Presented By:

Industrial Training Committee Faculty of Business

29th August 2013

           Program Objectives Pre-requisite Practical Training Program Placement Location Procedures Grading Deductions of Marks Important Dates Course Registration Leave of Absence Q & A Session

To expose students to the

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working environment and get acquainted with the organization structure, business operations and administrative functions.

To have hands-on experience in the students’ related field so that they can relate and reinforce what has been taught at the university.

To foster cooperation and promoting a knowledge economy.

to develop synergetic collaboration between industry and the university in To set the stage for future recruitment by potential employers.

A minimum of 100 credit hours from passed courses and credit transferred courses, inclusive of total credit hours of Tri 2 2013/2014

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Practical training for 6 CALENDER MONTHS or more) Commencing date: 1 st March 2014 Onwards Once the offer is accepted: (24 weeks Withdrawal is not allowed Subject to the respective Firm’s rules and regulations

Subjects that can be counted as credit hours Subject taken and 1.

Pass with grade A, B, or C or 2.

Pass with PS Subjects not taken but granted credit transfer Subjects NOT to be counted as the credit hours Subject with grade : F, FL, U, W, I

Placement : Student’s Own Choice Audit Firm: located in Malaysia (including Sabah and Sarawak) Any firm registered with MIA and Commercial Company: The supervisor must be a MIA member immediate Government Department: The immediate supervisor must be a MIA member

Call up the firm before sending out the application letters.

Find out whether there is a vacancy for trainees.

If the firm has vacancies, you have to ask for the person in charge. The person in charge may be from HR department, Training department, or any other departments of the firm.

Try to get the name of the person so that you can address the letter to the person in charge correctly in your application letter.

Letter without complete information (either information about yourself or the company) may result in not getting any reply from the company

Pre Placement Registration Documents:

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(a) Confirmation Letter on Student Status (b) Cover Letter (c) Application Form (d) Company Confirmation Letter Academic Transcript (Online Version is sufficient) Reply envelope (WITH STAMP)

Refer to Flow chart.

Choose a firm (MIA Audit Firm Database) Fill up the four (4) documents (refer to FOB websites on BAC 4614 Practical Training).

Submit original copies of the (4) documents and transcripts to either the Practical Training Coordinators for checking and signature. You will be assigned with a reference number .

If the documents are free from errors, the signed copy will be returned to the student.

Send the 4 documents to the firm directly.

Wait for the firm’s response.

If you don’t get a response from the firm within/ about 2 weeks or so, give them a call and enquire on your application status.

Don’t wait until the last minute! It is your responsibility to contact and follow-up with the firm(s) of your choice.

Repeat the same procedures for the 2 nd (if applicable).

firm

Please do not submit the application forms to the firm without following the procedures.

Marks will training period.

be deducted when irregularities are found during the application stage as well as during the

Practical Training is graded based on: Employer's Evaluation : 25% Weekly reports : 25% Final Report: 50% Total: 100% MARKS WILL BE ASSIGNED WITH A GRADE <50% FAIL FAIL: re-take BAC4614

Marks to be deducted on the following issues:

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When student obtains more than one firm’s offer and fail to inform the firm whose offer he/she decides to reject;

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Asking for a change of firm after the offer is confirmed;

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Not adhering to the standard application procedures;

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Not adhering to the planned schedule

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Training Period : 1 st 2014 March 2014 until 30 th August Documents submission date : Latest by 3 th 2014 (before 5 p.m.) to Ms Mas / Pn Asma January Offer Confirmation : Due on 10 th January 2014 Final Report Submission : Due on 12 th 2014 (before 5pm) September Second Briefing : 21 th January 2014

Effective this semester Student is required to register the subject BAC 4614 Practical Training.

Registration of the subject is to be done in Tri 3 2013/2014 before the commencement of the practical training.

For the following Trimester 1 2014/2015 the registration will be automatically done by the ERU/system

If a student commencement, quits the program after its

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NOT ALLOWED to register for any subjects offered in Tri 3, 2013/2014;

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He/she has to apply for for that trimester, subject to the Dean’s approval; “Leave of Absence”

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Appeal will be looked into basis.

on case by case

Q & A SESSION

For further information, kindly contact: Mr Azizi Samsudin / Ms Yip Yen Yen / Mr Sim Kian Dey /Ms Nurbani Hassan / Ms Zuraina Sal Salbila Coordinators BAC4614 Practical Training Faculty of Business