Industrial Liaison and Career Guidance Unit – ILCGU
Welcome to the Industrial Liaison and Career Guidance (ILCGU) of the East Africa College of Business (EACB). The Industrial Liaison and Career Guidance (ILCG) Unit is one of the academic units of the East Africa College of Business (EACB) under the Depute Principal Academics Research and Consultancy (DPARC). The Unit has two main sections namely – Industrial Practical Training (IPT) and Career Guidance. The Head of the ILCG Unit is the overall in charge of the day-to-day activities of the Unit. The Unit collaborates with the Public Relations Office for external and internal linkages. It links the Collage to Industry through the Memorandum of Understanding for mutual benefit. This facilitates staff attachment, students’ Industrial Practical Training (IPT), internships, and study tours. The ILCG Unit in its daily undertakings is assisted by departmental coordinators.
About Industrial Practical Training
Industrial Practical Training (IPT) is an indispensable component of studies that compels all students pursuing their studies at the East Africa College of Business (EACB) to experience an actual working environment setting before completing their various programs.
The purpose of IPT for students is to supplement classroom training and impart to the students the right attitude and working culture so that they can become effective and productive in organizations. Therefore, IPT is usually part-time, which is related to the student’s academic goals and is pre-professional. It is premeditated to give the student the opportunity for career exploration and development. Students should have the chance to learn new skills, explore career interests, and meet new social and intellectual challenges. Industrial attachment allows students to interact, learn and receive first-hand experience in diverse settings as they undergo the attachment experience from the industry, business and community. The attachment can be done in any organization of a choice and accepted by the College based on the area of specialization including colleges, societies, volunteer organizations, government departments, private organizations and religious institutions among others. The ILCGU was established to ensure that stakeholders, where students and staff can be attached, are obtained, there exists a beneficial and sustainable relationship between the College and its stakeholders and to ensure effective coordination of all other issues related to field attachment placement and supervision.
The General Roles of ILCGU are: –
Foster strong industrial partnership between the College and Industries for attachment
and feedback from industry and students;
Market and project the image of the College to the Industrial world
Advance practical training for students and staff to produce quality manpower for development
Mediate between the College and the Industrial community and as the first point of call for industry seeking skilled employees for their manpower needs
Foster the development of professional learning through collaboration, cross-fertilization of ideas and reflections
Liaise with organizations and departments on behalf of students for their practical
attachment;
Assist students in securing appropriate places for industrial attachment
Monitor the activities of students during industrial attachment/internship
Organize job search, workshops and seminars for staff and students
Coordinate the planning and implementation of practical attachment of students
Ensure proper keeping and updating of a database of practical training sites
Create linkages for industrial attachments or workplace learning experiences for both
students and lecturers; and
Organize orientation programmes for students to promote their understanding of practical industrial training.
The Specific The Specific Roles of ILCGU are:
i. Searching for IPT placements for students within and outside the institution
ii. Allocation of IPT placements to students
iii. Allocation of IPT supervisors (Lecturer) for students’ supervision
iv. Dissemination of information about the IPT placements to the Head of Departments and the students.
v. Planning and coordinating IPT supervision
vi. To link the College to the industries (both internal and international linkages) through the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) IPT Benefits to Employers
Benefits of IPT to Employers
i. Employers will have numerous Benefits (by allowing students to learn practically) as follows; Employers can create a pool of experienced candidates from which to hire.
ii. The chance of a “fit” between the candidate and your company is increased.
iii. The new employee who has completed IPT with you already has a better understanding of the work and your corporation or organisation
iv. IPT allows an employer to assign a duty to students. the task might not otherwise have been completed because regular staff do not have the time.
v. Some students come in with an advanced skill level rather than someone hired temporarily.
vi. Field practical training allows students to apply their theoretical skills in a real-world setting where they may contribute new ideas to the employer based on their recent knowledge.