A Technical Report on

Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)

At
NUGERIA MINING CADASTRE
By

Name: MUHAMMAD NASIDI ABUBAKAR

ID. No.: 1078
Dept.: GEOLOGY
Faculty: SCIENCES
Level: 300

SUBMITTED TO:
Dr. ILYASU GARBA

SIWES CORDINATOR

SKYLINE UNIVERSITY NIGERIA (SUN) KANO-NIGERIA.

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF GEOLOGY (GEY)

DEGREE IN GEOLOGY

No. 2, Zaria Road, Kano-Nigeria.

www.sun.edu.ng | siwes@sun.edu.ng
 TABLE OF CONTENT

COVER PAGE................................................................................................................................1
TITLE PAGE……………………………………………………………………………………...1

TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………………………2

TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………………………3

DEDICATION……………………………………………………………………………………4

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT………………………………………………………………………...5

ABSTRACT………..………………………………………………………………………….......6

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 7

1.2 student industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) - - - - 9

1.3 Objectives of SIWES - - - - - - - - 10

1.4 Bodies involved in the Management of SIWES - - - - 11

1.5 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 11

CHAPTER TWO: BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY/ORGANIZATION

2.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 12

2.3 Structure of the Organization – - - - - - - - - - 13

2.4 Departments/Units of SIWES engagement it establishment and their functions 14

2.4.1 Regional Geology Department 14

2.4.2 Applied and Engineering Geology Department

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CHAPTER THREE: THE PROCESS, COMPONENTS AND DESCRIPTION

3.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 15

CHAPTER FOUR: EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED DURING THE EXERCISE

4.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - 16

4.2 Problems Encountered During the Program - - - - - - 18

4.3 The Circulation Room - - - - - - - - 18

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 INTRODUCTION - - - - - - - - 19

5.2 conclusion - - - - - - - - - 19

5.3 recommendation - - - - - - - - - 19

5.4 Suggestions for Improvement - - - - - - - 20

REFERENCE 21

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 DEDICATION

I dedicated this study to the people of my country . In life three matters most, first God

Almighty, second parent and thirdly friends, I dedicate this report to God Almighty for His

unlimited grace, consistent love, immeasurable faithfulness, and for sparing my life throughout

the period of my SIWES programme, secondly to my daring parents for their undiminished

support and unquantifiable assistance throughout the whole exercise and so my beloved friends

who always encourage me to be strong

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is my pleasure to thank those who helped me in various aspects of academic journey. I wish to

register any profound gratitude to God Almighty for the guidance and grace throughout my life

I’m grateful to the entire Staff of NIGERIA MINING CADASTRE for making my industrial

training interesting, educative and worthwhile My special gratitude goes to my HOD. Prof DR

ILYASU GARBA for his effort to see that this work saw the light of the day. I appreciate all my

amazing lecturers in the department, my wonderful supervisor, Prof Dr. Ilyasu garba, Dr

sulaiman. for their seasoned lectures, to them all,

I say be bless, Amen My regards to my amazing parents who financially supported my

educational pursuit, I say, remain blessed by God Almighty and to my beloved siblings, I love

you all, you are the best.

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 ABSTRACT

The introduction of students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) into the normal
schools’ curriculum has opened up an avenue for students to acquire a lot of experience, skills,
information and knowledge during the period of attachment to the company/ industry in order to
supplement the theoretical background of their chosen course of study and also to prepare them
for the challenges the future holds. This report is centered on my six months industrial training
program with Nigerian mining cadastre. In mining cadastre The system allows mineral
rights ‘holders and small and large enterprises to consult and apply for these
mineral rights

