HUMANITYFIRSTVOCATIONALTRAININGINSTITUTE

INDUSTRIALTRAININGREPORT
ATBUDAKADISTRICTLOCALGOVERNMENT
BY
SABANOEVARLYN
UBB011/B/C/M/2021/023

CONTACT:0759128271

ANINDUSTRIALTRAININGREPORTSUBMITTEDTOTHEDEPARTMEN
TOFINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYINPARTIALFUFILLMENTOFTHER
EQUIREMENTFORTHEAWARDOFNATIONALCERTIFICATEININFOR
MATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGYOFTHEUGANDABUSI
NESSANDTECHNICALEXAMINATIONBOARD(UBTEB)
FROMJUNE–JULY2022

DECLARATION
ISabanoEvarlyn,RegistrationnumberUBB011/B/C/M/
2021/023,declarthatthisreportismyoriginalworkthatithasneverbeensubmittedany
whereforanyacademicaward.
Sign:………………………………

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APPROVAL

TheworkpresentedintheindustrialtrainingismyoriginalworkpreparedbySabanoEvar
lynofregistrationnumberUBB0011/B/C/M/
2021/023atBudakadistrictlocalgovernmentforthepartialfulfillmentoftherequirement
fortheawardofnationalcertificateininformationandcommunicationtechnologyofUga
ndabusinessandtechnicalexaminationboard.(Ubteb)

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Approvedbytheacademicsupervisor:

Name…………………………………….

Signature………………………………..

Fieldsupervisor:

Name:…………………………………….

Signature………………………………….

DEDICATIONS
IthankthealmightyGodforthegreatworkandpatiencehehasprovidedtomeinmylifea
ndinmyeducationfromthebeginningtowhereamrightnow,Mayhisnamebeglorified
.

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  Ialsodedicatethisreporttomydearparents,MedeyiSimon,andHarrietpeesa,bro
thers,sistersandrelativesfortheirendlessandtimelysacrificetheyhaveincurredto
bringmethisfar.
 IdedicatethisreporttomyfieldsupervisorMr.DongoCharlesandacademicsuper
visorNkutuIsmael,fortheworkyouhavedone
 Thankyou.
 MaytheLORDblessyouallabundantly?

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 IwouldliketoexpressmyappreciationtoBudakaDistrictLocalGovernmentPlann
ingDepartmentforgivingmethisopportunitytodoindustrialtrainingasapartofthe
courseunityeartwofortheCertificateinInformationTechnology
 Throughoutthistraining,IamverygratefulfortheguidancefrommysupervisorMr.
DongoCharles.
 Ialsoextendmysincerethankstomyfellowtraineesformakingthetraininganintere
stingone.
 IfeeladeepsenseofgratitudetomyfieldsupervisorMr.DongoCharlesplannerB
DLGandMr.kabiseShabanMandetheDistrictplannerfortheireffort,time,kno
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 wledgedeliveredtomeduringtheinternshipexercise,maythealmightyGODbless
youabundantly.
 FurtherthankstomyentireinstitutesupervisorMr.NkutuIsimael,whosparedhisr
esourcefultimetocomeandsupervise,monitorandensurethatIobtainthenecessar
yskillsasrequiredbytheprinciplesgoverningtheinternshipexercise?I
 Extendgreatthankstohimforhisnewknowledge,adviceandencouragementgiven
tomeaspermycareerplansandvision.
 Ialsoextendthankstomylecturerswhoencouraged,advised,inspiredmeespeciall
yMr.TabaireGeoffreyandMadamIkwapFlaviaAgatha.Iappreciatemypare
nts,Mr.MedeyiSimon,andMissHarrietWenenefortheirunendlesscouragean
dsupportespeciallyfinancialsupportrenderedtomefromp.1uptotheaccomplish
mentofmycourse(academicjourney)

ABSTRACT/EXECUTIVESUMMARY

 Internshipisatemporarypositionwithemphasisonthejobtrainingratherthanmere
lyemployment.Itisaformaltrainingwithorganizationswhoseprimarypurposeist
oofferpracticalworkexperienceinaparticularoccupationtothepeoplewhoarene
winthatfield.Thepurposeofindustrialtrainingistoenableteachers,instructorsorl
ecturersassessformallyeducationalattainments,intelligence,personalityandcha
racteroftheirlearnersdevelopedduringthetrainingperiod.Inaddition,italsofacilit
atesintegrationofknowledgeandskillsfromschool,andcreateslinkagesbetweent
heindustryandthetraininginstitutions.
Inparticular,thisinternshipwasconductedatBudakaDistrictLocalGovernment.

