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Tuesday 5 February 2013

DIPLOMA IN WOOD INDUSTRY ( Uitm)

Description:

This is Malaysia premier institution of higher learning that has experienced phenomenal growth since its inception in 1956. The university has expanded nationwide with 15 branch campuses, three satellite campuses, nine city campuses, 21 affiliated colleges and a smart campus for the future. With this vast network and a workforce of 15 000, the university offers more than 300 academic programmes in a conducive and vibrant environment. It is also home to almost 172,000 students.

 It is committed to help Bumiputera students achieve at the highest scholarly levels and to prepare them for careers in public and professional practice in various fields. Its formation is based on a vision of outstanding scholarship and academic excellence that is capable of providing leadership in various arenas. Vision of this university is to establish this university as a premier university of outstanding scholarship and academic excellence capable of providing leadership and dynamic for involvement in all professional fields of world-class standards in order to produce globally competitive graduates of sound ethical standing. 

Mission is to enhance the knowledge and expertise of Bumiputera in all fields of study through professional programmes, research work and community service based on moral values and professional ethics. The main objective of this university is to provide maximum opportunities to pursue professionally-recognized programmed of study in science, technology, industry, business, arts and humanities; provide quality and innovative programmes of study relevant to current market needs and customer demands, and in line with policies of national development; 

Establish a human resource development programme as a tool for the assimilation of a value system within the university community .


 

Course summary 

This program is a three year or six semester program with each semester consisting of sixteen weeks. In addition to theoretical and laboratory work, students are also required to undergo practical training at various wood-based industries. This is to enable students to integrate the academic principles that they have learned with actual industrial practice and to familiarize them with the working environment.

 Graduates will have the opportunity to further their studies locally or overseas, in the fields of wood science and technology, forestry, marketing, business management, finance or accounting. UiTM offers BSc. (Hons.) Furniture technology is for graduates of this program with a one-year exemption depending on their performance at the diploma level. 

Graduates from this program are accepted for employment by government agencies and the private sectors as assistant technical officers, assistant quality control officers, marketing officers and management executives. 




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