THE GRIT OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENT’S CHOICE OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PLACEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO
1 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bayero University Kano, PMB 3011 Kano State Nigeria
* Corresponding author: vabu.mahmood.00@gmail.com
* Corresponding author: vabu.mahmood.00@gmail.com
Abstract
Industrial work experience scheme is a practical based academic training that cannot beundermined. It is aimed at complementing the academic knowledge obtained in the classroom withreal-life experience. Architecture students go through intensive training in various industries thatranges from architectural firms, corporate organizations, construction companies, publicinstitutions among others. Little is known of the determinants of their choice of places forattachment. This paper through a qualitative inquiry evaluated 400 level Architecture studentsof2018/2019 session inBayero University Kano aftertheir 6 month Industrial Training (IT). Inaddition, 4 institution based supervisors from the university and 3 industry based supervisors wereinterviewed to ascertain the attributes and facilities associated with the places of industrialtraining. The quality and reputation of the industries were found to dictate the choice of the placeof attachment by students. This suggests that the nature of the IT placement plays a significant rolein strengthening and ensuring that the students gets the actual practical skills required of them.
Keywords
Industrial Training
IT placement
Architecture students
Choice
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How to Cite
Alkali, I. A. (2020). THE GRIT OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENT’S CHOICE OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PLACEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO. Kaduna State University Environmental Sciences Journal, 1(2), 205-209. https://doi.org/10.66884/kesj.2020.51d87aj5
I. A. Alkali, "THE GRIT OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENT’S CHOICE OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PLACEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO," Kaduna State University Environmental Sciences Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 205-209, December 2020. doi: 10.66884/kesj.2020.51d87aj5