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  However,irecommendBDLGtoinstallareliablepowersource(preferablyagener
ator)attheinstitution.
 Inthesameline,ialsocallupontheinstitutetoalwaysprovidesomemoneytostudent
stofacilitatetheirtransportfarewhileinthefield.

ListofFigures
Fig01:mapofBudakadistrictlocalgovernment…………………………………ix

Fig02:fieldOrganizationalstructure……………………………………………08

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Listoftables
Tab01:dellsystemunit………………………………………………………..14

Tab02:workingdays.............................................................................................24

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 MapofBudakadistrictlocalgovernment

Ka mer uk a

Ka ch omo
Ka t ir a

Ik i-ik i
Mugit i
Newsubcounties.shp Ka de r u na Ka monk ol i
Constituencies.shp Ka k ul e
Budaka North
Budaka South

Na boa N
Buda k a TC
Buda k a
W E

Na nsa n ga S
Lya ma

7 0 7 14 Kilometers

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Fig:01

LISTOFABBREVIATIONSUSED
Abbreviationmeaning

ACAO AssistantchiefAdministrativeOfficer

BDLGBudakaDistrictLocalGovernment.

CAOChiefAdministrativeOfficer

CBSCommunityBasedServices

CFOChiefFinanceOfficer
CIAChiefInternalAuditor
DEODistrictEducationOfficer
DMODistrictMedicalOffice
DSCDistrictServiceCommittee
DTBDistrictTenderBoard
MOFPEDMinistryofFinance,PlanningandEconomicDevelopment

NAADSNationalAgriculturalAdvisoryDevelopmentServices
NGOSNon-GovernmentOrganizations
NUSAFNorthernUgandaSocialActionFund

PBS-ProgramBudgetingSystem

PEAPPovertyEradicationActionPlan

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RDCResidentDistrictCommissioner

SCOSeniorCommercialOfficer

S/CSubCounty

S/NSerialNumber

SPOSeniorProcurementOfficer

DPDistrictplanner

OBTOutputbudgeting

UBTEBUgandaBusinessandTechnicalExaminationBoard

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TableofContents
DECLARATION..............................................................................................................................................ii
APPROVAL...............................................................................................................................................iii
DEDICATIONS..........................................................................................................................................iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..............................................................................................................................v
ABSTRACT/EXECUTIVESUMMARY...........................................................................................................vi
ListofFigures.......................................................................................................................................vii
Listoftables........................................................................................................................................viii
MapofBudakadistrictlocalgovernment................................................................................................ix
LISTOFABBREVIATIONSUSED...................................................................................................................x
CHAPTERONE...............................................................................................................................................3
1.1INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................3
1.2OBJECTIVESANDJUSTIFICATIONOFINTERNSHIPTRAINING..................................................................3
Justificationofinternshiptraining..........................................................................................................3
1.3THELOCATIONOFTHEORGANISATION......................................................................................4
1.4DISTRICTBACKGROUND......................................................................................................................6
1.5MISSION.............................................................................................................................................6
1.6VISION................................................................................................................................................7
1.7GOALS/OBJECTIVESOFTHEORGANISATION............................................................................7
1.8FIELDORGANISATIONSTRUCTURE.......................................................................................................8
1.9TASKSCARRIEDOUTBYTHEORGANISATION.............................................................................................9
CHARPTERTWO..........................................................................................................................................10
2.1Introductiontointernshipreport........................................................................................................10
2.3 ...............................................................................................................................................10
2.4DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIESDONEDURINGTHEINTERNSHIP....................................................................11
2.5NEWKNOWLEDGEANDSKILLSACQUIREDDURINGTHEINTERNSHIP........................................................12
Skillsattainedintheinternship..............................................................................................................12
2.6Otherknowledgeacquiredduringtheinternshipincludes;.......................................................................14
2.7MostInterestingExperiences.............................................................................................................17
2.8RELATIONSHIPWITHINSTRUCTORS...................................................................................................17
2.9Methodsusedtogatherinformationduringmyinternship...................................................................18

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2.10CHALLENGESFACEDDURINGTHEINTERNSHIP......................................................................................18
Challengesfacedandhowimanagedthem;................................................................................................18
CHARPTERTHREE.......................................................................................................................................20
3.1Challengesfacingtheorganisation......................................................................................................20
3.2Inadditiontheorganisationalsofaceschallengeslike:..........................................................................20
3.3SUMARRY.............................................................................................................................................21
3.4RECOMMENDATIONS,SUGGESTIONSANDGENERALSOLUTIONS...........................................................22
3.5CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................................23
3.6REFERENCE...........................................................................................................................................24
3.7APPENDIX.............................................................................................................................................24
 .......................................................................................................................................................24
 .......................................................................................................................................................24
3.8Theorganisation’sofficialworkinghoursfromMondaytoFriday..............................................................24

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 CHAPTERONE
1.1INTRODUCTION
Thischaptercontainstheobjectiveoftheindustrialtraining,locationoftheorganisation,b
ackgroundoftheorganisationmission,vision,goalsandobjectivesoftheorganisation,fie
ldorganisationstructureandthetaskscarriedoutbytheorganisation

1.2OBJECTIVESANDJUSTIFICATIONOFINTERNSHIPTRAINING.

