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International Industrial Training Program

Offered by:

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Eng. Program

• Strong Academics
• Add Practical Skills
• Add International Exposure
• Add Improved Co-op job experience

▼▼▼ Stronger Mechanical Engineering Program

Int’l Industrial Training Program

– Size of group – up to 28 students – First Year – First Work Term – Eng. – Practical Skills Training – Held in India – Thapar Inst. Of Eng. & Tech. – Patiala (Punjab) – 8 weeks long

Engineering Skills

• Welding (Shielded Metal-Arc Welding)
• Machining (Machine tool setter operator)
• Electricity and Motor Control
• 3D CAD and mechanical drawings
• Metrology
• Reading blue prints and engineering drawing

principles

• Project ( The industrial training should end with

a project)

Welding

• 15 hours lecture + 25 hours lab work
• Welding process

– Shielded metal arc welding – Tungsten inert gas welding – Metal inert gas welding

• Practical experience (Shielded metal arc welding)

– Types of welding joints – Weld defects – Welding parameters and – Techniques for testing welds. – Effect of weld gap, voltage, current, and gas shrouding etc.

• Safety procedures

Machining

• 30 hours lecture + 50 hours lab work
• Machining process

– Milling – Turning

• Practical experience

– Operating a lathe and a mill – Threading – Boring – Cone – Selection of feeds and speeds etc.

• Safety procedures

Electricity and motor control

• 15 hours lecture + 25 hours lab work
• Motor Control

– How to wire a motor circuit – Control of Motors

• Circuit Wiring

– Reading Circuit diagrams – Wiring a circuit – Boring

• Safety procedures

Project

• Design machine in Pro-ENG
• Select material
• Build components
• Assemble and demonstrate

Requirements

• Canadian Citizen/Landed Immigrant
• University of Waterloo Student
• First Year Eng.
• First Work Term
• Valid Passport and Indian Visa
• Valid Student Supplemental Health Plan

membership or equivalent

• Good Physical Health

Cost of Program

• University pays (~$3,000)

– Program fee – Air travel – Boarding, Lodging and Meals – Local Travel (limited and pre-identified) – No Stipend will be paid to students

Cost of Program

• Student pays:

– $500 fee – as commitment to program – Passport fee – Immunization fee

• OHIP does not cover all cost
• SSHP covers up to 80% of cost not covered by

OHIP

– Local Travel – Visa fee

Bursary

• No income in coop term
• Apply for UW bursary
• Apply as a group – arranged by dept.

– Remember bursaries are need based

Family Gross Income Range Family Size Post Secondary Dependents One or two term OSAP amount SC PC Max Engineering Costs (student may report lower costs) Possible Burs ary Amo unt under $50 4 1 1 4125 8858 4733 under $50 4 2 1 4125 8858 4733 under $50 5 3 1 4125 8858 4733 $50-$75 3 1 1 3390 2339 8858 3129 $50-$75 4 2 1 4125 1145 8858 3588 $75-$100 3 1 1 227 5502 8858 3129 $75-$100 3 2 1 4125 2751 8858 1982 $75-$100 6 2 1 3331 2398 8858 3129 $100+ 4 1 1 6498 8858 2360 $100+ 4 2 1 2429 3300 8858 3129 $100+ 7 3 1 3657 2072 8858 3129

Logistics(Winter)

• Launch Program
• Student interviews
• Pre–departure brief.
• Select Students
• Commitment
• Fulfill requirements

21st Nov., ’05 28th Nov.- 2nd Dec. 1st Dec., ’05 5th Dec. ’05 5th January ’06 21st January ‘06

Logistics(Summer)

13th March, ’06 20th – 24th March ? 31st March 06 5th May ’06 21st May ‘06

• Launch Program
• Student interviews
• Pre–departure brief.
• Select Students
• Commitment
• Fulfill requirements

Requirements

• Valid Passport (photocopy reqd. for file)
• Health certificate from doctor
• Student Supplemental Health Plan

membership or equivalent – document validating it

• $500 deposit – commitment fee
• Consent form (for under 18)

Logistics (Winter)

• ~9th February, ’06
• ~10th February, ’06
• Weekend 10th Feb.
• 13th February, ’06
• Departure – India
• Arrival in India

– New Delhi (Host to receive us) – Bus to Patiala

• Acclimatization
• Ind. Training Starts

Local Trips

• Visit Amritsar
• Visit Chandigarh
• Visit Jaipur
• Visit Agra (Taj Mahal)
• ~25th February
• ~11th March
• ~25th March
• ~8th April

Logistics

• 7th April
• ~11th April
• ~11th April
• Ind. Training Ends
• Return to Canada
• Debriefing upon

return

Logistics (Summer)

• ~9th June
• ~10th June
• Weekend 10th June
• 13th June
• Departure – India
• Arrival in India

– New Delhi (Host to receive us) – Bus to Patiala

• Acclimatization
• Ind. Training Starts

Local Trips

• Visit Amritsar
• Visit Chandigarh
• Visit Jaipur
• Visit Agra (Taj Mahal)
• ~25th June
• ~9th July
• ~23rd July
• ~10th August

Dates to be finalized by Host

Logistics

• 6th August
• ~11th August
• ~11th August or later
• Ind. Training Ends
• Return to Canada
• Debriefing upon

return

Goals - Modalities

• Modalities of an international program

– Academic excellence – Safety (Security + environment) – Medical Care (Assistance + Insurance) – Transportation – International content – Logistics

Academic Excellence

• Thapar Institute of Engineering and

Technology

• About 50 year old institute of eng
• Among Best 10 in India
• Very well equipped workshop
• Lathes, Mills, foundry, tin smithy etc.
• Offer a 2 month industrial training to 2nd

year ME students (60 in number)

Safety

• India

– Safe and stable economic-political situation – Police is functional – The infra structure works

• Bit slow (no very slow, but works)
• Delays are normal

– Banks safe to use – Phone readily available everywhere – ATM services available

Safety

• Punjab

– Well to do state (province) – Politically stable and safe – Many people speak English – Univ. education medium is english – Near Delhi

Safety

• Patiala

– Erstwhile princely state – Univ., Med. School, Eng. School etc. – Good medical facilities – All good features of a univ. town – Thapar a well known univ. – Small town (500,000+)

Medical Care

• Rely on arrangements with partner
• Have a local coordinator
• Draw a protocol

– For small injuries

• Inform coordinator + Waterloo coordinator
• Use local med facility (inside TIET)

– For accidents

• Inform Chair of ME + guardians + director TIET
• Use hospital in Patiala

– For life threatening accidents

• Inform Dean + counsel general of India in Ottawa + Canadian

high commission in Delhi + evacuate to Canadian Hospital

Transportation

• Air plane ticket
• Local Travel

– Discouraged in first weeks – Arrange a site seeing trip every two weeks – Transportation from and to Delhi arranged by partner institute – Train travel safe – Bus travel safe and frequency high

Safety

• Acclimatization lectures

– Where and What to eat? – Cultural education

• Training Starts
• Intersperse training with weekend Trips
• Visit to local companies
• Stay in TIET Faculty Houses
• Two to a room

Departure

Parents

Leaving Toronto

Amsterdam

New Delhi - Airport

Loading the Bus

Leaving Delhi

TIET and home (temp)

Unloading bus

Come on mosquito’s

We are here- now what?

Talk

Mixing with the locals

Raja’s Palace

Response

• Student response was positive

– “Experience of a life time” – “Awesome!!”

• Parents response

– Equally good!!

• How did they do in the job market?

– 24 were employed out of 27 by Aug. 15.