SIWES REPORT

15/52HA049

UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
COMPUTER SCIENCE
 UNDERTAKEN AT

BRIMATEL GLOBAL NETWORK

N0 2 , IYALLA STREET, OFF KEFFI ROAD, BESIDE SHOPRITE
ALAUSA IKEJA, LAGOS.
BY

OGUNYELE, FAROUQ OLAMIDE

MATRIC NO: 15/52HA049
SUBMITTED TO:

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN.

IN PARTIAL FUFILMENT OF THE REQIUREMENT OF THE

AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B. Sc.)
IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.

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 DEDICATION
This report is fore mostly dedicated to God almighty for everything He did
to see to the success of my SIWES. His provision, protection, strength,
support, love, care, comfort and the countless number of things that are
beyond enumeration. I also will like to dedicate this report to my family
for their support in every way. The words of encouragement, the support,
care, love and everything they contributed to the success of this program.
Special dedication also to my parents for their support and to my boss
and his staffs for their support and encouragement.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
My sincere gratitude goes to the Lord God almighty for all that He did for
me before this program, during this program and after this program. It
has been God all through. I also want to appreciate my entire family for
their endless support in the course of the program, I could not have done
it without them. I also appreciate the entire staff of Brimatel Global
Network for the opportunity to serve in their company as an intern during
my period of attachment. I want to thank them for their care, love and
support all through the program. Although I am unable to mention
names, I want everyone that contributed to the success of my program to
know that I am sincerely grateful.

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 TABLE OF CONTENT
CONTENT PAGE

TITLE I

DECLARATION II

DEDICATION III

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 History of ITF……………………………………................ 1

1.2 Aim and objectives of SIWES ……………………………. 2

1.4 Role of student during SIWES ………………………….... 3

1.5 Objectives of the report …………………………...……..... 3

1.6 The logbook ……………………………………...……….. 3

CHAPTER 2: DESCRIPTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ATTACHMENT

2.1 Location and Brief history of establishment …………….... 4

2.2 Objectives of establishment ……………………………….. 5

2.3 Organizational structure ………………………………....... 5

2.4 Departments in establishment …………………………….. 6

CHAPTER 3: WORK CARRIED OUT DURING TRAINING PROGRAM

CHAPTER 4: EXPERIENCE GAINED DURING THE SIWES PROGRAM

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CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Summary of attachment activities …………………………… 17

5.2 Problems encountered during the program …………………. 17

5.3 Suggestions for improvement of the scheme ……………….. 18

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 CHAPTER 1
INRTODUCTION

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1.1 HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND (ITF)

Established in 1971, the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has operated

consistently and painstakingly within the context of its enabling laws Decree 47
of 1971 as Amended in the 2011 ITF ACT. The objective for which the Fund was
established has been pursued vigorously and efficaciously. In the four decades of
its existence, the ITF has not only raised training consciousness in the economy,
but has also helped in generating a corps of skilled indigenous manpower which
has been manning and managing various sectors of the national economy.
Over the years, pursuant to its statutory responsibility, the ITF has expanded its
structures, developed training programs, reviewed its strategies, operations and
services in order to meet the expanding, and changing demands for skilled
manpower in the economy. Beginning as a Parastatal “B” in 1971, headed by a
Director, the ITF became a Parastatal “A” in 1981, with a Director-General as the
Chief Executive under the aegis of the Ministry of Industry. The Fund has a 13-
member Governing Council and operates with 10 Departments and 3 Units at the
Headquarters, 33 Area Offices, 3 Skills Training Centers, and a Centre for
Industrial Training Excellence.

The Governing Council of the Board

A Governing Council of thirteen members drawn from the public and
private sectors will be appointed by the Federal Government to manage the Fund.
This is to reflect the co-operative spirit of the enterprise, the need for private
employers, organized labour, and the providers and users of training to co-operate
in identifying training needs and devising training policy and system.

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 As part of its responsibilities, the ITF provides Direct Training, Vocational
and Apprentice Training, Research and Consultancy Service, Reimbursement of
up to 50% Levy paid by employers of labour registered with it, and administers
the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES). It also provides
human resource development information and training technology service to
industry and commerce to enhance their manpower capacity and in-house training
delivery effort.

The main thrust of ITF programmes and services is to stimulate human

performance, improve productivity, and induce value-added production in
industry and commerce. Through its SIWES and Vocational and Apprentice
Training Programmes, the Fund also builds capacity for graduates and youth self-
employment, in the context of Small Scale Industrialization, in the economy.

The Industrial Training Fund is a grade ‘A’ Parastatal operating under the
aegis of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. It has been
operating for 46 years as a specialist agency that promotes and encourages the
acquisition of industrial and commercial skills required for national economic
development

Vision Statement
To be the foremost Skills Training Development Organization in Nigeria and
one of the best in the world.

