The Effectiveness of Industrial Training during Covid- 19 Pandemic: Perspective of Undergraduate Students of Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

Abstract: A post-training survey was conducted to all students of Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Mechanical programme in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) who completed their industrial training in 2020. The aim of the survey was to overview the effectiveness of industrial training in the perspective of students. This study also was carried out to investigate the effect Covid-19 pandemic on the preparation of companies and students’ perception of their own performance before and after the industrial training. The survey was conducted via online involving 166 respondents. The questions included multiple-choice, 5-score Likert scale and open-ended questions. The results show that the majority of the respondents were satisfied with their selection of placement and achievement during the training with the highest mean Likert score of 4.65. The analysis on the self-evaluation of performance before and after industrial training also revealed a significant increase in generic skills especially personal attitude and professionalism aspects. The finding of this work also concludes that the pandemic has no severe impact on the effectiveness of industrial training in the perspective of the students. This finding will be considered for the development of guidelines of Industrial Training course to fit the demands during the pandemic.
 
 Keywords: Industrial Training, Mechanical Engineering, Performance, Survey