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 CHAPTER ONE

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), also known

as Industrial Training is a compulsory skills training programme designed to
expose and prepare students of Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges
of Education, Colleges of Technology and Colleges of Agriculture, for the
industrial work situation they’re likely to meet after graduation.The scheme
also afords students the opportunity of familiarizing and exposing
themselves to the needed experience in handling equipment and machinery
that are usually not available in their institution.Before the establishment of
the scheme, there was a growing concern among industrialists, that
graduates of institutions of higher learning lacked adequate practical
background studies preparatory for employment in industries.Thus,
employers were of the opinion that the theoretical education in higher
institutions wasn’t responsive to the needs of the employers of labour. SIWES
introduction, initiation and design was done by the Industrial Training Fund
(I.T.F) in 1993 to acquaint students with the skills of handling employer’s
equipment and machinery. The Industrial Training Fund (I.T.F) solely funded

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the scheme during its formative years. However, due to fnancial constraints,
the fund withdrew from the scheme in 1978. The Federal Government,
noting the signifcance of the skills training handed the management of the
scheme to both the National Universities Commission (N.U.C) and the
National Board for Technical Education (N.B.T.E) in 1979. The management
and implementation of the scheme was however reverted to the I.T.F by the
Federal Government in November, 1984 and the administration was
efectively taken over by the Industrial Training Fund in uuly 198,, with the
funding solely borne by the Federal Government

1.2 STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES) BACKGROUND

The scheme afords students the opportunity of familiarizing and exposing

themselves to the needed experience in handling equipment and machinery
that are usually not available in their institution. Before the establishment of
the scheme, there was a growing concern among industrialists, that
graduates of institutions of higher learning lacked adequate practical
background studies preparatory for employment in industries. Thus,
employers were of the opinion that the theoretical education in higher
institutions wasn’t responsive to the needs of the employers of labour SIWES
introduction, initiation and design was done by the Industrial Training Fund
(I.T.F) in 1993 to acquaint students with the skills of handling employer’s
equipment and machinery.The Industrial Training Fund (I.T.F) solely funded
the scheme during its formative years. However, due to fnancial constraints,
the fund withdrew from the scheme in 1978.The Federal Government, noting
the signifcance of the skills training handed the management of the scheme
to both the National Universities Commission (N.U.C) and the National Board
for Technical Education (N.B.T.E) in 1979.The management and
implementation of the scheme was however reverted to the I.T.F by the
Federal Government in November, 1984 and the administration was
efectively taken over by the Industrial Training Fund in uuly 198,, with the
funding solely borne by the Federal Government.

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF SIWES

 Provides the avenue for students in institutions of higher learning to

acquire industrial skills and experiences in their course of study.

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  Prepare the students for the industrial work situation they’re likely to
meet after graduation.
 Expose students to work method and techniques in handling
equipment and machinery that may not be available in their
institutions.
 Make the transition from school to the world of work easier and
enhance students contact for later job placement.
 Provides students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge in real
work situations thereby bridging the gap between theory and practice.
 Enlist and strengthens employers involvement in the entire educational
process and prepare students for employment after graduation.

1.4 BODIES INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SIWES

The bodies involved are: Federal Government, Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Other Supervising
Agencies are: National University Cormmission (NUC), National Board for Technical Education
(NBTE) & National Council for Colleges of Education (NCCE). The functions of these

Agencies above include among others to:

 Ensure adequate funding of the scheme

 Establish SIWES and accredit SIWES unit in the approved institutionsn formulate policies
and guideline for participating bodies and institutions as well as appointing SIWES
coordinators and Supporting staf,
 Supervise students at their places of atachment and sign their log-book and ITF Forms
Vet and process students log-books and forward same to ITF Area ofce
 Ensure payment of Allowances for the students and supervisors.

