The world we live in is transforming and evolving at a fast pace. A few decades ago, students just needed theoretical knowledge to secure a job, and they used to get experience in the industry. But with time, situations have changed, nowadays students are expected to have practical knowledge of the industry to get placed and build a bright future for themselves. These factors have made industry visits one of the primary components in the curriculum of nearly every program.
What is an industry visit?
Industry visit plays a vital part in the curriculum of undergraduate and postgraduate students. During an industry visit, students get an opportunity to visit and understand the operations and working of organizations in their domain of interest. This enables them to get a first-hand experience of all the activities, processes, and other related things. Thus, giving students knowledge about the industry in which they are willing to make their career.
Industry visit plays a vital part in the curriculum of undergraduate and postgraduate students. During an industry visit, students get an opportunity to visit and understand the operations and working of organizations in their domain of interest.
Why are industry visits important?
- There are a plethora of reasons why industrial visits hold significant importance in the overall development of students. Some of them are listed below-
- Industry visits act as a link between theoretical knowledge and practical experience, thus giving students an in-depth understanding of real-life scenarios in their respected domains.
- During an industry visit, students have to participate in various task and activities that are needed to be performed in groups. This allows students to hone their interpersonal skills such as teamwork, leadership, etc.
- An undergraduate program or postgraduate program has various concepts and theories that may not be clearly learnt in classrooms and can create doubts among students. Industry visits act as a platform where students can clear their confusions from industry experts.
- As industry visits allow students to get knowledge about the various domain in their industry such as marketing, management, finance, etc. they can identify their prospective area of work.
- Students get to understand how the same work is performed distinctively by different companies of the same domain. This opens the door for creativity among them.
- During industry visits, students get to experience the challenges the companies have to face and how they survive in today’s competitive corporate world. This helps to develop critical and strategical thinking among students.
- Industry visits act as a bridge between students and their dream company. Students get a chance to build a network that proves beneficial to get an internship. Depending upon the excellent performance in the internship, they can also secure pre-placement offers.
- Industrial visits enable students to implement their knowledge in real-life scenarios under the supervision of experts.
- Students always have a curiosity about what work they would be doing after getting placed. With industrial visits, they can communicate with people who work in their domain and also get to see their work. This gives them a clear perception of the work they would be doing in future.
At REVA University, we focus on building professionals with an overall knowledge of their respective industry with the help of experiential learnings. We believe gaining knowledge should not be restricted to just classroom learnings or textbook learnings. To create the leaders of tomorrow, we have incorporated industry visits as an integral part of our curriculum. With a mission to promote industry-institute partnerships, we impart knowledge for innovation and development through industrial visits.
