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Industrial Training Briefing
23 May 2011 – 9 Oct 2011
For Mechatronics Engineering and
Biomedical Engineering
By: Teoh Chee Hooi, Dr. Tan Kok Liang
website: www.utar.edu.my/fes
Contents
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Faculty’s Industrial Training Site
Departmental’s Industrial Training Site
Resume
Industrial Placement Form
Letter of Undertaking and Indemnity
Training Detail
Assessment
Industrial Training Report
Industrial Training
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Part of EAC requirements for accreditation.
Employers will expect you to demonstrate a
range of practical skills and soft skills as stated
in Programme Outcomes.
Therefore, you must know the required POs and
improve yourself accordingly.
Industrial Training is one of the means for the
University and the company to measure your
achievement of the POs.
Objectives
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Expose students to engineering practices in
the industrial sector under the supervision of
experienced engineer or technical staff.
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Expose students on matters relating to
human relations, engineering management,
human resource management and the like in
the industrial sector.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit, a student shall be able to:
 apply knowledge of engineering fundamentals.
 demonstrate in-depth technical competence in the
specific engineering discipline during the industrial
training.
 demonstrate problem identification and solving skill.
 apply the relevant references, guidelines and code of
ethics related to engineering practices.
 apply systems approach to design and evaluate
operational performance.
 apply interpersonal communication skill with technical
or/and non technical staff in the work place.
Importance of ITP in OBE
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To demonstrate achievement of POs.
Technical skills.
Ethical and professional skills.
Teamwork and leadership skills.
Communication skills.
Awareness of cultural, global and
environmental responsibilities in decision
making.
Life-long learning.
Placement Procedure
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ALL placement is done through Industrial Training portal indtrng.utar.edu.my
Decide whether:
(A) You want to choose your preferred company not in UTAR list. Please
call to enquire for availability first!, OR
(B) Let the university choose for you. You can only decide on the location
for placement if you opt for this option.
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Update your Info and Resume on the industrial training portal.
Coordinator will shortlist potential training to the company.
Check on the website for your status regularly.
If rejected or not replied within 3 weeks, you may resubmit for
another company until you got an offer.
Once accepted, you are not allowed to change anymore.
Submit indemnity letter and prepare to go for your industrial training.
Go for training for a minimum of 20 weeks.
Placement Procedure
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If you face any difficulties, remember to contact the industrial
training coordinator immediately.
Arrange with your visiting supervisor to visit you at least ONCE
during the industrial training period.
Submit your report and log book upon completing your training.
Give a 15 minutes presentation.
The End!
Application Process
Step 1: Logon to http://indtrng.utar.edu.my and upload your particulars.
Step 2a: If you select a company not in the UTAR approved list, please
download and fill in the “Industrial Placement Form”. If rejected or
not getting a reply after 3 weeks, search for another company and
resubmit to the Coordinator. Repeat the process until you got an
offer. It is your responsibility to resubmit another company to the
coordinator should you get rejected or did not get a reply from the
company.
Step 2b: You can choose only the location for placement if you allow
UTAR to do placement for you.
Step 3: Check the website regularly for status update.
Step 4: Sign indemnity letter and prepare to work. Indemnity letters
from parents to UTAR, you and parents to company are not required
unless requested by company.
Step 5: Once accepted, you are not allowed to change anymore!
Summary of the Placement Procedure
Login to the portal
Fill up your info and Resume
Call the
company
Get Offer
Own
Choose
placement
Option
University
Compilation by Coordinator
Short listing by Company
Offered ?
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Sign indemnity letter
Report for work!
If you wish to search for company on
your own…
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Find company which offer training relevant to your studies.
Not allowed to work in company belongs to your family members or
relatives.
1. Refer to the UTAR’s company list.
2. Find on your own, e.g. search the Internet or newspaper etc.
 www.Jobstreet.com.my
 www.JobsDB.com.my
 www.yellowpages.com.my
3. Ask family members, relatives and friends for recommendations.
Call the company for availability first!
Obtain the following:
 Name, Address, Contact Person, Contact Email & Tel & Fax No.
Training Detail
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5 months or 20 weeks training period.
From 23rd May 2011 to 9th Oct 2011.
You may be visited by a Visiting Supervisor during the
training.
In case you are not visited by a Visiting Supervisor, you
need to download from the website and make sure
“Appendix 7 Student Appraisal Form” and “Appendix 6
Student Visitation Form” are filled by your Industrial
Supervisor and submit together with your report.
Attitude on Industrial Training
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Be punctual to work.
Positive, can-do attitude.
Put in efforts and interests in your work.
Try to learn as much as you can.
Ask when you have queries, don’t keep to
yourself.
Request for opportunity to involve in technical
work.
SAFETY FIRST!
DON’T TAKE RISKS!
Safety Hazards to avoid:
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Driving (long distance, long hour)
Overtime and night shifts
Hazardous chemicals
Radioactive environment (x-ray etc)
Electrical hazards (e.g. high voltage)
Fall hazards (e.g. high altitude)
Biological (E.g. germs)
Plant and equipment handling
Extreme environment (heat/noise etc)
Journey Management
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Minimum 8 hours rest / sleep
work 8hrs rest 8hrs work 8hrs
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NO driving for more than 6 hours in an 8 hour
work day. You’re not a full time driver!
NO continuous driving for 2 hours or more.
NO night driving / departure after 6pm.
DON’T DRIVE if you are a new driver.
Driving Safety
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Observe and obey traffic rules – DO NOT
SPEED!
Implement journey management
Vehicle in good conditions and comply with
the safety needs – AIRBAG
Comprehensive INSURANCE coverage
NO night driving.
Assessment
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Report & Log Book
– 60 %
Student Appraisal
– 30 %
Oral Presentation
– 10 % (NEW!)
Submit Report and Student Appraisal by 21 Oct
2011 (must follow report guideline).
Oral Presentation will be scheduled in the 1st
week of Oct 2011 trimester (17-21 Oct 2011).
Students will only be graded PASS or FAIL.
Not contributing to GPA.
Training Report & Log Book
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Follow the instruction given by the Industrial
Report Writing Guidelines available at the
website.
Report not following the guidelines will be
rejected.
You may write and type for the log book.
You may record your log book daily or
summarize it weekly.
Marking scheme can be found in the Faculty
Appendices on the website!
Remarks
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Remember to register and pay your fees.
Inform your Industrial Training Supervisor first
if you have any problem.
Contact your Industrial Training Coordinator if
problem persists.
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Teoh Chee Hooi (BI)
[email protected] 012-3802389
Dr. Tan Kok Liang (MH)
[email protected] 016-2253477
Q&A
GOOD LUCK & ENJOY YOUR
INDUSTRAIL TRAINING!