Field Practical Training is an integral part of the degree courses offered by the College of Agriculture (CoA) at SUA. It provides opportunity for students to merge theory and practice by offering ‘real life’ situations for learning which cannot be simulated in lecture rooms, laboratories or departmental workshops at SUA. Among the major aims of FPT are;
- To train skills e.g. in using equipment and carrying routine operations;
- To provide knowledge e.g. of materials and processes;
- To develop abilities e.g. of planning, organizing and communicating;
- To foster attitudes e.g. of awareness on costs & efficiency implications and social & economic interactions
As part of training programme each student is required to participate in FPT for 5 weeks between March 6th and April 7th 2023. The deadline for FPT report submission is 21st April,2023.The list for allocated stations is attached below.
- All students should report at their respectively stations at 7:30 Am for instructions and duties allocation.
Important tips:
- Be punctual
- Tentative
- Eager to learn and accept new challenges
- Discipline
- Sense of humor
Important farm gears :
- Gumboots
- Coat
- Sun hat
- Notebook and pen
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.”
― Aristotle,
