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Computer Science is a four year program that teaches the students on how to be a

competent computer programmer. In this course, the students develop their typing skills

and enhance their knowledge about computer.

The trainee was given the opportunity to conduct his On-the-Job Training (OJT)

at Sustamina Agri-Industrial Corporation and was assigned as an Office Personnel.

Sustamina is a leading company in Silang, Cavite that manufactures animal feeds and

selling swine and poultry products. The trainee successfully finished his On-the-Job

Training on May 15, 2009.

History of Sustamina Agri-Industrial Corporation

The year was 1992 when the five enterprising individuals of diverse background

decided to put up a business that would provide employment within the local community

while generating stable financial returns to the investors. Noting the increasing demand

for animal feeds and after careful study, the group decided to put up a manufacturing

plant for animal feeds for poultry and swine. The goal is to serve primarily the continuous

growing livestock industry in Cavite nad neighboring areas. Cavite Feeds Milling

Corporation was born.

It was incorporated on November 5, 1992 and was a started commercial operation

in July 1993 with the initial staff base of ten covering both production and administration.

The initial plant is a modest three hundred twenty square meter lot along the Aguinaldo

Highway in Biga II, Silang Cavite.

Aware that the market is highly competitive at the same time dominated by

multinationals and established brands, the company deliberated and decided on carving a
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niche in the market be creating a brand with strong brand recall. Thus, the brad name

SUSTAMINA was coined with a tagline “masustansya na mabitamina pa”.

Today, the Sustamina brand is able to penetrate established footholds of

manufacturing giants and has in fact became a byword for quality, high nutrition and

affordable animal feeds. For a relatively young company citations and awards have been

given in recognition of its progress and contribution to the community it serves.

Growth continued as CAFCOR added a number of product lines and formulation.

Crumble and pellet forms have been produced.

Even with the inroads it has made in the animal feed industry, the company

looked into other growth potentials and diversified into livestock contract growing

operations. The moved further strengthened the market base of CAFCOR as it served the

feed requirements of contract growers.

The pioneer groups of contract growers were mostly located at the 3rd district of

Cavite. From a “handful”, the number of contract grower has swelled to over 300

strategically located at the growth areas of Silang, Indang, Amade0, General Aguinaldo,

Maragondon, Magallanes, Naic, Dasmariñas and other municipalities of Cavite. The

venture flourished and other contract growers also joined the program, further increasing

the market base of CAFCOR. There are now contract growers from the provinces of

Batangas, Laguna and Quezon.

The growth of contract growing move of the company necessitated a

corresponding physical expansion to give room to the diversification trust. Thus in 1998,

CAFCOR transferred its milling facilities to a 1.5 hectare lot located within the declared

agro-industrial zone in Trece Martirez in Barangay Aguado. The new plant is designed to
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accommodate the increasing demand for Sustamina feeds both from the in-house clients,

the contract growers and the commercial clients that have been steadily growing with the

selection and accreditation of authorized distributors and dealers of Sustamina Feeds

brand.

The practice when the company ventured contract growing is that the day old

chicks were sourced from integrators. This practice, however, is costly with little or no

control quality. In 1999, the company started importation of hatching eggs from France

and went on to breed day-old chicks to have control over the quality of the inputs for the

contract growing business.

In 2000, the breeding operation has stabilized and the company has stop

importation. The operations of the contract growing business also become more efficient

and growth continued. Proof of the continuing growth is the increasing volume of broilers

per cycle. From an initial volume of 30,000 broilers per cycle, it grew to 2 million per

cycle with all the sales going into the live and dressed chicken market.

There was no turning back at this point, from diversification move; the contract

growing side of the business has grown into a full scale company operation. The split

from the mother company, CAFCOR has become inevitable. In February 2001,

Sustamina Agri-Industrial Corporation was incorporated.

As part of Sustamina Agri-Industrial Corpoartion’s growth plans, the company

established a fully-equipped modern hatchery and dressing plant. Sustamina Agri-

Industrial Corpoartion also launched its wholly owned and home-grown chicken brand,

Sustamina Chicken for distribution to institutional clients and mass base consumption, in

groceries and supermarkets. Moreover, to further solidify its growing edge over other
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agro-industrial companies, Sustamina Agri-Industrial Corpoartion is also into swine

production. Future plans also include table egg production and meat processing.