Mission Statement
To set and regulate standards and offer direct training intervention in industrial
and commercial skills training and development, using a corps of highly
competent professional staff, modern techniques and technology.

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1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF SIWES

 Provide an avenue for students in institutions of higher learning to acquire

industrial skills and experience in their approved course of study and also
by interacting with people with more experience in the field under
consideration.
 Prepare students for the industrial work situation which they are likely to
meet after graduation.
 Expose students to work methods and techniques in handling equipment
and machinery that are mostly not available in their various institutions.
 Provide students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge in real
world situation thereby reducing the gap between theoretical knowledge
and practical work.
 Enlist and strengthen employers’ involvement in the entire educational
process and prepare students for employment in Industry and Commerce.

1.3 ROLES OF STUDENT

 Attend SIWES orientation program before going on attachment.

 Comply with the establishment’s rule and regulation.
 Arrange living accommodation during the period of attachment.
 Record all training activity done and other assignment in the log book.
 Complete SPEI from ITF, FORM 8 and get it endorsed by the employer
for submission to the ITF.

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT

The objectives of the SIWES report are;

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  To make through explanation of the work done during my four-month
industrial training.
 To fulfill the requirement for national diploma in computer science.
 To contribute to the body of knowledge and to enhance the understanding
of the writer about a similar or same job.

1.5 THE LOGBOOK

The logbook issued to student on attachment by the institution was used to
record all daily activities that took place during the period of attachment, and it
was checked and endorse by the industry based/institution based supervisors
and ITF during supervision.

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 CHAPTER 2

DESCRIPTION OF ESTABLSHMENT

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2.1 About the company

Brimatel Global Network is a multidimensional ICT and

Security System Company whose existence sequel to the dire need to
ensure that both small and big offices as well as homes automation are not
frustrated by non-competent firms. We are mainly specialized on ICT
Services, ICT Training, ICT Consultancy and Security Installations.

We’ve designed our entire process and products around providing

everything a small, medium and large scale business’s needs ensuring that
working with us is always a quick, easy and hassle-free experience. We
give our clients full control of their websites, and our friendly team offers
their expertise even after your website is live.

Our goal
To be the leading Nigerian company that delivers software products and
services that meet global standards

Our core values

 Brilliance
 Recommendable
 Integrity
 Motivated
 Accountability
 Team spirit
 Experience
 Liveliness

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DESIGN GROUP
With our in-house award winning designers, we recognize the fact that
usability, functionality and visualization are three of the most important factors
when designing interfaces or web sites. Using this strategy, we work with you
to ensure that your messaging and marketing goals are realized with the designs
we create. We will work with you and bring your idea to life.

DEVELOPMENT GROUP
As a leading mobile application development company, Brimatel has extensive
experience in creating high performance, feature-packed native mobile
applications for all the major mobile platforms including iOS, Android,
BlackBerry OS and Windows Mobile. Brimatel mobile app developers can
create the right app that will meet your business needs.

2.2 Objectives
 To train software and business developers with global competence
 To be a revenue-generating company from software products
 To provide excellent service and have satisfied customers
 To create a flexible and motivating work environment
 Establish various committees to drive disseminate and implement
innovative Ideas.
 To produce professionals in this era of global technologies.

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2.3 Organizational Structure

CEO
HUMAN
RESOURCES SALES

CTO

REVENUE &
DESIGN GROWTH

ENGINEERING

QUALITY
ASSURANCE

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2.4 DEPARTMENTS IN THE COMPANY
Computer Repair and Maintenances Department – This is the department
which is responsible for the buying and maintenance of all equipments that are
being used in the office.

Web Design Department – I was deployed to this department and they are
responsible for the creation and development of websites from scratch. They also
maintain and debug or repair any problem which may tend to affect existing
websites.

Technical Department- This happens to be the controlling department of the

organization has the managing director and the company’s secretary to be
members of. The managing director sees to the affairs of the company from this
section while the secretary/receptionist attends to visiting clients and also takes
charge of other administrative duties.

Training Services – This department is responsible for taking care of siwes

students and all other trainees. They also decide which department each trainee
is to be deployed on resumption to work.

Graphics Designs – This is the department where all graphical works are being
created. They are the ones responsible for creating different logos and they also
help the website department in determining the look and feel of a website.

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 CHAPTER THREE

WORK CARRIED OUT DURING TRAINING PROGRAM

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Well on resumption to work, I had what was more like a short interview in
which I was asked whether I had any programming experience, my field of
interest and some other things. After that, I was then told to join the website
development department based on the answers I gave during the short interview.

