Home Economics Students’ Assessments of their Benefits from Students’ Industrial Work Scheme Experience: A Case Study of Two Tertiary Institutions in Abia State

Abstract

_{The study assessed the Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme
(SIWES) experience of Home Economics students in tertiary institutions in
Abia State. Three research questions guided the study. The population of
the study consisted of 42 respondents of 400 level students. Questionnaire
was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using frequencies and mean.
The findings include, that SIWES enhances entrepreneurial experiences of
students, their practical skills and acquisition of more skills, among
others. It is recommended that SIWES programme be made a yearly
programme to enable students acquire more skills.}