveywiththesignsoftheHonorablecommissioner,permanentsecretaryofthemin

istryportrayingtheauthorityoftheexecutivegovernorofthestates.

Alsothesecurityserviceswillbeneededinsomeareaswherenecessarytomaintainthelaw,peace,

andorder.Toenabletheassessmentteamtodotheirworkwithoutanyformofthreatfromthepubli

cnuisanceandun-educative/

illiteratepropertyowners.Soafterthattheletterofnotificationhasreachedtherightauthoritiesco

ncerned,thentheteamwillfalloutfortheirwork.

FACTORS/REASONSFORASSESSMENT

i. Provisionofdualroadswithinthetowntoalleviatethegeneralpublictomeetupwiththeirgoodsan

dservicesaroundthemetropolitancity.

ii. Tohelpcontroltheerosioneffectinsomeareasthisisalreadyeatingupthelivesandpropertyofthe

public.

iii. Ensuringtheplacementoftheoriginalplansofsomeareasalreadydesignbytheministry.

iv. Forproperevaluationandcompensation.

v. Toprovideavenuefortownplanningandmaintenance.

STEPSINVOLVEINTHEASSESSMENTWORK.

i. Reachingtheownerofthepropertytobeassessed.

ii. Explainthepurposeoftheworkyouaretodothere.

iii. Expressingtheorganizationinvolveinthework,andtheauthorityempoweringthework.

iv. Takingthemeasurementandthedescriptionoftheaffectedproperty.

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 v. Statingthenatureoftheproperty.

vi. Measuringthesizeofthepropertybythelength,breath,oreventakingofthegrossmeasurementof

theproperty.(Insomecasesisallowed).

vii. Recordingofthedatacollected.

VALIDPROPERTIESTOBEASSESSED:-

i. Housesmadeupofcement/blocks,andmudhouses.

ii. Structuresownedbygovernmentandprivateowners,religioussocieties,andcompanyowns.

iii. Boreholes,wells,reservoirs,(bothundergroundandsurfaceones).

iv. Blockandcementoverheadtank/ironconstructedoverheadtank.

v. Soakaways(wastebins).

vi. Temporarystructurese.g.withCIScover.

vii. Economictrees(plantations).

viii. Lands(layout,plots,andfarms).

ix. Pavementwithtiles,interlocks,D.P.C,Cementfloor,concretecastedfloor.

x. Veranda,carporch,walls.

xi. Incinerators.(Beitcommunity,organizationalonese.g.GOSEPA).

xii. Transformerstandout.

INVALIDPROPERTIESNOTTOBEASSESSED

i. Opentemporarywitharchedroof.

ii. Un-economicaltrees.

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 iii. Containerswhicharemovable,andcariole.

iv. Governmentpropertiesandstructures.

v. Constructedcommunity/governmentaideddrainages.

vi. Thatchedhousee.g.theFulanitype(bucker).

Duringmytraining,IwaspartoftheassessmentteamfortheconstructionofroadfromoldMalam-

InnatoKurbavillage.Theaimofthisassessmentingeneralistonotethepropertiesaffectedbytheroaddesi

gncorridors,andcompensationwasbeingmadetoowner’sinwhichpropertyarebeingaffectedasaresult

oftheroadconstructionprocesses.

Thecompensationisbeingissuedtotheownerofthepropertybyshowingevidenceofownership,i.e.valid

meansofidentification,orbyrecognitionbythedistrictheadorMai-

anguwa,passportaswellastheformgiventotheownerbythecompensationteam.

METHODOFEVALUATIONANDANALYSISOFPROPERTYASSESSED.

