A report on field attachment carried out at Victory secondary school in the department of finance and accounts.

Abstract

Internship is a mandatory activity at Busitema University for every student before he/she is awarded a Bachelor’s degree. Therefore, every student must find his/her convenient place for it. This internship was conducted at Victory Secondary School in Pallisa Town Council and the report is to be submitted to Busitema University faculty of management Sciences for the award of Bachelor’s degree of Business Administration. During the internee’s internship exercise, the internee was engaged in a number of activities. Which among others included; Reconciling cash books with bank balances, posting cash book, brainstorming on a number of issues, handled assignments, banking cheques for the school, preparation of income and expenditure, collecting fees, updating the ledger book and assisting in other activities. From which the internee benefited for example learnt new skills practically, met new people, exposure to real working environments among others. Despite the benefits enjoyed from the exercise, the internee was also faced with a number of hardships and disappointments; This report is divided into five chapters. The first Section of the report deals with introduction, organization background, objectives, location, vision, mission, overall Goal. The second Section of the report deals with the description of activities, tasks and assignments carried out by the internee and how they were carried out. The third Section comprises of the lessons learnt, experience gained, skills attained, during the internship training. The fourth Section explains the challenges and limitations, enjoyments and disappointments encountered during the field attachment. The fifth Section comprises of the conclusions.