Institute Industry Linkage and Consultancy

Introduction

Institute of Ethiopian Textile and Fashion Technology (EiTEX) a premier institute under Bahir Dar University is responsible for human resource development for the Textile, Apparel, and Fashion industry in Ethiopia. There are different programs given under the institution (Textile Engineering, Garment Engineering, Fashion Design, Leather Engineering and Textile & Apparel Merchandizing). All programs are imparting education in crucial areas of technology application in the Textile, Apparel, and Leather industries.  After completion of the 3^rd and 4^th Years of study at the institute and the students have to move to industries to conduct a four-month industry internship practice with leading textile, Apparel, and Leather industries all over the country as part of their course. 

Internship Program

Internships are work-based activities in which students engage in learning through practical and relevant experiences at various internship sites. Internship is undertaken by students who are at or near the end of their academic program. These structured experiences involve the practical application of previously studied theory through coursework. Internships are targeted to the students’ meaningful future plans and allow students to explore careers that require additional knowledge, certification, or on-the-job training.

Model internships are planned, structured, and evaluated by the intern, internship coordinator, Company internship Supervisor and academic advisor/mentor/, and even parents. Effective internships provide interns with the opportunities to develop an understanding of the career area duties and responsibilities, terminology, process, protocol, and other information that will enable interns to analyze and revise their meaningful future plans. There must be agreements, understandings, instruction, and orientation for all participants; coordination by each program and office of industry linkage, evaluation of each intern’s experience; and program analysis for future improvements.

Objectives

This industry internship is aimed towards blending classroom principles with industry application. This internship will help the industry to analyze day-to-day activities with the help of internees who in turn will learn the practical application of different principles and will be able to draw inferences. This internship also helps students to learn and improve their interpersonal communication skills with colleagues, group and workers.

It is known that students will be working in different organizations for about four months to complete the Industrial Internship Course. During this period students will gain on-the-job practical training under the guidance of assigned advisors (academic advisor and company advisor). 

So, the objective of the internship is; 

-  To let students understand the whole system of the company with practical exposure. 

-  To know the application of real-life projects and/or assignments based on current market demand that can be decided based on the company’s requirements. 

Benefits and Advantages of the Internship

The internship program is an arrangement involving the student, the school/program, and the industries/organizations of the community. Each of these will benefit from the existence and operation of an effective internship program. Some benefits of the program include but are not limited to:

-  Students receive guidance and feedback during the entire internship period.

-  Industries/organizations are utilized for specialized training.

-  Internship experiences assist in exploring future career choices.

-  The private sector is provided with opportunities to take an active part in the education and career preparation of students in the local community.

-  Job experiences are supplemented with technical information and encounters that cannot be simulated in the classroom.

In addition to these general benefits, internships offer specific advantages to the student, the institute, and the organization.

Internship Student’s Task 

It is known that students will be working in different organizations for four months to complete their Industrial Internship Course. During this period the students will gain on-the-job practical training under the guidance of their advisors (academic advisor and company advisor).  The objective of the internship is categorized into the following two tasks 

Task one 

Students are expected to understand the whole system of the company (from the supplier side to the customer side).

Task two

Task two is a project work on a specific problem area that can be decided based on the output of the first task. The title and the content of this task can be decided by the student and their advisors. The individuality and originality of your work is the minimum criteria for you project to be accepted by the institute.

The procedure to do the project is as follows 

- Summary of the project

-  Problem statement & Justification

-  Objective of the project

-  Scope of the project 

-  Benefits and beneficiaries of the project

-  Methodology

-  Literature review

-  Result & Discussion

-  Recommendation and conclusion

Contact Person:

• Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology [EiTEX]
• Bahir Dar University -EiTEX
• P.Box: 1037  Bahir Dar/Ethiopia
• Tel: +251 583 205 300

• Fax: +251 582 26 62 46

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