Abstract
The study pursued to determine the perception of the business students on the effectiveness of the On-the-Job Training Program of the Kalinga State University in four areas, namely support of the college, pre-placement activities, support of the host agency, and effectiveness of the on-the-job training in terms of academic, personal and enterprise skills. The study used descriptive methods using a survey questionnaire as the primary tool for gathering the responses of two hundred thirty-nine respondents. The study revealed that the students perceived the OJT program of the University as average. Also, the common problems encountered by trainees were a mismatch of tasks with the course program, lack of supervision by the adviser and supervisor, limited time for OJT, and lack of proper orientation about the work. Thus, the University needs to strengthen its support to student trainees; improve pre-placement activities, and enhance host agencies' support to develop trainees' academic, personal, and entrepreneurial skills. The University needs to establish guidelines in choosing host agencies to ensure the relevance and quality of training provided to trainees are aligned to their chosen fields. The findings of this study can be used to improve OJT programs for undergraduate students to ensure students' competitiveness.
Highlights
Experiential learning is essential to make the teaching and learning process more effective for students in academic institutions, in which one of its major components is on-the-job training
This study aims to assess the college's support to the students, the pre-placement activities, the support of the host agency, and the OJT program's effectiveness in developing students' academic, personal, and enterprise skills
This proves that the adviser, faculty, and the University administration's role is vital in attaining the objectives of the on-the-job training for the students
Summary
Experiential learning is essential to make the teaching and learning process more effective for students in academic institutions, in which one of its major components is on-the-job training. The guidelines for students' internship for all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines are provided in the CMO No 104 series of 2017. In the said CMO, an internship is defined as the actual application of classroom learning to the real regular work environment such as commercial, industrial services, government. The internship program provides students opportunity to apply the theories they have learned from their classrooms, gain hands-on experiences in their fields, and develop their competencies and skills. The OJT program allows students to have real-life experience in their future workplace and enterprises if they opt to become entrepreneurs, making them more competitive and competent as individuals. On-the-job training helps in the formation of students to acquire professional work ethics
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