DCP 1208 industrial training report carried out at Franciscan brothers Adraa agriculture college in Offaka sub-county Madi Okollo district Uganda

Abstract

Industrial training is one of the course modules done by students pursing Diploma in Crop production and management (DCP) and was carried out at Adraa Agriculture College with them aim objective of giving hands on experience to students on different fields of agriculture from 28th Feb 2022 to 6th May 2022. The industrial training was conducted on various sections such as; livestock, Outreach Development Centre (ODP), vegetables, tree and fruit nursery, field crop, Bee Development Centre(BDC) and demonstration plot and in these sections the following activities were done; castration of pigs, feeding, deworming of animals, honey processing, wax processing etc. During the internship the following skills were got such as; capacity building on psycho social methodologies of facilitation, pest identification, disease identification etc. During the industrial training, I undertook the following responsibilities; watering the nursery bed of tomatoes, feeding the birds, Staking tomatoes in the vegetable section etc. The industrial training influenced my future career through the activities carried out during the industrial has made me acquire more kills and knowledge to in the field of agriculture. The industrial training and classroom knowledge are highly correlated in a way that the classroom knowledge gives a comprehensive view of what is actually done in the field, the same way the field experience gives a better understanding of what has been covered in class. Challenges faced during the training include; longer working hours, failure in fulfilling planned activities, poor turn up of the instructors and technicians in some sections etc. In conclusion, amidst the above challenges, the various activities and operations carried out during the industrial training at Adraa Agriculture College (AAC) has made me acquire more skills and experience. Therefore, I conclude that the internship was successfully done. The following recommendations were made both to the university and Adraa agriculture I college; to the university, timely supervision of students to monitor their activities at the place of attachment so as to improve the quality of their work and to Adraa Agriculture College; proper time management by technicians or instructor to encourage smooth flow of activities.