1.5 Conclusion

Therefore the success or otherwise of the SIWES depends on the efciency of the Ministries,
ITF, Institutions, Employers of labour and the general public involved in articulation and
management of the programme. Thus the evaluation of SIWES in tertiary institutions in meeting
up with the needs for the establishment of the programme is necessary

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 CHAPTER TWO
BACKGROUND OF NIGERIA MINING CADASTRE

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The Nigeria Mining Cadastre Ofce was established in 2007 with the responsibility
Administration and Management of Mineral Titles in Nigeria in accordance with section 5 of
the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007. The Mining Cadastre Ofce shall in addition to
any other functions prescribed by or under the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007,

perform the following:

 consider applications for mineral titles and permits, issue, suspend and upon writen
approval of the Minister, revoke any mineral titlen
 Receive and dispose of applications for modifcations: Renewal, transfer, relinquishment,
consolidation etc. of mineral titles or extension of areasn
 Maintain a chronological record of all applications for mineral titles in a Priority Register
which is to be specifcally used to ascertain the priority and registration of Applications for
exclusive rights or free areasn
 Maintain a general register which is to be used for all other types of applications Where
registration of the priority is not required
 Undertake such other activities reasonably necessary for the purpose of carrying out its
duties and responsibilities under the provisions of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act,
2007 and the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Regulations, 2011.
.2.3 Structure of the Organization
The agency has a Director-General/CEO as its head with for departments headed by Directors
namely;
i. Registry
ii. Concession
iii. Monitoring and Coordination
iv. Human Resource and Finance
v. Legal services.

Departments

Registry: The departments’ takes care of the following;

i. Manage all extant Mineral titles.
 ii. Processing all applications for modifications such as renewal,
transfer/assignments, additional minerals, consolidation, relinquishment/abandonment,
process and al records of revoked and statistics of transactions of the office.
iii. Keeps all records and statistics of transactions of the office.
iv. Collate data from all departments for periodic reports.

Concession: the department performs the following functions;

i. Receive all applications for mineral titles.
ii. Process applications for mineral titles and issued grants and certificates
iii. Maintain the special data of the office
iv. Field verification

Legal services: This units all litigations arising from mineral titles administration of the offices
on its day to day activities.

Human Resource and Finance: This Department Takes the Administration of the office

Monitoring and Coordination: This department coordinates all the zonal offices on the following;
i. Conflict resolution on consent letters as issued by communities.
ii. Site verification claims.

Units: There are six units made up of

i. Information and communication technology (ICT) units.
ii. Internal audit unit.
iii. Press unit.
iv. Public relation and protocol units.
v. Store units.

2.4 Departments/Units of SIWES engagement it establishment and their functions

The Technical Departments and their Functions:

The Three Technical Departments are expected to carry out the Agency’s statutory
responsibilities, some which are listed as follows;

2.4.1 Regional Geology Department

i. Map the entire area of the country on various scales as may be applicable e.g.;
1:100,000, 1:50,000, 1,000,000 in order to assess the natural endowment rock resources
of every part of the country.
ii. Undertakes tectonic and structural geological studies.
iii. Carries out surface and subsurface study of the earth.
iv. Carry out the interpretation, acquisition and analysis of remotely sensed data
through the satellite imageries, aeromagnetic and radiometric survey.
v. Carry out Basin analysis.
 vi. Produces publications e.g. bulletins, maps, Occasional Papers and Records

2.4.2 Applied and Engineering Geology Department

i. Carries out engineering geotechnical and geological mapping and studies (for
availability of basic geological information) for land use development and management.
ii. Assesses groundwater potential for environmental management and land use
planning.
iii. Provides geophysical reports and maps for the purpose of comprehensive and
reliable database.
iv. Compiles environmental geological information.
v. Undertakes ground truthing of Airborne geophysical survey data (magnetic,
gravity and radiometric) of the entire area of the country recently acquired by the
Agency.
 CHAPTER THREE
THE PROCESS, COMPONENTS & DESCRIPTION

3.1 INTRODUCTION

Throughout my training programme, I was assigned to amongst Concession department,

where I process applications for Mineral Titles and issue Grants and Certificates also
maintaining special data of the office and other some working activities that was conducted
by me with my colleagues in the organization. Lastly, I observed some other important
geological sciences in the mining cadastre
 CHAPTER FOUR
WORKING EXPERIENCE