Justificationofinternshiptraining.
Thepurposeofindustrialtrainingistoenableteachers,instructorsorlecturersassessforma

llyeducationalattainments,intelligence,aptitude,personalityandcharacteroftheirlearn

ersdevelopedduringthetrainingperiod.

Inaddition,italsofacilitatesintegrationofknowledgeandskillsfromschool.Itcreateslink

agesbetweentheindustry,oranyotherorganizationandthetraininginstitutions.

1.3THELOCATIONOFTHEORGANISATION
 BudakadistrictislocatedintheEasternRegionofUganda.Itfallswithinthecurrent
greaterBukedisub-region.Bukedisub-
regioncomprisesofthedistrictsofBudaka,Butaleja,Busia,Tororo,KibukuandPal
lisa.BudakadistrictisborderedbyPallisadistrictintheNorth,Kibukudistrictinthe
West,MbaledistrictintheEastandButalejadistrictintheSouth.RiverNamatalafor
msanaturalboundarybetweenBudakaandMbaledistricts.Thedistricthasalandar
eaofapproximately410sqkmwithopenwaterandswampcoveringanareaofabout
132sqkm.
 Thedistrictcomprisesoftwo(2)Countiesnamely;BudakaandIki-
IkiCounties,five(5)TownCouncilsnamely;Budaka,Naboa,Kachomo,Kamonk
oliandIki-
IkiTownCouncilsandfifteen(15)Subcountiesnamely;Budaka,Lyama,Tademer
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 i,Nansanga,Kamonkoli,Kachomo,Kadimukoli,Kaderuna,Iki-
Iki,Mugiti,Kakule,Kameruka,Kabuna,KakoliandKatiirasubcounties.Thelarge
stsubcountyisBudakaTownCouncil,whilethesmallestsubcountyisIki-
Iki.BudakadistrictheadquartersaresituatedatNakibuluWardinBudakaTownCo
uncil.
 TheDistrictwascreatedbyanActofParliamentin2005asaLocalGovernmentServ
iceCentre.Budakadistrictwascurvedfromthe“mother”Pallisadistrict.Themand
ateandthelegalframeworkforitsexistencearederivedfromtheNationalConstituti
onoftheRepublicofUgandaandtheLocalGovernmentAct(CAP243)asaGovern
mentServiceEntity.Budakadistrictstarteditsoperationson1stJuly2006forFY200
6/2007anditsheadquartersaresituatedatNakibuluCell,BwaseWardinBudakaTo
wnCouncil.Budakadistrict,whichwasoneofthecountiesofthe“mother”Pallisadi
strict,wasformedontheprincipleofdecentralizationpolicyoflocalgovernance.T
hecurrentdevelopmentthinkingapproachisthatdevelopmentprogramsthatimpa
ctonpeoplearebetterimplementedthroughdecentralizationoffunctions,powersa
ndresponsibilitiesfromthecentralgovernmenttohigherandlowerlocallevelsofse
rvicedelivery.
 Deepeningofdecentralizationisapanaceaforeffective,efficientandequitabledist
ributionofresources.Decentralizationisessentialongroundsofeconomy,efficien
cy,effectivenessandequitybecauselocalauthoritiesarebetterplacedtodeterminel
ocalneedsandpriorities.Thiscanpromotethemobilizationoflocalresourcesonas
ustainablebasisandtoengagebeneficiariesinimplementationofgovernmentprog
rams.Thebeneficiariesthemselveshavetheopportunitytoinfluenceandownthed
evelopmentprogramstheirlocalgovernmentsimplementandtoholdlocalofficial
saccountablefortheiractionsthroughgoodgovernance.
 It’sonthebasisoftheforegoingthatthelocalcommunityrequestedforthetransform
ationofBudakaCountyintoaDistrictstatus.
 ConstitutionoftheRepublicofUgandaandtheLocalGovernmentAct(CAP243)a
saGovernmentServiceEntity.Budakadistrictstarteditsoperationson1 stJuly2006
forFY2006/2007anditsheadquartersaresituatedatNakibuluCell,BwaseWardin
BudakaTownCouncil.Budakadistrict,whichwasoneofthecountiesofthe“mothe
r”Pallisadistrict,wasformedontheprincipleofdecentralizationpolicyoflocalgov
ernance.Thecurrentdevelopmentthinkingapproachisthatdevelopmentprogram
sthatimpactonpeoplearebetterimplementedthroughdecentralizationoffunction
s,powersandresponsibilitiesfromthecentralgovernmenttohigherandlowerlocal
levelsofservicedelivery.

