DEDICATION This work is dedicated to God Almighty of the entire universe for his absolute support, the gift of life down to this day and for sustaining the life I live. My profound thanks also goes to my beloved Mum Mrs Egaga Angela among others in my family like, Ogar Ferdinand, Ogar Matthew, Ogar Felicia for all their supports in words and in deeds.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT My profound gratitude is directed to God almighty for a time like this is my life which without him, it would not have been possible. To my industry based supervisor Mrs Esther .L. David for her kind gesture and the laboratory Technologists – Mr Ibrahim Abari, Mr Kanje and the technicians who recognized my presence – Mr Moses and Mr Adole. I do well to include my I.T supervisor Mrs Francisca .J. Dayang, my departmental SIWES coordinator Mr Reuben Rine and my report writing supervisor – Mr Bala .M. Abubakar. Harmoniously, I regard my beloved ones the likes of Ogar Ferdinand, Ogar Matthew, Ogar Felicia and my beloved Mum Mrs Egaga Angela. May God continue to empower them and replenish the purse in which they are using down to this moment to assist me.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page -------------------------------------------------------------------
Table of contents -------------------------------------------------------------- ii & iii
Dedication -------------------------------------------------------------------iv
Acknowledgment ------------------------------------------------------------------- v
Abstract ------------------------------------------------------------------- vi

Chapter one ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
1.1 Aims and objectives of SIWES --------------------------------------------- 2
1.2 When SIWES was established