I. Introduction

Internship training is one way by which we students are given an

opportunity to apply the theories and computations that we have learned from

school. It is the primary method used by companies to increase the skills of their

future employees. Thus, we, Batangas State University students, were given 600

hours to undergo and pursue this training that will help us to acquire knowledge

and skills that will serve as a tool to face the challenges of life in the future.

II. Company Background

To hold this On-the-Job-Training, I have chosen Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific

Company of Manila Inc. (AG&P) as a training ground in promoting

professionalism since it’s one of the leading steel fabrication and general

construction company beyond the Philippines to the other parts of the world.

Since the establishment in 1900, AG&P has been a pillar of the Filipino

construction industry and pioneer of breakthrough design, engineering,

fabrication and construction services while providing jobs to tens of thousands of

hard-working professionals. During formative years, AG&P shaped the modern

face of the Philippines, working across the engineering and construction spectra

on key projects, ranging from the country’s first steel bridge, Manila’s water and

sewage systems, a major convention center, skyscrapers and national

monuments. Decades of steady growth, ingenuity and dependability followed,

and these traits now underpin AG&P's reputation as one of the world’s leading

modularization and infrastructure services companies.

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Today, AG&P partner with some of the largest multinational customers on

critical resource and infrastructure projects at home and in North America,

Australia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Europe and Africa.

As a student-trainee, we were assigned in the Production Shop

Department (PSD). Its objective is to be aligned and help achieve corporate

goals based on Key Performance Indicator Category: Productivity, safety, quality,

people, and delivery. The Department is assigned for monitoring the production

of steels in the shop. They distribute drawings, encode and update

accomplishments and progress reports for every project of the company.

III. Training Details

a. Personal

This On-the-Job training at AG&P has made a great impact in

developing my skills as a mechanical engineering student. The company has

given me a good start on my training. It has introduced me to an environment

where people are modest and dedicated to their work. The Production Shop

Department has given me the opportunity to improve not only my abilities but on

how to deal with different kinds of people. The training has given me more

knowledge on what is really happening in the company- the real world as what

they say. The department has exposed me to the real situation in the company,

on how each departments are connected, on how they work together to be able

to accomplish their certain task on everyday of their work. This training also

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enhanced may communication skill because I was able to communicate with

supervisors, managers or even structural fitters regarding the reports of the

ICHTHYS Project. I became more responsible, more polite to others and became

more patient in the tasks given to me. I have learned also the basic office works,

the importance of productivity, the operation of common office equipments and

facilities and the standard office rules and procedures.

b. Interpersonal

At Production Shop Department (PSD), we are assigned in each engineer

in the office. We worked with the supervisor, managers, engineers, document

controllers and other structural fitters. They have shared their responsibilities with

their student-trainee. Each engineer has given us the opportunity to learn the

things about the projects of the company. They introduced us on what are the

objectives and goals of the department. They have treated us as one of them.

With almost four months of our stay, we have built positive relationship with the

managers, supervisors, engineers and other workers in AG&P. Here, we have

learned not only their works, but how to respect with the people around the

company and how to treat them well from the highest company personnel to the

welders and structural fitters. I will never forget those people who enjoyed with

through their jokes, trips and even their smiles.

c. Technical

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I was then assigned in Production Shop Department (PSD) with Mr.

Raphael Gabriel V. Magpantay, Shop Engineer for ICHTHYS Project, as my

trainer at the shop. Sir Rap first introduced us the safety rules and regulations

inside the work area. He oriented me the goals and objectives of the department

and the task of each managers and engineers inside the office.