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  Deepeningofdecentralizationisapanaceaforeffective,efficientandequitabledist
ributionofresources.Decentralizationisessentialongroundsofeconomy,efficien
cy,effectivenessandequitybecauselocalauthoritiesarebetterplacedtodeterminel
ocalneedsandpriorities.Thiscanpromotethemobilizationoflocalresourcesonas
ustainablebasisandtoengagebeneficiariesinimplementationofgovernmentprog
rams.Thebeneficiariesthemselveshavetheopportunitytoinfluenceandownthed
evelopmentprogramstheirlocalgovernmentsimplementandtoholdlocalofficial
saccountablefortheiractionsthroughgoodgovernance.
 It’sonthebasisoftheforegoingthatthelocalcommunityrequestedforthetransform
ationofBudakaCountyintoaDistrictstatus.

1.4DISTRICTBACKGROUND

 TheDistrictwascreatedbyanActofParliamentin2005asaLocalGovernmentServ
iceCentre.Budakadistrictwascurvedfromthe“mother”Pallisadistrict.Themand
ateandthelegalframeworkforitsexistencearederivedfromtheNationalConstituti
onoftheRepublicofUgandaandtheLocalGovernmentAct(CAP243)asaGovern
mentServiceEntity.Budakadistrictstarteditsoperationson1stJuly2006forFY200
6/2007anditsheadquartersaresituatedatNakibuluCell,BwaseWardinBudakaTo
wnCouncil.Budakadistrict,whichwasoneofthecountiesofthe“mother”Pallisadi
strict,wasformedontheprincipleofdecentralizationpolicyoflocalgovernance.T
hecurrentdevelopmentthinkingapproachisthatdevelopmentprogramsthatimpa
ctonpeoplearebetterimplementedthroughdecentralizationoffunctions,powersa
ndresponsibilitiesfromthecentralgovernmenttohigherandlowerlocallevelsofse
rvicedelivery.
 Deepeningofdecentralizationisapanaceaforeffective,efficientandequitabledist
ributionofresources.Decentralizationisessentialongroundsofeconomy,efficien
cy,effectivenessandequitybecauselocalauthoritiesarebetterplacedtodeterminel
ocalneedsandpriorities.Thiscanpromotethemobilizationoflocalresourcesonas
ustainablebasisandtoengagebeneficiariesinimplementationofgovernmentprog
rams.Thebeneficiariesthemselveshavetheopportunitytoinfluenceandownthed
evelopmentprogramstheirlocalgovernmentsimplementandtoholdlocalofficial
saccountablefortheiractionsthroughgoodgovernance.

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  It’sonthebasisoftheforegoingthatthelocalcommunityrequestedforthetransform
ationofBudakaCountyintoaDistrictstatus.

1.5MISSION

 TodeliverservicestothepeopleofBudakaDistrictinacoordinatedmannerfocusin
ginNationalandlocalprioritiesforsustainabledevelopment.

1.6VISION
 Empoweredpeopleinabeautifulcondusiveenvironmentforthefullrealizationoft
heirdevelopmentpotentials.

1.7GOALS/OBJECTIVESOFTHEORGANISATION

 Toensurethatinfrastructuralfacilitiesincludingfeederroads,watersuppliesandp
ublicbuildingsareavailableinallpartsofthedistrictatleastuptominimumNational
standards.
 Topromoteadequateandaccessiblehealthservicestopeopleofthedistrictreducin
gchildmortalityrates,improvingmaternalhealthandcombatingHIV/AIDS.
 Toensurethatfinancialmanagementperformanceissuesraisedbyresponsibleorg
ansareadequatelyaddressedintherequiredtimeframe.
 Toidentifyandcollectsufficientrevenuetoensurethatservicedeliverystandardsar
emetasperarticles191,192and193ofthe1995ConstitutionoftheRepublicofUgan
da.

