College of Business Administration (CBA) at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University seeks out for achieving compatibility between the graduates of the college and the requirements of the marketplace by introducing the field training course for the graduates. Previous studies showed that providing students practical education models by connecting the education and training programs needed by the labor market is an effective approach to achieve the compatibility. Thereupon, the CBA provides its students with training opportunities based on their major of fields through which students are exposed to the nature of work within the internships that will benefit them later on after graduation.
Benefits of the field training course:
The field training course benefits students, internships, and the university as follows:
- Benefits of the field training course for students:
- Linking theoretical study with the work environment.
- Developing the necessary skills to adapt to the work environment.
- Developing skills and techniques related to specialization and necessary for the practical work.
- Developing the necessary expertise to determine their interests in certain career areas before joining the job permanently.
- Enhancing interpersonal skills.
- Increasing the ability to work in a group team.
- Understanding of inter-institutional relations.
- Enhancing the sense of responsibility and self-reliance.
- Increasing the knowledge of the functional activities and internal relations of the institution.
- Increasing the ability to initiate, evaluate and express an opinion.
- Enhancing the sense of punctuality and attendance at the time.
- Developing the ability to commit to the implementation of the required works, their quality, mastery and performance with enthusiasm.
- Benefits of the field training course for internships:
- Linking theories and modern ideas graduate students have brought to the workplace.
- Providing a feedback by the internships to the university of the weaknesses and strengths highlighted by student reports.
- Benefiting from the efforts of the graduate students in performing some work duties.
- Assisting the internships with an opportunity to select highly skilled and competent graduates to as employees in the future.
- Benefits of the field training course for the college:
- Linking academic study with the practice.
- Connecting the developments and updates in the business world as a feedback that assists to develop the study plans.
- Restructuring the courses and skills required by the labor market to meet the graduates’ knowledge and skills.
