Exercise carried out at Pallisa town council Pallisa district, department of finance

Abstract

Internship is a mandatory activity at Busitema University for every intern before the award of Bachelor’s degree to students. Therefore, every student must find his/her convenient place for internship. Upon the intern’s endeavor, the intern secured a place of internship in Pallisa Town council in Finance department. During the intern’s internship exercise, a number of activities were carried out which include; writing payment vouchers, attending council meetings, reconciling cash books, typing assessment revenue register, going for collection of council revenue, brainstorming on a number of issues, handled assignments and banking council revenue. Despite the fact that the intern carried out the above activities, the intern was confronted with a number of challenges and disappointments like lack of seats, lack of transport, drinking water, computers, lack of lunch, stationery, working space, and some staff were not cooperative. In spite of all that, the intern had a number of enjoyments; good working and cooperation within the interns, new friends, good cooperation from some staff, new experiences from the field on revenue collection, exposure to how things are done in the field, good working environment, helpful field and academic supervisors, friendly and accommodative community. Internship is a change agent that turns theoretical knowledge to practical knowledge whereby the intern acquires skills and experience which is instrumental for the intern’s future development.