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  Toensurethateffectiveandefficientplanningcapacityofallstakeholdersisstrengt
hened.
 Toincreasethelevelofeducationandliteracyinthedistrictbyincreasingthenetenro
llmentratiointheprimaryeducationto82%andliteracyrateto62%forbothmalesan
dfemales.
 Toensurethatlawandorderiskeptatalltimesbygazettegovernmentagenciesandfu
nctionalities.
 Toavailcommunitybasedservicestoallpeopleofthedistrictaccordingtotheirneed
sandasprovidedforunderarticles32,33,34,35and36ofthe1995Constitutionofthe
RepublicofUganda.
 Toensurethatnaturalresourcesinthelowerlocalgovernmentsarewellutilized,mai
ntainedandpreservedinasustainableway

1.8FIELDORGANISATIONSTRUCTURE
 BelowistheorganisationstructureofBudakadistrictlocalgovernmentfromtoptob
ottom;
Fig:02
Chief Administrative Officer

Finance Statutory Natural

Administration Health
Production resources
Department bodies departme
Department department
nt

Education Community Planning Internal Audit

Technical services
department based service Unit Department
and works
department department

Water
department
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Clients
1.9TASKSCARRIEDOUTBYTHEORGANISATION

 BudakaDistrictLocalGovernmentprovidesservicestothepeoplearoundthedistri
ctthatinclude;
 education,
 health,
 roads
 amongothersaslistedbelow;

 BDLGparticipatesintheprovisionofemploymentopportunitiestothepeoplethro
ughadvertisementoftheopportunitiesavailableinthedistrictthusimprovingthest
andardsoflivingofthepeoplewithinthedistrict.
 Itsensitizespeopleabouttheimportanceofconservingtheenvironment.Thisisdon
ethroughsendingrepresentativestodifferentpartsofBudaka.
 BDLGcarriesoutplanningandpreparationofbudgetswhichenablesthelocalgove
rnmenttoknowhowit’soperating.Thisontheotherhandenablesthelocalgovernm
enttoknowitssourcesofrevenueandtheareasofinvestment.

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  TheLocalGovernmentplaysagreatroleofrehabilitationofroads,schools,hospital
s,buildings,boreholesaswellasconstructingnewones.
 BDLGimprovesonthewelfareofthepeopleofBudakabyprovidingthemwithagri
culturalinputslikeseeds,fertilizers,pesticides,insecticidesamongothers.Italsos
upportstheNAADSprogramthataimsatimprovingthelifeoffarmersaswellaspro
vidingemploymenttothepeopleofBudaka.
 BDLGimplementsandinterpretsadministrativepoliciesonbehalfofthecentralgo
vernmentbycommunicatingtoitssubordinates.

CHARPTERTWO
2.1Introductiontointernshipreport.
 ThisfieldreportisaboutaninternshipIattainedfromBudakaDistrictlocalgovernm
entforaperiodofsixweeksintheplanningunit.It’soneoftheinstituterequirements
bythelearnerswhogoforindustrialtrainingatanyplaceofattachmentpurposelytoa
ctasasnapshotabouttheparticularactivities,observations,newknowledgeandex
perienceattainedduringtheexercise.itthereforeshowsthetruepictureofthepracti
calapproachrelatingtoeachcourseperusedbylearnersatanyinstitute.
 Thischapterconsistsoftheactivitiesdone,dutiesorresponsibilities,newknowled
geandskills,relationshipwithinstructorsandchallengesfacedduringtheindustria
ltraining.

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 2.3Activitiesdoneduringtheinternshipareasbelow;
 Ilearnthowtocommunicatewithvisitors,skillsforthegeneralofficeinvolvingman
agingofofficeequipment.
 Ilearnthowtomaintainacomputerroomandhowtocareforthecomputers;
 Ialsolearnthowtoconnectacomputertothemonitorandscanner.
 Ileantthekeyboardshortcuts,likectrl+A=forhighlightingatext,ctrl+shift+F=tod
isplayadialogueboxforfontsize,ctrl+U=underling,Alt+F4=closinganydocume
ntdisplayedonthescreenorshuttingdownacomputer.
 Skillsfortyping,howtooperateaphotocopyingmachine,howtooperateaprinteran
dscannerandtophotocopydocuments.
 Ilearnthowtoscandocumentsusingascannerandhowtoshareandsenddocuments
one-mail.
 Ialsolearntskillsfortyping,powerpointincludingdesigningmasterslides,settrans
itions,andeditslides.
 Ilearnthowtocreateacoverpageandsetdesigns,Ialsodesignedaninvitationcardfo
raweddingceremony.
 Ilearntskillsforscanningadocument.
 Ialsolearnttotypedatainexcel.
 Importingandexportingdatafromexceltodatabaseandfromdatabasetoexcel.
 Ialsolearnttocopyandpasteworkfromwordprocessingtopowerpoint
 Ilearnthowtocreateatableofcontentandcreatingafolderonthedesktop.
 Ialsolearnthowtosetmarginsofthepage,howtosetadocumentorpagestobeprinte
d,orientationandportraitofthepage.

