Abstract:
This report is intended to review and document activities carried out by the intern during the
internship training which ran from 1st march to 22nd April 2022 at Pallisa Town Council under
the finance department. This document generally encompasses a brief introduction of the report
by outlining the content, shows the background of the field attachment and objectives of the field
attachment including the benefits expected out of the field attachment. On the same note, it also
covers the organization background, its name and nature, ownership location details, mission,
vision, values, general set up and the organization structure of the place of field attachment, all
activities of different departments of Pallisa Town Council (PTC).
In this report the intern explains all the activities, tasks and assignments done and some of the
activities include writing payment vouchers, revenue collection, posting items in a cash book,
bank reconciliation statement, writing demand notes etc. it also presents an evaluation on field
attachment. It explains the lessons learnt, experiences gained and new knowledge and skills
gained in each of the duties and responsibilities, most interesting experiences, relatedness of
University’s taught programs to the Field of work.
In the report, challenges and limitations encountered by the intern are categorized as personal,
organizational, community, work group related and lastly as teamwork related. Some of the
challenges include: limited internship period, few computers, lack of enough seats, limited
storage space for documents etc.
The report explains the enjoyments the intern went through for example discussions, teamwork
and farewell party. However, the intern experienced some disappointments which included failure to cover computerized accounting and public sector accounting.
Lastly the document presents conclusions and recommendations of the intern. The intern’s
remarks on the strengths and weaknesses are given in the conclusion. The intern also gives
recommendations to P.T.C, Fellow interns and the University on how to improve the field
attachment program (Prog). Then the intern ends with references and appendices as source and proof.