Importance of Industrial Visit for Students
Published: 2020-01-14 11:51:15

Theoretical knowledge is indeed important. But, does learning from the textbooks or lectures sufficient for the students? 
 
Can they know everything about their respective industries just by working in the classrooms?  
 
Of course not! They need to visit the industry to see the working of companies and how different tasks are carried out by the professionals.
 
Almost every reputed university or college conducts an industrial visit for the students that give more insight regarding the various subjects that they learned in the classrooms.
 
Canada is a place where the industrial visit is a part of a college curriculum. 
 
Off late, Pacific Link College has been awarded as one among the <a href="https://www.plvan.com/">top colleges in Canada</a> for providing quality education, endorsing industrial exposure to make student’s learning experience rewarding. 
 
Intending to go beyond academics, PLC organizes regular industrial visits for the students to give a practical perspective of the world of work. 
Apart from the industrial visit, they also provide industrial training to the students through their co-op programs.
 
There is a thin gap between theoretical learning and practical exposure, which can be bridged by the industrial visit. 
 
Let’s talk about its advantages and why it is becoming mandatory in almost every educational institution.
 
For the students pursuing professional education (Hospitality, Information technology, Digital Marketing, Engineering, etc.), industrial visit helps them gain experience in the industry and how various operations are performed there. 
 
1. Seeing industry experts working on real-time projects actually inspire the students and motivate them in their career. 
They hold great dreams and always aspire to become expert of their field, and by interacting with the current professionals through industrial visit encourages them and give more hopes.  
 
2. Not all colleges provide co-op programs. So, an educational trip is the only hope for students that can introduce them to the industry.
 
3. Industry visit gives an active learning environment outside the classrooms. 
It is observed that the performance of students improve through industrial visit because it helps them to learn how to implement theoretical concepts in a practical manner. 
 
4. The industrial visit makes student’s choices easier. They can easily choose their area of interest and start working on it.
 
Some students are not familiar with the career-path that actually exists in their field. So, through industrial trips, they get to know about the different career options and select those of their interests. 
 
5. Educational trip helps students enhance interpersonal and communication skills. Interacting with the experts and knowing how they become successful in the industry is valuable.
 
6. Students become more aware of the industry’s rules and regulations. So, they will more careful at the time they start working in the companies and carry out tasks following the rules.
 
7. Visiting industry broadens their outlook and they learn how a single work can be done with different effective approaches. They will learn about the current trends and the future scenario of the industry.
 
 
Student life becomes excited when the college organizes an industrial visit. Not only they learn great things but also realize the challenges they need to face to excel in their career.