University of Bahrain
College of Engineering
Guidelines on Writing Industrial Training Report
and Grade Distribution
A trainee is expected to submit a report to the academic advisor when he/she
completes his/her training. This document presents guidelines on how to write the
industrial training report. It consists of three main parts:
A. Report contents, which is the main part of the report.
B. Report f ormatting in which the spacing, f ont size, margins and other specif ications
are described.
C. Industrial training grade distribution.
A. Training Report Contents:
The training report should include the f ollowing:
1. Cover page: The student should f ollow the standard cover page attached.
2. Table of contents: The table of contents should include all sections of the report
and their corresponding page numbers. All headings and sub-heading must be
included (the word processor can be used to generate an automatic table of
contents).
3. List of figures and list of tables: All f igures and tables should be listed directly
af ter the table of contents. The list should include: Figure or Table Number., title,
and page number. An example is shown below:
Figure No. Title Page No.
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4. Acknowledgement (optional): The student is encouraged to acknowledge the
company in which he/she has been trained at and the assistance given to him/her
by all of those who supervised him/her in the training organization. It is also
appropriate to recognize the f ollow-up and advice given to him/her by the
academic supervisors.
5. Summary: The summery should provide a concise and brief description of the
training report. The student should mention the company name, the
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department(s) specif ically he/she worked in, training period, and the type of work
and tasks given to him/her. The summary should be between 100 to 200 words.
6. Introduction: The student should specif y clearly the tasks perf ormed during the
training period. The student can provide and discuss the training program given
to him/her here in the introduction.
7. The Company profile or organizational chart.
8. Body of Report: the body is the main part of the report. The student in the body
should detail the work perf ormed and achievements during the training period.
Each task or project perf ormed can be placed in a separate section within the
body.
9. Conclusions and Recommendations: in this last section of the report, the
student should conclude his/her training and state the recommendations
regarding the training, such as: benef its, weaknesses, level and appropriateness
of the work perf ormed, length of the training period, etc…
10. Appendices: the student should include all supplementary documents that
support his/her report in lettered appendices (Appendix A, B, C, …)
B. Training Report Formatting:
1. Length: the length of the report should be between 15-20 pages including the
cover page, summary, table of contents, list of f igures, list of tables, and
acknowledgement. Appendices are not included.
2. Script and Page Format: The report should be typed using a word processor.
Standard A4 (21.0 cm× 29.7 cm) paper size should be used. Times new roman
f ont or any other convenient type, size 12-point, 10 to 12 characters per inch
should be used. Line spacing should be 1.5.
3. Margins: Lef t-hand margins should have a width of not less than 38mm, to
f acilitate binding. The right-hand, the top, and the bottom margins should be
25mm.
4. Pagination: Positioning of page numbers is optional. Pages starting f rom the
summary until the list of tables should be numbered using Latin numbers (I, II,
III, IV …). Pages starting f rom the introduction until the appendices should be
numbered using Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, 4 …). Pages with f igures or tables or
illustrations must be also numbered.
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University of Bahrain
College of Engineering
Department of (write name of department)
Industrial Training Report
At the Department of (write name of department, if applicable)
(Write name of company)
By:
Student Name:
Student ID#:
Course Code: (write course code)
Submitted to:
Write Name of Academic Supervisor
First Semester (2024-2025)
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C. Grade Distribution:
The grade of the industrial training course is distributed as f ollows:
Weight
Company Assessment Form 20%
Attendance (f rom company assessment f orm) 40%
Academic Supervisor Assessment (based on visit) 10%
Training Report 15%
Training Presentation 15%
Total 100%
1. Company Assessment Form (20%)
The training provider should assess the student based on compliance with the
training program, independence, achievements, contribution, teamwork,
responsibility, personal behavior, and punctuality.
2. Attendance (40%)
Student attendance is evaluated according to the University attendance rules. A
student absence in excess of 25% of the total assigned period will result in
automatic f ailure of the student.
3. Academic Supervisor Assessment Form (10%)
Academic supervisor assessment is based on visits to the training company where
the supervisor assesses the trainee commitment, attitude and responsibility
towards his training. A minimum of two visits will be conducted f or f ollow -up and
assessment. The students are not necessarily to be inf ormed about the timings
of these visits.
4. Training Report and Presentation (30%)
The training report must be submitted to the academic supervisor no later than
8:00 am on Saturday 7th of Sept 2024. The report should comply with the
requirements of the guidelines report writing stated earlier.
The student has to submit his/her presentation no later than 08:00 am on Sunday
8th of Sept 2024. The student needs to give an 8-min presentation to a committee
of two academic staf f then the committee will ask questions f or another 7 minutes.
The presentation must be made using Microsof t PowerPoint and students are to
present on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday 8, 9 & 10th of Sept 2024, date will be
conf irmed by the course istructor.
The presentation is mandatory f or successf ul completion of the course. The weight
of the presentation is 15% while the training report is 15%. Attendance of all
students during the presentation is also mandatory.
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