MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND EXTERNAL STUDIES

CENTER FOR LIFE LONG LEARNING
P.O.BOX 7062

OLOWO TIMOTHY

INDEX NO: UBT/2019/T/D/A/222

YEAR OF STUDY: 2019 – 2021

INDUSTRAIL TRAINING REPORT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED WARE HOUSE

OF TOPCON INDUSTRIES LIMITED.

[MAY 2021 – JULY 2021]

SUBMITTED TO UGANDA BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL BOARD AS PARTIAL FULFILLMENT

OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN CIVIL
ENGINEERING.

COLLEGE SUPERVISOR SITE SUPERVISOR

NAME:……………………………………….. NAME:…………….........................

SIGN:………………………………………… SIGN:………………………………..
DECLARATION

I, OLOWO TIMOTHY declare that the information in this booklet is as a result of my

findings and hard work during my training and has never been admitted in any institution
for any award.

Sign: …………………………………………….

Date: ……………………………………………..

Number: ………………………………………..

APPROVAL
This is to certify that the bearer, OLOWO TIMOTHY, carried out his industrial training with
our company fully participating in all the works. Therefore, this serves to approve his
industrial training report for submission to the Uganda Business and Technical Board
under the College of Education and External Studies (Center for Lifelong Learning),
Makerere University.

1. Training Supervisor

Name: ENG. MANISH

Signature:…………………………………..

Date:…………………………………………

2. University Supervisor

Name: Mr. ODEL SAMUEL

Signature:…………………………………

Date:………………………………………….

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I extend my humble appreciation towards the efforts put by the following who led to the
success of my industrial training.

First and foremost, my special thanks go to God who saw me through this training period
for He has kept me alive to date.

I recognize the contribution of my family members, who have worked hard with me and
fully supported me entirely i.e. my Dad Mr. Okoth Charles, my Mom Mrs. Nyaketcho
Margret Charles.

Maximum thanks go to my supervisors and instructors who helped me throughout my

training and the assistance rendered by the foreman Mr. Manish.

Special recognition to all my colleagues, fellow students, masons and all the laborers who
helped me during my training and writing my report.

I extend my sincere gratitude to INDICON LIMITED for giving me the opportunity to train
with them.

DEDICATION
This report is dedicated to the Almighty God for having kept me alive and focused through
the period of my training.

Then to all my family members and my friends for their hard work and efforts towards this
success. Thanks to you all and may God bless you.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
This report comprises the details of all the information I got during my industrial training
with Indicon Limited at Topcon Warehouse construction. It entails mainly stages of the
constructions done when I was at the site and the report also contains the problems and
challenges encountered during the six weeks of training.

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION

This report was generated from the project that started in late 2020, located in Kampala
district with the boundaries of Makerere Region. The project was funded by Topcon
Industrials and contracted to Indicon Contractors Limited.

This report is intended to give information of what was done during the training that took
place for about 10 weeks and be submitted to UBTEB.

Industrial training back ground

Field attachment is a field-based practical training experience that prepares trainees

for the tasks they are expected to perform on completion of their technical training. As
part of the study program, every student pursuing a course of Diploma in Civil
Engineering is required to undergo industrial training at the end of the second
semester of first year of study. The final part of the Industrial training is writing up a
report with regards to the field experiences obtained by the student .

Objectives of the training

 To enable students, get hands-on/real-life experience they are expected to work

in when they graduate.
 To provide an opportunity for students to apply the principles and techniques
theoretically learnt into real-life problem-solving situations.
 To develop student understanding of work ethics, employment demands,
responsibilities and opportunities.
 To enhance and strengthen linkages between Technical college and various
stakeholders.
 To enable students to access and use different machines and tools and get to know
how they are applied.
 To enable students, appreciate the relevance of non-engineering professions in the
execution of a given project.

Organizational Structural of Indicon Contractors Limited

The responsibilities of some personnel at site.

The employer / contractor; The employer had the responsibility of ensuring that all
machinery and equipment was in good condition and kept well maintained. They also
prepared a written statement of their policy with respect to the health and safety at work
of their employees.

Project manager; This was responsible for overseeing the general progress of the works
on the site and he was employed by the contractor.

Site engineers; Site engineers ensured that the company’s policy on safety is understood
by all the subordinate supervisory stuff. That all work is carried out under safe conditions
and disobedience of the rules is not tolerated