Industrial Training Report's Format
Front Matters
1. Cover page
All reports MUST use the standard cover page format. The cover page must be in purple
(USM colour) with black fonts. The report shoud be tape binded.
Also on the cover page are :
(i) Student’s name, Programme of study and Matriculation number.
(ii) Name of Training Organization, Signature of the supervisor at the training
organization
2. Abstract
The Abstract is one of the most important parts of the report. It is a very brief but clear
description of what the report is all about, summarizing the work done and the results.
It should not exceed 100 words.
3. Acknowledgements
Names of each person and organization that has contributed to the work appear in the
Acknowledgments. The nature of the contribution can be described (eg. permission for
the use of equipment, facilities and documents).
4. Table of Contents
This table lists in sequence the name of each heading or subheading and the
corresponding page number. The names should be a clear indication of the contents of
the section.
Main Text
The text should be typed in 12 point Times New Roman font with one-and-a-half spacing.
Chapter heading should be typed in 14 point Times New Roman font, bold and capitalized.
Chap. 1 Introduction
This section describes the project in general, highlighting the:
- objectives of the industrial training program
- scope of the industrial training program
- duration
- importance of the industrial training program
Chap. 2 The Training Organization
This section describes the training organization and training environment. It includes the
business functions of the organization, the department the training was held in, staff strength,
the administrative system, organizational chart and computer systems and network
infrastructure. It is advisable that students discuss with his/her supervisor prior to writing this
section to avoid possible breaching of information that are regarded as sensitive and classified
to the organization.
Chap. 3 Formal Training Provided (if applicable)
This section describes the training provided through formal classroom training environment. A
brief description of each training given and its benefit towards the training proper shold be
given here.
Chap. 4 Industrial Training Project
This section describes the project the student is involved in. Emphasis should be given to the
portion of the project the student was involved in. For example, for a software-based industrial
training project, this section should describe the following:
Objectives
Analysis
Design
Implementation
Testing
Documentation
Software and Tools Used
Highlights of Training Exposure (area, scope)
Chap 5. Conclusions
This section describes the overall benefits obtained from the training, including how the
academic program has supported and prepared the student for industrial training. It can include
suggestions to improve the curriculum or industrial training given or improve the process of
industrial training in general.
References
List pertinent resources, such as books and important articles in journals, by the last names of
the principal author in alphabetical order.
Appendices
Any material which is not essential to an understanding of the material and which would
interrupt the flow of the presentation should be relegated to an appendix.
