INDUSTRIAL TRAINING RULES AND REGULATIONS Students ...

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING RULES AND REGULATIONS
Students undergoing Industrial Training must obey the rules and regulations as well as the Industrial
Training Rules and Regulations of the University, a copy of which will be given to the students prior
to the commencement of their training.
Students who voluntarily terminate or are terminated by the training establishment will not be
permitted to take the Professional Conduct/Professional Situation Report segment of the Final
Examination where applicable. In the event of the above, students may have the option to sit for the
said examination at an appropriate time (to be determined by the University) after the completion of
the prescribed Industrial Training Programme at an establishment approved by the University.
1. The Industrial Training period will equip the student with the values and characteristics of the
service industry and enable them to develop into successful professionals. Therefore the training
is of utmost importance and must be taken seriously. A student shall devote his whole time,
attention, energies and abilities to the programme.
2. Students must learn to be independent and possess initiatives to fully benefit from the
attachment. Students must learn to be independent and possess initiatives to fully benefit from
the attachment. Students must co-operate and work as a team with the organisation’s staff and
colleagues.
3. Students must uphold the image of the University and the organisation in which he is training.
Students must always be well groomed with clean uniforms (where applicable).
4. A student shall promptly and faithfully obey the Supervisor (hereinafter referred as the
“Department Head”) with regards to the programme. He/she must be disciplined and courteous
at all times to staff of the organisation.
5. Students must report to work on time. Check duty rosters and ask for clarification when in doubt.
A student shall attend at all times during the usual business or working hours except in the case
of incapacity through illness, accident or other unavoidable cause in which case he shall notify
his Department Head and the Human Resources Department and must furnish them with such
evidence (e.g. medical certificate). Copies of such evidence are to be submitted to the Career
Services Centre upon completion of training.
6. Students are not allowed to remove any of the organisation’s property without prior written
consent from the appropriate authorities.
7. A student shall not during and/or after this programme in any way divulge or make known any
information relating to those providing him/her the training or any of their business or customers
or any other information which may come to his/her knowledge in the course of his/her training.
8. The student shall not wilfully damage or wrongly deal with any property belonging to the
organization providing the training.
9. In case the University at any time is called upon to pay and actually pays for any liability which
the student incurs during this programme then the School must be indemnified by the student for
every payment made.
STUDENT HANDBOOK 2011 General Rules and Regulations pp. 47 - 49

10. The student may only be allowed to change his practical training venue with the written
permission of the Dean/Deputy Dean, who shall notify the Manager, Career Services Centre, of
the change. However, there will be an administration fee of RM100.00 imposed for each change.
11. A student must comply with the Training Schedule mutually agreed upon by the University and
the organisation. The student is not allowed to make any changes unless done in consultation
with the University and the organisation.
12. In the event that the trainee needs to take medical leave, the trainee is required to inform the
Human Resources Department before 9.00am on the day that the trainee is absent. Only an
absence with a valid medical certificate is considered as medical leave. Absence without proper
medical certificate will be addressed by the regulation stated in item (15).
13. Missed Training Days: In the event where the trainee misses more than an accumulated 1 week
of their required training days, the trainee will be required to re-do the full industrial training with
the subsequent batch of students. Should the trainee miss less than 1 week of his/her Industrial
Training, he/she is required to make-up the following term by doing part-time work during the
free time according to the number of days that they have missed.
14. Should the trainee fail to attend the Industrial Training within 48 hours without any notice to the
employer, the employer will have the right to release the trainee without giving any notice to the
trainee.
15. If a student commits any breach of this agreement or neglects his duties under it or is guilty of
misconduct in the course of his/her training, then he/she shall be liable to be brought before the
Dean/Deputy Dean for disciplinary action.
16. During the term of Industrial Training, the trainee will be covered by Taylor’s University current
insurance policy. During the continuance of the Industrial Training, the trainee shall devote the
whole of his/her time and attention in performing and discharging his/her duties and shall not
engage or indulge in any other business or undertake any part time work for any other employer.
17. Confidentiality
The trainees are aware that in the course of their employment by their organisations , they will
have access to and be entrusted with information in respect of the business of the organisation
related directly or indirectly to the organisation and all its dealings, transactions and affairs all of
which information is or may be confidential. The trainee shall not during or after the period of
his/her employment, disclose or divulge to any person or otherwise make use of private and
confidential information. The trainee shall use his/her best ability to prevent the disclosure of any
information about his/her employers, directors, shareholders and associates or any trade secrets
or confidential information concerning the organisation or any clients, suppliers, agents,
distributors or customers.
18. All rules and regulations which apply to a student while he/she is at University will also apply
during the training.
STUDENT HANDBOOK 2011 General Rules and Regulations pp. 47 - 49

19. Termination of Industrial Training
During this period of assignment with employers, the trainee will be strictly bound by the Rules
and Regulation of the employers and the employers will not hesitate to terminate any trainee
who infringes such regulations. Any trainee who misses or stops his/her training period
prematurely for whatever reasons or who is terminated by the employers for poor attendance or
violation of the employer’s regulations will not be allowed to sit for the Professional Conduct
segment of the final examination where applicable. He/she shall not receive his/her Diploma until
he/she completes another industrial training period and the subsequent examination segment in
the following year where applicable.
20. The University reserves the right to terminate any student who does not comply with the rules
and regulations stated by the University and the organisation involved.
STUDENT HANDBOOK 2011 General Rules and Regulations pp. 47 - 49