PERCEPTIONS OF INDUSTRY IN BOTSWANA TOWARDS BOTHO UNIVERSITY STUDENT INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT (SIA) PROGRAM
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
One of the Quality Policy statements for Botho University (BU) is to produce internationally and global employable graduates. This helps BU to make meaningful contributions to sustainable development in Botswana through the provision of high quality education. The study was motivated by the desire to establish perceptions of Botswana industry as regards BU Student Industrial Attachment (SIA) Programme introduced in 2011. The population for the study constituted 601 organizations which had at one time or another have taken BU students on attachment, and a convenience sample of 200 was taken in Gaborone, and 150 questionnaires were fully completed and returned, representing a 75 % response rate. The major finding of the study was that industry had a positive perception and a supportive attitude towards the attachment programme. However, further research regarding duration of the attachment, timing and intergrated curriculum development is needed in order to reinforce the attachment programme.
Authors and Affiliations
Tendai Douglas Svotwa| Senior Lecturer, Botho University, Faculty of Business, Department of Business Management, P O Box 501564, Gaborone, Botswana. E-mail: douglas.svotwa@bothouniversity.ac.bw, Cellphone +267 743 822 56, Norman Rudhumbu| Senior Lecturer, Botho University, Faculty of Business, Department of Sport Management, P O Box 501564, Gaborone, Botswana E-mail: norman.rudhumbu@bothouniversity.ac.bw, Cellphone +267 715 965 74, Golden Chikari| Lecturer, Botho University, Faculty of Business, Department of Business Management, P O Box 501564, Gaborone, Botswana, E-mail: golden.chikari@bothouniversity.ac.bw, Cellphone +267 7127 1099
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