Internship training at Pallisa Town Council from 12th june to 04th august 2023

Abstract

This internship report is about internship held at PTC Pallisa district from 12th June to 04th August 2023, it contains such a practice, experience, and discipline exposed to me from PTC in areas of accounting, finance, tax collection as well as service delivery to people. Internship is a period of work experience offered by an employer to give students and graduates exposure to the working environment often within a specific industry which relates to their field of study. The report covers activities, tasks and assignments done by the intern during the internship period through practical work carried out during internship at Pallisa Town Council which include; writing of Payment Vouchers, filling a vote book, bank Reconciliation, balancing off the expenditure abstract, budgeting, drafting work plan and many others where the intern gained new knowledge, skills and lessons. The report discusses the challenges such as; no facilitation like transport allowance, lack of alternative sources of power at the office, inadequate computers, lack of lunch, strict dressing code, making mistakes while filling vote books and cheques, inadequate seats at office, short internship period, and limited course units. Also in the report, the intern gave solutions to the challenges encountered. In conclusion, this report provides concluding remarks to the report and recommendations for improving internship program and suggestions to Pallisa Town Council on how to improve on service delivery.