NarrativeExperience November 18, 2008, it was the date when the trainee started the on the j ob t rai ni ng at Ke ppe

l Bat a ng as Shi py ar d. It i s a s hi py a rd comp a ny whi ch i s situated along side of Batangas Bay at San Miguel, Bauan, Batangas.The trainee was assigned at the department which is called motor pool.Thi s de pa rt me nt s e rve s as t he ge ne ra l mai nt e na nc e f or the equ i pme nt s an d g a d g e t s t h a t w e r e u s e d i n s i d e t h e c o m p a n y . A l s o , a t t h i s d e p a r t m e n t , a l l ope ra t ors of the crane s , l i f t e rs and t rai l e r s we re as s i g ne d. Al m os t al l of t he m were regular workers of Keppel and served the company for almost 20 years Participation T h e t r a i n e e p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e n o r m a l o p e r a t i o n o f t h e c o m p a n y b y maintaining the equipments used in the shipyard in their good condition. Dailyche c k on t he i mp or t a nt s pot s of t he crane s li ke t he pre s s u re of t he t i re s , fu el l e ve l s , ge ar and e ng i ne oi l , lu bri c at i on of t he j oi nt s and t he wat e r le ve l of t he 23 radi at or . Er rors mu s t be pre di ct and mu s t be s ol ve d be f ore i t happe ne d. Any t r o u b l e h a p p e n e d t o t h e e q u i p m e n t d u r i n g t h e p r o g r e s s i o n w i l l c a u s e a b i g interruption on the whole process of the company.T h e t r a i n e e a l s o p a r t i c i p a t e d a s a t o o l k e e p e r o n m a i n t e n a n c e department. Tools and parts of the machine must be kept to avoid misplacing it.Tools must be clean before they were returned to the tool box. Bolts, nuts andsmall machine parts must be placed in a closed container Challenges C h a l l e n g e i s t e s t o f o n e ' s a b i l i t i e s o r r e s o u r c e s i n a d e m a n d i n g . A n d challenges are always present.During the trainees on-the-job training, he met some challenges that pushhim to work much better. First is when one of his co-workers challenged him tob e g r e e d y i n l e a r n i n g n e w t h i n g s a n d s k i l l s . T h a t i s a l s o t h e t i m e w h e n t h e t rai ne e s s upe rvi s or s ai d t han if t he l at e r wa nt hig h g rade , he mu s t work l i ke areal employee. That was a big challenge for the trainee. He was only a trainee,so the supervisor must supervise him and not to let him handle a situation thanhe didnt know. And because of that, the trainee learned to put a dedication to hiswork.Another challenge that the trainee met was the climate during his workinghours on the field. The heat coming from the sun makes him uncomfortable. Andthere is a time, halfway of his training, when he got sick.Lastly, one challenge that the trainee met is when his co-worker asked himto remove a bolt from a crankcase of a 4-cylinder engine. The trainee thought itwas easy. But then, he was wrong. He asked other to hold the crankcase as he 25 twisted the bolt using a socket wrench. Still, the bolt doesnt pull out. He twisted itagain using extension and pulled it as he can. At last, bolt was removed but thetrainees hands were aching. He forced himself to twist the bolt because he saidto his co-worker that he can do it without even knowing that the bolt was placedto the crankcase using an air lock and has a torque of 200 Newton Problems Met andSolutions Offered Problems that the trainee encountered during his training were all relatedto the engine and pump failures.Lack of materials to be needed must be resolved using alternative one.Like gaskets. In making gaskets, special paper called paper gasket was beingne e de d. Bu t as an al t e r na t e t o pape r gas ke t , pape r f ol de r can be u se d. It was fastened to the joints by means of gasket maker, a glue-like liquid. Competencies Gained The t rai ni ng i ns i de t he comp a ny is le ar ni ng expe ri e nc e e ach day . The t r a i n e e l e a r n e d t o a p p r e c i a t e t h e l e s s o n s s t u d i e d i n s c h o o l . H e w a s a b l e t o re al i ze t he i mp or t a nc e of t he ori e s and f or mu l a s t hat was d i s cu s s e d i ns i de t he classroom. And also to understand that everything that was thought inside theschool can be a tool that can be used in future career.As the trainee was working as a trainee at Keppel, he learned to becomea hard-working person. Time to complete the output product is not important, butthe quality. He also learned to follow the instructions as what the superiors saidand to accept opinion that they suggested.At t he s ch ool , be i ng l at e i s be t t e r t han abs e nt . Bu t as what t he t rai ne e learned at Keppel, being absent is better than being late. Being absent can be ac a u s e o f e m e r g e n c y s i t u a t i o n s l i k e s i c k n e s s , u n p r e d i c t e d t r a v e l s a n d phenomena, while, being late is a cause of misbehavior and unable to managethe time.Lastly, the trainee learned that on-the-job training is not just only a subjectt o be pas s e d or a re qu i re m e nt t o be com pl e t e d bu t on- t he - j ob t rai ni ng is an opportunity to show what skills, talents and techniques that the student learnedf r o m t h e s c h o o l a n d a l s o a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e l i f e o u t s i d e t h e cam pu s ; s e rvi ng com pa ni e s l i ke a prof es s i ona l on t he f ie l d of t he st u de nt s specialization