4.1 INRODUCTION

During my six month of the SIWES training, I was able to acquire much experiences
in the geosciences software in documentation, recording of files and evaluation.
Throughout my siwes I work under the concession department. This department
deals the following

 Receive all applications for Mineral Titles

 Process applications for Mineral Titles and issued Grants and Certificates
 Maintain the special data of the office

 Firstly I learned the recording of concent (i.e. this is the approval that the
miner seeks from the head for mining search). The departments where I
served have the responsibility for this process. Through this a consent is
made, so if the consent is approved our department will verify the approval
and records it’s indicating that you are allowed to start the mining process
  Evaluation:

Evaluation entails under the concession departments to ensure the steady

evaluation of the mining site and the space, what kind of minerals is there
and if any have any miner ever mined in that site where the minerals is
located. If it is investigated and found that someone has mined there before,
the departments will ensure the return (i.e. overlap) for the rejection.

 I also learn refusal of a file. The refusal of a file is an act which is done by the
concession departments when the documents are not complete. The refusal by the
concession department deals with lawyers (i.e. Barristers) that ensure the legal
backing of contract and ensure that they are there when there exist a conflict or
misunderstanding. In this consent if the contract is accepted or rejected, the lawyers
ensure legal backings are protected.

4.2 Problems Encountered During the Program

During the programme, I had difculties understanding a lot of terms and terminologies that
were used at the ofce because a lot of them were very new to me. This made it hard for me to
follow the procedures easily.

4.3 The Circulation Room

Here it consists of the recommendations and refusal rooms. This is under the registry and
concession departments. Thus, there are some miners that may fail to meet the requirements for
mining. Miners are profiles are recording to keep their data, if they fail to meet up supply the
necessary documents they are recorded in the refusal documents or stored in the refusal
documents before the supply all documents required from them. So their documents are recorded
and stored in the refusal room.

The concession rooms also stored documented files. If for example the miners submitted his
files, resulting from a total overlap or mis-understanding from payments for approval, issuance
of small scale license, issuance of quarry licenses. If it is found that al this documents are not
available, the concession departments will take the documents to the refuse room. Any time the
miner issues all documents his file will be taken to the recommendation room indicating the
approval of the miners. All this are the work done under the concession departments where I
undertake my training.

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

5.1 INTRODUCTION

The six (6) months student industrial work experience scheme with NIGERIAN MINING
CADASTRE OFFICE (NMCO) expose me to the practical aspect of mining documentation,

5.2 CONCLUSION

Student Industrial working experience Scheme (SIWES) was organized by federal government
of Nigeria to give much experience and exposing of higher institution in various fields of life.
This programme is mainly organized for higher institution students in much department to
acquire the students with practical experience on the field, to prepare students towards the
possible challenges after graduation, and also to be exposed to some equipment or instruments
that may not be available in the school which develop our practical form of learning.

5.3 RECOMMENDATION

The student industry work experience scheme (SIWES) is a very important program which has
provided a means for student in higher education to acquire good knowledge, skills, and
experience in their various courses of study. I recommend the SIWES, especially that SKYLINE
UNIVERSITY and the supervisors who endeavored to visit the students in their various place of
attachment to check on their welfare and the Company should be willing to accept and encourage
student that are seeking for SIWES placement in their company

5.4 suggestion for improvement

1. Proper SIWES Orientations

The academic institutions should always ensure to organize orientation

programmes for their internship students.

The students should be taught and shown the proper ways to:

 Pay, collect, and submit their receipts, forms and logbooks

 Write and forward their application letters
 Fill in their logbooks
 Write their reports

2. Firms/Employers Support

Employers of labour accepting Internship students should always ensure that

they’re properly monitored, taught and disciplined.

The I.T Students shouldn’t be treated as servants all because they came for
training. They should be supported – no matter how small, with money
probably daily, weekly or monthly for their transportation and service.

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