The internship report carried out at mountain Elgon national park, Kapkyorwa.

Abstract

Field attachment training is a study process that equips learners with hands on skills to achieve a more practical approach of learning. The internship training was aimed at imparting practical skills in the areas of tourism and hospitality management and get exposed to dynamics of applying theoretical knowledge into practice. Permission for the field work was sought from Uganda Wildlife Authority through my Institute. I was able to learn a number of practical skills that could make me compete favorably in the world of work and create linkage between the areas already mentioned on completing my course, skills acquired include; communication skills, customer care services to clients, record keeping, waste management skills, data analysis skills, tour guiding techniques and report writing, among others. The report has been organized into five chapters which are; Chapter one, which includes the introduction and background. Chapter two covers the materials and methods used in the field to attain internship objectives. Chapter three covers the discussions on the results attained from my internship project, it bases on the activities that were done during the training. Chapter four is about the skills learnt during the field attachment and how relevant the are to my professional and career growth. This chapter also covers the SWOT analysis of Mountain Elgon National Park which involves the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats facing the park. It also includes the activities other activities assigned by the field supervisor, level of accomplishment and how relevant the activities were to my professional growth. Chapter five covers the general conclusions and recommendations of the entire field trip at the end of chapter five, some reference books used have been quoted. Appendices have been attached of documents that were involved in the process of field work. Photographs taken during the training in the park have also been attached as appendices where necessary in the entire field report. The report has been fairly comprehensive, covering all the activities done with in the period I spent at Mountain Elgon National Park Kapkwai Exploration Centre.