S/ NAME DESCRIPTION MEASUREM AREA/ RAT AMN TTL

NO ENT HAC/M2 EINN T AMN

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 AIRA T

01 ALIBUR i. soackawa Nm Nm 100,0 100,0 500,0

GA08145 y Nm Nm 00 00 00

365786 ii. borehole Nm Nm 350,0 350,0

iii. 2mango 00 00

50,00 50,00

0 0

02 BUBAHA i. Varender 3.5*5.5 19.25m2 15,00 288,7 547,6

BU08079 with2iron 0 50 50

867545 poles. 5.8*6.3 12,1m2

ii. Pavement 9,000 108,9

withinterl 15mrun 15m2 00

ock. 10,00

iii. Well. 0 150,0

00

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 03 Johnkefas i. 2noroom, 12*10 120m2 25,00 300,0 650,0

08034526 cisroof,h/ 0 00 00

754 bceiling,t

ilesfloor.

ii. reservoir, Nm Nm

iii. 2datepal Nm Nm 150,0 150,0

m 00 00

100,0 200,0

00 00

GRANDTOTAL:-1,697,650.

3.8PROCESSOFOBTAININGSTATUTORY

A. CertificateofOccupancy(C/O)

Inotherobtainthestatutorycertificateofoccupancy,thefollowingprocessesistobeundertaken

I. Fillingofapplicationformintriplicate.

o Statutoryformfordifferentpurpose

o Conversionform(customarytostatutory)

II. Evidenceoftaxpayment

III. LocalgovernmentC/Oandit’sconfirmation

IV. Passport

V. ValidmeansofID

VI. Declarationofage

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VII. Validreceiptofallpayment

B. MovementoffileonprocessofC/O

Step1

Fileisbeenopenattheoffice,whereitwillbegivenanumberknownasmetronumber(M/1234).

STEP2

Afterafileisbeenopenedattheareaoffice,itisbeingforwardedtotheofficeofthesurveyorgeneralforchar

tingontopo-sheet.Atthisstep,anumberisgiventothefileknownasGMnumber(GM/16001).

STEP3

Fromtheofficeofthesurveyorgeneral,thefileisthenbeingforwardedtothedirectorateofplanningforpla

nningrecommendation.Planningrecommendationisgiventothefileifthereisnoanyencumbranceonth

eproperty.Ifthefileisforconversion,thenatownplanningofficerisassignedtogoforinspection,whichaf

tertheinspectionrecommendationisgrantedorotherwise.Ifitisongovernmentlayout,apreliminarychar

tingisdoneonthelayoutdesigntoshowthattheparticularplotisonprocessed.

STEP4

Fromplanning,thefileisthensentbacktotheofficeofthesurveyorgeneralfordesignofTittleDeedPlan(T

DP).

STEP5

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AfterthedesigniftheTDP,thefileisforwardedtothelandsdirectorate,wheregrantwouldbeawardedtoth

eapplicant.

STEP6

Afterthegrantisawarded,thefileisthenforwardedtotheofficeofHisExcellencythegovernorofthestate,

whereapprovalofC/Oisgivenpendinguponalltherequirementasneeded.

STEP7

AftertheapprovalfromHisExcellency,thefileisbeingsentbacktothelandsdirectoratewhereC/

Oisawardedtotheapplicant.

FORMSTOBEFILLEDINTHEPROCESSOFOBTAININGSTATUTORY

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 CHAPTERFOUR

LISTOFINSTRUMENTSUSEDINTHEDEPARTMENTOFTOWNPLANNING,MI

NISTRYOFLANDSANDSURVEY,GOMBE.

 Paper(A0,A3&A4)

 Setsquares

 Scalerule

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  Adjustablesetsquare

 T-square

 Eraser

 Drawingboard(standing)

 Rotarypen/ink

 Clutchpencil

 Pen(red/black)

 Measuringtape

o Paper:thisisathin,flatmaterialusedforwriting,drawingandpainting.Itismostlyusedforthepur

poseofmakingthesketchoftheinspectedsiteandwritingofreportaboutthesiteinspectedinthemi

nistry.

o Setsquares:Thesearetriangularinstrumentsmostlyusedintechnicaldrawingandengineering.

Theyareusedtoprovideastraightedgeatarightangleorotherparticularplanarangletoabaseline.

o Scalerule:thisisathreesidedrulerwithdifferentscales(1:100,1:200,1:250etc.),usedtomeasure

lineardistanceandcreateproportionallinearmeasurementsandalsotodrawstraightlines.

o Adjustablesetsquare:thisisalsoatriangularinstrumentthatprovidesastraightedgeatarightan

gle,butit’sadjustablenotliketheordinaryset-squares.

o T-

square:thisisatechnicaldrawinginstrumentusedprimarilyasaguidefordrawinghorizontalline

sonadraftingtable,anditisalsousedtoguidesetsquarestodrawverticalordiagonallines.

