CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
With the intent to fulfill the requirement of accreditation in Diploma for the subject of Tourism and Hospitality, students must at least take one session of Industry Training out of their six semester as a full-time student. They will then be allocated to different company either government or private sector based on their three chosen options.Internship seems totally different from student's life as they are directly deal with a real-life working environment. Some issues aroused when the minority couldn't give full collaboration during working period. However, expert found that it's just a minor setback as there is not reliable data could prove it. Student learn to respect among colleague, upper management, clients and suppliers, the culture of the company, ways of communication, suitable apparel to wear while attend to the workplace, professionalism, mindset etc... in a more practical way. As such, the aim of Department of Polytechnic Education "give students practical work experience with leading employers, preparing them for a smooth transition from academia to work" could be accomplish. Structured Internship Program (SIP) target on helping students to develop industry-ready and industry-specific knowledge and skills, meeting the needs of companies and to guarantee job offer to the graduates when they have complete their higher education.
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