2.4DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIESDONEDURINGTHEINTERNSHIP
 IheadedmyfellowinternsandIwastheoneresponsibleoranswerableifoneofthem
wasabsentorincasesomethingismissingintheoffice.
 Headofphotographersastheworkersweretakingphotoswheninthemeetingandal
sotakingphotosofthewholeorganisationforotheruse.
 Iwasassignedtomakesomepostersofthedistrictandsomeposterofwarningpeople
againstthecovid19pandemicanditwasreallyinteresting.
 IwasassignedtocollectdatafortheseparishmodelprogramsinmyinternshipandIe
xactlydiditbecausewewastrainedhowtodoit.
 Iwasalsoassignedvariousdutiesduringthisinternshipperiod,theseamongothersa
re:
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  Cleaningcomputers.
 Installingandconfiguringapplicationandsystemssoftware.
 Terminatingofbothstraightthroughandcrossoverdatacables.
 Layingofdatacables.
 ManuallyconfiguringcomputerIPaddresses.
 ConfiguringoutlookemailservicesinMicrosoftoffice2007.
 Designinganddevelopingwebsitesusinghtml.

2.5NEWKNOWLEDGEANDSKILLSACQUIREDDURINGTHEINTERNSHIP

Skillsattainedintheinternship
 Iattainedanumberofskillsandexperiencesfromtheexercise,amongwhichinclud
ed;
 TimeManagementSkill,thisskillwasachievedbycomingatthedistrictheadquar
tersintime,finishingmylunchintimeandleavingtheworkplaceattherequiredtime
.
 InterpersonalSkills,thisskillwasgainedbymyselfandfellowinternlikecodeofc
onduct
 ListeningSkill,Thisskillwasachievedbylisteningtomysupervisorandothervisit
orswhovisitedtheoffice.
 Computerskills,thisskillwasgainedthroughknowinghowtohandlecomputers,
howtousethecomputer,careforitandmanagecomputerroom.
 ReportWritingSkill,Igainedthisskillthroughtheexperienceofpracticingmyfai
rreportuptothefinalreportofmyinternshiptraining.
 Leadershipskill;thisskillwasachievedthroughmobilizingandbeinginchargean
dresponsiblefortheotherinterneestudentswhomIsharedthesameofficewith.Iwa

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 sfullyanswerabletooursupervisorforanyundertakingsthathappenedinhisabsent
ia.Ialsoreportedtohimwhyandwhenanyofcolleagueswasabsent.
 Decisionmakingskill,Igainedthisskillthroughdecidingaboutthevisitorswhoca
meincasethesupervisorwasnotaround,andotheremployswhoalwayscameaskin
gforsomething’slikestaplingmachine,parchingmachineorsomepapers,Ialways
decidedonwhattodo.
 Communicationskill,Igainedthisskillthroughattendingtovisitorswhovisitedth
eofficeduringtheperiodofinternshipandthishelpedmetogaincommunicationski
llthroughknowingwhen,whatandhowtospeakwhileinpublic
 Skillsinthegeneralofficepractices,thisskillwasgainedthroughmanagingtheof
ficeequipment,welcomingvisitors,anddoingofficeworkliketyping,scanningdo
cumentsandsoon.
 Photocopyingandbindingskill,thisskillwasgainedthroughphotocopyingofoff
icework(documents)andalsohelpingotheremployswhowantedtophotocopy.
IgainedthebindingskillthroughtheguideofmysupervisorwhenIwashelpingoneofthest
afftobindhisbook

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2.6Otherknowledgeacquiredduringtheinternshipincludes;

Tab:01

 IdisassembledandreassembledaDELLsystemunitwhereidentifiedseveralcomp
uterpartswhichincludes;motherboard,processor,powersupplyunit,HDD,RAM
slot,RAMchip,SATAcables,CDdrives,computerfansandtheiruses.

Components Uses Diagrams

Motherboard. Holdstogethermanyof
thecrucialcomponents
ofacomputer,includin
gthecentralprocessing
unit(CPU),memoryan
dconnectorsforinputa
ndoutputdevices.

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 Respondstoandproces
Processor
sesthebasicinstruction
sthatdrivethecompute
r

ConvertsAlternatingc
Powersupplyunit
urrent(AC)toamoreco
mputerfriendlyDirect
Current(DC)inthecorr
ectvoltage,currentand
frequency.

HardDiskDrive(HD Dataisstoredpermane
D) ntlyontheharddisksinc
eitisanon-
volatilememory

WithoutaRAMslotRA
RAMslot
Mchipcannotbeinstall
edintothecomputer

RAMchip Computersstoredatate
mporarilyontheRAM
duringprocessing

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 Connectshostbusadap
SATAcables
terstomassstoragedevi
cesliketheharddiskdri
ves,soliddiskdrivesan
dsoon.