On getting to the website department, I started with HTML (Hypertext

Markup Language) which is the standard markup language for creating Web
pages. I learnt about the basic syntax of html, such as how to declare an Html5
document using <doctype! Html> tag, how to write the tags i.e. <p> content
goes here…</p>. Where <p> is the opening tag and </p> is the closing tag. I
also learnt the different types of tag we have e.g. <p>Paragraph tag, <head>
head tag, <body> body tag, <a> anchor tag etc. and the various uses for each of
these tags. After I was done with HTML, I was then introduced to the basics of
CSS (Cascading Style Sheet). CSS is describes how HTML elements are to be
displayed on screen, paper, or in other media formats. In lay man terms, CSS is
used to design the view of websites. I was then thought the basic syntax of CSS,
how to use different selectors, and how to write each tags attribute and values
etc.

Actually I didn’t spend a lot of time learning HTML and CSS because I
kind of had a little bit good background in them. And this was due to the fact
that we have been thought in school previously. So after doing lots of dummy
pages, I was then introduced to Bootstrap. Bootstrap is more like a pre-written
css file which makes it very easy to apply css to design a website. It contains
some set of pre-defined css which are grouped under different classes .Then to
use them, one just need to apply the corresponding bootstrap file to your html
tags.

I was then introduced to JavaScript. Before I then ventured into

JavaScript, I was asked to choose a programming text editor of my choice. Text
Editors are applications developed to make programming easier. So I choose VS

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code. I then started learning the basic syntax of JavaScript. How to declare
variables, how to create list, how to define functions and classes, using different
control loops such as if-else statements, while statements etc. I was also thought
how to use javascript with html either inline or as an external file. I then learnt
how to use javascript to manipulate the HTML DOM (Document Object
Model).

After I was done with JavaScript, I was then introduced into what I call
the beautiful world of the python programming language. Python is a
programming language which can be used to develop almost anything, be it
websites, mobile applications, desktop applications etc. Python recently even
got more popular due to its use in deep machine learning and A.I (Artificial
Intelligence). So I started with how to make simple python declarations such
as assigning values to variables and printing text on screen. After which I then
moved on to control loops such as if-else statements, while statements etc. From
their I moved into using lists, tuples, and dictionaries. On learning those, I then
started with the defining of functions, and classes . then I learnt how to create
modules and how to import and use any modules which I want .

On finishing with python, I then started with one of its many applications
which is website development. I did this using a framework called DJANGO.
Django is web development framework based on the python language . It can
be used to create both the frontend and backend of websites from scratch. It as a
very powerful; tool which makes web development fast and easy. So I started
learning how to install it, then create an app from it. After that I learnt how to
create views and map it to urls. Then I moved to database i.e how to integrate
databases with Django. I also learnt how to query each database and get any
data which I want from it. After I was done, I then learnt how to deploy it
online.

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 CHAPTER FOUR

EXPERIENCE GAINED DURING THE SIWES PROGRAM

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All thanks to god, the training was successful, so what I learnt mainly was
how to build and design good dynamic websites from scratch and also
build it in such a way that it will be easy to maintain and expand in the
future. Although, right now I can’t say I’m an expert in web design and
development, but I ca boldly say I’m far much above the level I was
before I started the siwes program

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 CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

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5.1 SUMMARY

Experience they say is the best teacher. During this period of my SIWES, I was
really chanced to be a student of experience. I saw what is really means when one
is described as a technical person and how to not just be a technical person but to
be one that can make money from whatever technical he/she has. I also
experienced the Lagos working life of leaving home as early as 6:00 and getting
home late. Finally, I had the chance to meet a lot of people in the same field, share
knowledge, experience, mentor and be mentored by some of them.

5.2 THE PROBLEMS I ENCOUNTERED DURING MY PERIOD OF ATTACHMENT.

To the glory of God and God alone, the program was a success and I was glad I
had the program. Nevertheless, I had quite a lot of challenges during my period of
attachment some of which include;

 Inability to secure a place for my attachment.

 Financial Challenges
 Distance of resident from place of attachment
 Issues with time management
 This is not much of a challenge but was a little at the beginning. I had issues
with the company policy that required us to always dress cooperate all
through the week.

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5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS

The SIWES program is a very remarkable attempt to giving students an

insight of what it really means to be in their field. It exposes them to the
practical reality of what happens outside the four walls of their lecture
rooms. I therefore will like to recommend that students be assisted and
encouraged as at when due with token amount of money as some of them
don’t engage in the program due to financial issues. I will also recommend
that ITF can build SIWES training centers of at least some of the popular
fields of study to avoid issues of not finding a place of attachment as at when
due by students

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