Industrial Visit and it's Objective

A recent research says that there is a huge gap between educational system and industrial requirements. Students do not reach the expectations of a company. The only way to bridge the gap is connecting students with the industries so that students will be able to know the needs of the industry and groom themselves accordingly. To do that industrial visits is a pathway to the students.

Industrial visit should be part of a course in every educational institution so that students visit companies and get an insight of on the internal working environment of the company. Industry visits sensitize students to the practical challenges that organizations face in the business world. It also gives greater clarity about various management concepts for students as they can practically see how these concepts are put into action. Visits to manufacturing firms are useful for students to understand the nuances and realities of the shop floor. By visiting the shop floor they get to understand the risky conditions in which workers work, the people management challenges involved in managing workers apart from getting hands-on technical knowledge.

Objectives of industrial visit 

1. Is to provide students an insight regarding the internal working of companies.

2. The industrial visit provides a practical perspective on the world of work. 

3. The industrial visit gives them exposure to current work practices as opposed to possibly theoretical knowledge being taught at a college. 

4. Industrial visit provides an excellent opportunity to interact with industries and knows more about an industrial environment. 

5. Industrial visit provides students functional opportunity in different sectors like IT, Manufacturing, and services, finance, and marketing. 

6. Industrial visit helps to combine theoretical knowledge with industrial knowledge.

7. It provides students with an opportunity to learn practically through interaction, working methods and employment practices.