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 o Eraser:thisisaninstrumentusedforremovingwritingfrompaperorforerasingmistakesinthepr

ocessofmakingasketch.

o Drawingboard(standing):thisisamultipurposedeskwhichcanbeusedforanykindofdrawing

orwriting.Theinstrumentcanbeadjusttoanysuitableheight.

o Rotarypen:thisisaninstrumentinformofapenmostlyusedinlayoutdesignshavingathickblack

inkwithdifferentopenings(0.5,1.5,2.0….).

o Clutchpencil:thisisaninstrumentwithareplaceableandmechanicallyextendablesolidpigmen

tcorecalleda“lead”.Itisaninstrumentusedindrawingandwritingaswell.

o Pen(red/

black):thisinstrumentisusedtotracetheoriginalsketchdonewithapencilinordertomakeitmore

presentable.

o MeasuringTape:Aflexiblerulerthatisusedtomeasuredistance.Itconsistsofaribbonofcloth,pl
astic,fibreglass,ormetalsstripwithlinearmeasurementmarkings.

CHAPTERFIVE

Thischaptercontainsthesummaryofmysix(6)monthI.Texperience,theproblemsIencounteredduringt

heprocess,recommendationsandlastly,myconclusion.

V.1SUMMARY

DuringmyindustrialtrainingintheministryoflandsandsurveyGombe,Ihaveacquiredalotofknowl

edgeandskillsconcerningtheactivitiesoftheministrywhichinclude:allocationoflandstomembers

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 ofthepublic,layoutdesign,assessmentoftownshiproad,settlementofdisputeamongtwoparties,site

inspectionandanalysis,drawingofsketchplansofinspectedsites,processofobtainingstatutory.

Inrespecttothehigherrankingoftheestablishment,theministryoflandsandsurveyisheadedbytheco

mmissionerandassistedbythepermanentsecretaryandsurveyorgeneralofthestate.Whiledirector’

stakeschargeofthevariousdepartmentsoftheministryandstaffofficer(SO)takechargeoftheaffairs

ofalladministrationworksintheministry.

Inplanningdepartments,Ilearnedaboutdevelopmentalplan,howtodesignaplan,processesinapplyi

ngforconversionofplotsoflandfromcustomarytostationaryplotsofland,processesinacquisitionof

certificateofownership(CofO),theimportanceoflayoutdesigns,importanceofsiteinspectionandm

anyothersfunctionsofthedepartments.

5.2PROBLEMSENCOUNTERED

DuringmyindustrialtrainingattachmentintheministryoflandandsurveyGombe,Iencounteredsomepr

oblemswhichinclude;

o Insufficientsitevehicles.

o Insufficientstaffswithintheplanningdepartment.

o Inadequatedesignmaterials/instruments.

V.3RECOMMENDATIONS

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 o ThegovernmentofGombestateshouldtrytoprovidemorevehiclestotheministry,sothatthestaff

sandtheI.Tstudentwouldhavemoreaccesstositework.

o ThegovernmentofGombestateshouldalsotrytoemploymoreexperiencedworkerstotheminist

ry(graduatesingeography,urbanandregionalplanning).

o Provisionofmoredesignmaterials/instrumentshouldbemadebythegovernmenttotheministry.

V.4CONCLUSION

Inconclusion,TheIndustrialtrainingprogramwasawonderfulexperiencethatprovidedmewiththeopp

ortunitytoknowwhatitfeelsliketobeintheworkingenvironmentandhowtomeetandcopewithofficewo

rksandchallengesandhowtotacklemattersarisingfromplaceofwork,italsoadvancemythoughtaboutpl

anningandsurveyprofessioningeneralandthetypeofchallengeencounterwhenIwasinsuchfieldasoffic

er.

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