Inside the office, he has taught me on things that I must do to accomplish

my training. Like him, I was assigned to do updating and encoding of the daily

accomplishments and progress reports of ICHTHYS Project from Main

Fabrication Shop and Heavy Forming Shop that were been collected so that the

department is aware on the goings-on in the shops. We were also collecting the

Product Turn over Reports. This includes the materials that have been checked

by Quality Control (QC), undergone non-destructive testing and documentation

and ready for blasting and Painting. These are also the reports that I usually sent

to Project Management Office (PMO). They were the ones who make gate pass

of the materials to be delivered to PPA where the yard II of AG&P is located. I

was also asked to compute the total weight of materials that has been transferred

to AG&P yard II. For the company to monitor the materials of the ICHTHYS

Project, we are assigned in the Fabrication Tracking. Using Microsoft Excel, we

were able to track the accomplishments in the shop. This is also a great

experience for me because I was able to observe the happenings inside the

Fabrication Shop as well as to learn techniques in Excel. I was also able to

converse and answer the questions of the supervisors about the balance

materials or the materials that are needed to construct for the project. To update

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the supervisors of the project, I also prepare the drawings and document

transmittal of equipments of ICHTHYS Project. I was assigned to produce

photocopies of drawings and to scan some documents. And for that, the

document controller of the department, Mrs. Fatima Mercado, has taught me to

operate the copying and scanning machine.

As part of our training, we often visited several shops and offices inside

the AG&P yard. Main Fabrication Shop is the biggest shop in the yard for it

houses mainly all the equipments to be constructed and fabricated. We have

seen large beams, sea fastening and grillages, nodes, angle bars and different

sizes of plates for different purposes. We are also introduced to Mechanical

Layout and Cutting Section, where cutting and lay cutting of metals are done

using different cutting machines like the Tanaka and CNC machines. In Heavy

Forming, machines were usually for rolling and bending of materials. We have

seen different machines and equipments usually done for bending and rolling of

plates such as the Four-Post Hydraulic Press, 8ft/12ft/20ft plate roll machine,

Pearson Bender, Hydraulic Press and Angle Roll which I haven’t seen before.

Engineers who were with us during the tour taught us each machines actual and

rated capacity, how these machines work and the differences of each of them.

Another was the Welding technology and Testing Center (WTTC) where welding

of metals were usually performed. We learned different terms related to welding

such as FCAW, GTAW, GCAW, SAW and SMAW which are commonly

consumable materials. We usually observed structural fitters, welders,

blacksmiths and scaffolders doing their assigned individual tasks. Some seek to

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use the hydraulic press, while others do bending and rolling of plates and others

have their fit up and assemblies. We just only observed since we were not

authorized to handle those machineries. We also visited Project Warehouse

which was equipped with different supplied materials which will be used in

fabrication and construction. Here, I have seen different kinds and sizes of

flanges, bolts and nuts, abrazo steels and other miscellaneous materials.

d. Program Specific

I have attained knowledge and skills that should be achieved throughout

the training. I was able to function on multidisciplinary teams. It is because the

department has given me the opportunity to work with them not just a student-

trainee but like an ordinary employee. I was able to be aware of their work which

is related to my course. I was also able to understand the professional and

ethical responsibility. This is important during the training because we were with

the so called “big bosses”. We need to show high respect to them and we should

approach them in a nice way. We have also practiced to communicate effectively

with other workers. Lastly, we were able to use techniques, skills and modern

engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. With the help of our trainer,

we have visited the shops in the company with different kinds of machines used

in different purposes. We have able to familiarize those equipments that can be

useful for the future.

IV. Training Assessment in Relation to:

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a. Student Outcomes

After my 600 hours of the training, we can say that we have gained lots of

learning. We have acquired many skills and knowledge on the field of mechanical

engineering. We were able to use some of the theories we learned in school. We

learned how to deal with different kinds of people and how to communicate to

them that concerns the company. We have also widened our knowledge

regarding with the machines used in the shops and which are related to our

program. The training exposed us to the real environment and on what we must

know regarding the work which suits our course.

b. Mechanical Engineering Program

This training is indeed a great help for us mechanical engineering

students. It is because we are able to identify the possible works we can have

after accomplishing our course. We are able to showcase ourselves in the

company that will also help the school in building more productive engineers in

the future. We are able to boost our confidence that is much needed while

working in such company like AG&P. We were able to apply the things we have

learned from school. We can see it in actual situation. This training has given us

the chance to learn more not just in the four corners of the rooms but expanding

ourselves outside the school.

With more insights acquired and new knowledge obtained, I, as a

mechanical engineering student can now proudly say that I have grinded and

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polished to face the real world of engineering, fabrication and construction,

machineries and mechanisms.

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