Company Vision

Sustamina Agri-Industrial Corporation aims to be the first in the development of

strong business links with SUSTAMINA AGRI-MATES thru the utilization of

innovative, strategic technology and recognition of equitable company existence with our

partners.

Business Mission

Sustamina Agri-Industrial Corporation’s business mission is to provide business

and technical linkages to SUSTAMINA AGRI-MATES in all areas of strategic

operations. The company shall endeavor to be the prime movers of business anchored in

Agri and Agro productivity.

Company Slogan

“Sa Sustamina, Suportado ka, Kaya Sigurado ka”

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ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROPER

No. of Hours Required

The Computer Science students who had taken a practicum experience are

required to finished their two hundred (200) hours On-the-Job Training. The trainee

started his practicum experience on April 13, 2009 and ended on May 15, 2009.

Department Assigned

The Credit and Collection is concerned with all the transaction of Sustamina

Corporation regarding with the contract growers and all the customers who buy swine

and poultry products. This department is responsible for releasing check payment from

the contract grower, accepting cash and check payments from the customer, issuing

receipts and cash advances from the employee. Filing of sales invoice, cash voucher

delivery receipt, posting of checks and statement of accounts are done in credit and

collection department.
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Duties and Responsibilities

The trainee was assigned as office personnel at the Credit and Collection

Department. As office personnel, the trainee handled various task. The trainee was the

one the one responsible for posting of checks, recording the statement of account in the

ledger. Aside from the said tasks, the trainee was also in charge for filing and organizing

sales invoice, cash voucher, provisionary receipt and official receipt of payments from the

contract growers.

Daily Time Record

The trainee worked eight hours (8) a day and required to time in at 8 o’clock in

the morning, have a lunch break of 12:00-1:00 and time out at 5 o’clock in the afternoon.

Learning Experiences

The trainee applied his experience and knowledge learned in school in an actual

workplace. The trainee enhance his skills in pc operation in installing software and

operating system, checking defective computer parts and also reformatting computers

The trainee improved his communication skills with other people dealing with his

supervisor upon accepting orders. The trainee also developed good working relationship

with his co-employee.

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SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

Summary

Computer Science students are obligatory to have their practicum during their

summer vacation, a requirement before they can continue their studies in the university.

They are obliged to complete two hundred On-the Job training hours in any prominent

companies and establishment. The trainee accomplished his training at Sustamina Agri-

Industrial Corporation and was assigned in the Credit and Collection Department. The

trainee’s served as an office staff. The trainee was the one responsible for posting of

checks in the ledger. The trainee was also in charge of filing of checks, cash voucher,

sales invoice and delivery receipt. After the trainee completed his on-the-job training, the

trainee had enhanced his confidence and increases his knowledge in pc operation,

develop his communication skills.

Conclusion
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Sustamina Agri-Industrial Corporation is an admirable and worthy training place,

wherein the trainee attained his purpose and goals through entire training. The department

where he was assigned has guided the trainee to grow and apply his knowledge he

learned in school and applied it in the workplace. Sustamina gave the trainee a chance to

practice and apply his knowledge in an office environment doing a like what real office

worker does.

The trainee can therefore say that On-the-Job training is significant experience for

students to be exposed in the field of work their going pursue when they graduated and it

also build trainee’s confidence. The practicum aided the trainee to enhance his

capabilities in computer operation that the trainee will be able to apply in his future

profession.

Recommendation

To develop skills and acquire knowledge the trainee must experience training

even before they graduated. These training will help the trainee to apply his knowledge

from school to the workplace.

The trainee recommends Sustamina Agri-Industrial Corporation to the students

who will undergo their On-the-Job training as one of their training ground. The

establishment offers a good training place to practice, enhanced trainee’s skills, and

increased self confidence and develop superior communication skills to have a good

working relationship with co-workers.