On June 6th, 2019, the intern started my field attachment from Directorate of Research and Graduate Training. The intern was placed in records department and was involved in activities like organizing files according to years graduation, courses and colleges, archiving of files in boxes, refilling of files that were off from the envelopes, classifying of files according to names, Retrieving of files, Disposing of unwanted records, Shelving of files among others and the intern learnt lessons like experience that is to say ability to work with minimum supervision, good team player personnel, reliable personnel with good inter personal ,time management and good communication skills. The intern faced some of the challenges and limitations like having repetitive work as it was undertaken over and over again, the heaps of files were heavy to carry, sorting out inactive records was difficult, inadequate equipment for instance files, being afraid to ask questions over and over again adjusting to firm’s working conditions and staff which could take time to start performing perfectly with limited supervision. Field attachment program is very fundamental to the student as it exposes him/her to the practical ambition of records keeping profession and an opportunity to grasp the art of applying theoretical knowledge to factual legal situations thus breeding a better records manager for the future generation. The intern strongly recommend that field attachment must be undertaken every end of an academic year, ensuring constant and consistent supervision by the academic supervisors for proper guidance, equating internship period as experience acquired to experience for eligibility to job opportunities and lastly the same recommendations be adopted by the university and be implemented.

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