CDDrives CDdrivereaddataenco
deddigitallyonacompa
ctdisk.

Computerfan Coolsthesystemunitby
pullingandblowinghot
airawayfromtheproce
ssor

Designingdatabasetoolsandquestionnaires

 Igotskillsindesigningdatabasetools,wherebymysupervisorgavemetaskstodesig
natoolusingexcelsoftwareandfeedinformationabouttheprimaryschoolproperty
 Ialsoacquiredskillsindesigningquestionnairesfordatacollection.

 Angermanagement
 Respectingprofessionalsandotherstaffmembers
 Codeofconduct
 Timemanagement

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 Teamspiritisveryinstrumentalateveryorganizationandhumansurvivalinthesoci
ety.
 Decisionmakingexerciseisakeytechnicaltoolinadministrationandthereforedes
ervesadynamicperson.
 Publicrelation,self-esteembuildsasenseofjudgmentinanorganization.
 Thelocalgovernmentprogramsandprojectsareimplementedinlinewiththeactsof
constitutionoftherepublicofUganda1995andthelocalgovernmentact1997.
 Departmentsandspecializationofworkreducesfatigue,wastageofresourcesand
makestheunitofcommand,directionandspanofcontroleasy.
 Interaction,discussion,consultationandtogethernessamongteammembers;staff
improvestheworkdoneandcreatessynergy.

2.7MostInterestingExperiences.
 Duringthecouncilmeeting,Igotsurprisedtoseethatsomeofthecouncilorsdidnotk
nowEnglishandthereforecouldbreakthelanguagewhiledeliveringamessagetoot
hermembers.
 Alsoduringtheinternship,theRDCofBudakadistrictlocalgovernmentvisitedthe
districtheadquartersandnoticedthatsomeworkerswerecominglateandotherswe
redodgingworkhedecidedtosendbackthoseworkerswhohadcomelatethatday.

2.8RELATIONSHIPWITHINSTRUCTORS.
 Theinstructorswereveryfriendlywhichcreatedaninterestingatmosphereforme.
Wewereabletogetalltheinformationwewantedaswellasinthecaseofsituationsw
hereiwasstuck.
Inordertohaveawonderfulrelationshipwiththeinstructorsiwasrequiredtomeetcertaino
bligationswhichincluded:

 Reportingtotheworkplaceintime.
 Requiredtoatimesworkforextendedperiods.
 Minimalusageofphonesduringworkperiods.

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 Followinginstructions.
 Presentationofresearchfindingetc.

2.9Methodsusedtogatherinformationduringmyinternship.
 Observation:Iusedthismethodtoobservedifferentthingswhileatthefieldworkpl
aceforexampleIusedmynakedeyestoviewhowworkisdoneincludinghowdiffere
ntdepartmentsdoestheirwork.
 Inquiry:IusedthismethodinexchangingtheactivitiestasksIdidthisthroughaskin
ganumberofquestionstostaffmemberswhohavemoreinformationaboutthegove
rnmentprograms.
 DiscussionIusedthismethodduringmyexecutionofactivitiesinmyinternshipwit
hmyfellowinternstogetherwiththesupervisor.
 Documentation.Iusedthismethodincarryingoutmyactivities,tasksandprogram
duringmyinternship,Iusedthismethodbywritingdownthelessonslearntundermy
logbookandsigningintheattendancebookattheworkplace.

2.10CHALLENGESFACEDDURINGTHEINTERNSHIP

Challengesfacedandhowimanagedthem;
DuringmytimeoftrainingIfacedthefollowingproblems;

 Limitedhardwarelikethedesktopcomputersfortheinternstudentsdelayeddailyw
orkprogressthoughweresortedtosharingoccasionally.
 ComputerswerelackingothersoftwareslikeadobePhotoshop,Dreamweaverand
more.
 Powerblackoutsoccasionallysloweddowndocumentationoffilesonthecompute
randtherescuewasmainlytheuseofageneratorwhichcouldsustainusforsomegoo
dhours.

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 Corruptedcomputermalwareswhichmadeourworktediousespeciallyduringdata
entryandanalysis.Theseweremanagedregularlybymaintenancebyanoutsidebas
edtechnicianandmadeourworkefficientandfast.
 Limitedfurnituretoaccommodatealltheinternswhichcreatedinconveniencestim
eandagaininalmostallthedepartments
 Doingextraworkwasassignedalsoledtomuchtiredness.
 TimelimitalsowasachallengebecauseIdidfinishworkwhichIwasgivenduetotim
elimit.
 Competitionwithmyfellowinterneesbecausewehadonecomputersonocouldallo
wotheronedotheworkunlessshefinishes.

CHARPTERTHREE
 Thischaptercontainsthechallengesfacingtheorganisation,summary,recommen
dationandconclusion,generalsolutionsandsuggestiontobothBudakadistrictloc
algovernmentandhumanityfirstvocationaltraininginstitute.

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3.1Challengesfacingtheorganisation
 Limitedhardwarelikethedesktopcomputersfortheinternstudentsdelayeddailyw
orkprogressthoughweresortedtosharingoccasionally.
 Powerblackoutsoccasionallysloweddowndocumentationoffilesonthecompute
randtherescuewasmainlytheuseofageneratorwhichcouldsustainusforsomegoo
dhours.
 Corruptedcomputermalwareswhichmadeourworktediousespeciallyduringdata
entryandanalysis.Theseweremanagedregularlybymaintenancebyanoutsidebas
edtechnicianandmadeourworkefficientandfast.
 Limitedfurnituretoaccommodatealltheinternswhichcreatedinconveniencestim
eandagaininalmostallthedepartments.
3.2Inadditiontheorganisationalsofaceschallengeslike:
 lowrevenuesource,
 Lowtaxablebaseandlowtaxablecapacity.
 Inaddition,thedistricthaspoorlydevelopedagriculturalsectorwithmostofitspop
ulationpracticingmonoculture,
 Landfragmentationandlackofadequatemarketfortheagriculturalproducethatar
ealsoofpoorquality.
 Furthermore,theorganizationexperiencesenvironmentaldegradationthroughde
forestationsincethenativesareactivelyengagedincharcoalburningandswampre
clamation
 Notably,thereisalsohighlevelofilliteracyamongthepopulationinthedistrict.

3.3SUMARRY
 InasummaryBudakadistrictlocalgovernmenthasagoodhardworkingstaffandex
periencedstaffthatthemembershavethespiritofworkingtogetherasateam.Respe
ctforoneanotherishighlyobservedamongstthestaffandeveryonevalueseachothe
r’stribe,culture,normsanddignitywiththevirtueofbeinghumanandbelievinginth
efactthatwithdisciplineeverythingispossible.

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  Ontheotherhand,theorganisationstillhavealotofchallengeslikepowerblockouts
,limitedhardwareandfurnitureandpoortransportfacilitiesfortheworkers.

3.4RECOMMENDATIONS,SUGGESTIONSANDGENERALSOLUTIONS.

 ToBudakadistrictlocalgovernment:
It’smyhumbleappealtoBDLGtoacquireandinstallareliablestandbygeneratorso

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 astoavailadequatepowerneededtofacilitytherunningandproperfunctioningofof
ficemachineslikecomputersandprinters.Thiswillenhanceproperservicedeliver
yamongthestaffatthedistrict.Inaddition,IsuggestthattheAdministrationofthepr
oductiondepartmentshouldinstallofficecomputers,printersandfurnituresoastoe
aseandimproveonefficiencyoftheworkers.
Notably,thereisalsoneedforfurthertrainingofstaffinordertoenhanceperformanc
eininformationtechnology;thiswillinturnenabletheproperrunningofITwork.
Onthesamenote,thereisalsoneedformotivationofthestaff,likeintermsofallowan
ces,lunchandotherbenefits.Consequently,workerswillbeinspiredbyself-
drivedemandtoproducetheirbestresultsfortheorganisation.

2)Totheinstitution

 Theinstituteshouldfacilitatestudentswithfinancialsupporttocaterfortransportfa
reandfeeding.

3.5CONCLUSION
 IsincerelythanktheDistrict,fieldsupervisorsandfellowinterneefortheirsupport.
Therehasbeenaspiritofteamworkandcommitment,andIamnowanoverallbetterp
erson,bothsociallyandintellectually.
 HavehadaveryinterestingandeducativetimeduringmyinternshipperiodandIhav

egainedveryimportantskills,knowledge,competenceandexperienceduringthis

periodfromthebeginningtowritingmyfinalreportandrespondingtorecommenda

tionsbymanagementofthedistrict.

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3.6REFERENCE
 Source:Budakadistrictlocalgovernmentwebsite(www.budaka.go.ug)
 Googlesearch:(www.mapnall.com)
 Fieldsupervisor:Mr.DongoCharles

3.7APPENDIX
 Acceptanceletter
 Industrialtrainingletter

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3.8Theorganisation’sofficialworkinghoursfromMondaytoFriday

7:30-8:00am Reporting
8:00-12:45am Work

1:00-2:00pm Lunchtime
2:00-5:00pm Work
5:00pm Departure

Tab:02

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