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INDUSTRIAL TRAINING REPORT
CHUA CHONG LIANG
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Quantity Surveying
Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
December 2015
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DECLARATION
I sincerely declare that:
1. I am the sole writer of this report.
2. The details of training and experience contained in this report describe my
involvement as a trainee in the field of quantity surveying.
3. All the information contained in this report is certain and correct to the
knowledge of the author.
Signature : _________________________
Name : _________________________
ID No. : _________________________
Date : _________________________
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to express my utmost gratitude to UTAR for providing opportunity to
me to pursue the quantity surveying training as a partial fulfilment of the requirement
for the degree of Bachelor of Science.
I would like to thank Datuk Tee Eng Ho for giving me an opportunity to
undergo my industrial training at Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd as well as Ms
Joanne Yap who arrange my industrial training. Throughout this training, I am very
honoured to have Mr. Loh Zhen Shen as my mentor, with his encouragement and
guidance from time to time and advise me to perform the program. It never felt
boring before as we have wasted his valuable time. In addition, I would also like to
thank Ms. Nadzirah as my visiting lecturer who came to the company for visiting us.
Lastly, I would like to express my appreciation to all the staffs in Kerjaya
Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd., without their sharing of their experiences and help, I
wouldn’t have come so far and grow so much and gain a lot of knowledge.
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ABSTRACT
Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd was my choice to undergo my 26 weeks of Industrial
Training. The company was known as a main contractor firm. During the 26 weeks
period of industrial training, I was supervised by Mr Loh Zhen Shen. I have been
assigned to accomplish various tasks which included measurement of work done,
work done and defect inspection, horizontal levelling and vertical levelling, and the
preparation of debit note and weekly progress report. Throughout my industrial
training, I was able to apply the skill and knowledge acquired from lecture to
complete my work in practice. Besides, I learn and experience new things which
were never taught in lecture for example preparing weekly progress report and debit
note, work done and defect inspection and vertical levelling. On the other hands, as a
trainee, good attitude is a must to have in order to follow and complete the
instructions given although it is a miscellaneous works. Lastly, within 6 months
industrial training I had gained uncountable knowledge and experience and
understand more on the roles of quantity surveyor in construction industry.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii
ABSTRACT iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS v
LIST OF TABLES vii
LIST OF FIGURES viii
LIST OF SYMBOLS / ABBREVIATIONS ix
CHAPTER
1 INTRODUCTION 10
1.1 Background 10
1.2 Objective of the Report 11
1.3 Description of Report Structure 11
2 RELATED LEARNING OUTCOMES 13
2.1 Company Background 13
2.2 Description of Tasks Setting 18
2.2.1 Measurement of Work Done 18
2.2.2 Horizontal Levelling and Vertical Levelling 20
2.2.3 Preparation of Debit Note 23
2.2.4 Preparation of Weekly Progress Report 24
2.2.5 Work done and Defect Inspection 26
2.3 Report Achievement of Tasks Set 28
2.3.1 Measurement of Work Done 28
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2.3.2 Horizontal Levelling and Vertical Levelling 28
2.3.3 Preparation of Debit Note 29
2.3.4 Preparation of Weekly Progress Report 29
2.3.5 Work Done and Defect Inspection 30
2.4 Limitations and Recommendations 30
2.5 Expectation After Graduation and Career 32
3 MONTLY REPORT 33
3.1 Month 1 – June 2015 33
3.2 Month 2 – July 2015 37
3.3 Month 3 – August 2015 39
3.4 Month 4 – September 2015 42
3.5 Month 5 – October 2015 44
3.6 Month 6 – November 2015 46
4 CONCLUSION 47
4.1 Summary 47
4.1.1 Apply and Link the Theoretical Knowledge to Solve
the Problem in Practice 47
4.1.2 Demonstrate Technical Competence in QS
Technical Competence 48
4.1.3 Develop Emotional Intelligent and Auxiliary Skills
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4.2 Concluding Remarks 49
REFERENCES 50
APPENDICES Error! Bookmark not defined.
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE TITLE PAGE
Table 2.1.1 Company's Information 15
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE TITLE PAGE
Figure 2.1.1 Company's Logo 13
Figure 2.1.2 Logo of award by UKAS 14
Figure 2.1.3 Organization Chart 16
Figure 2.2.1 Measurement of Work done in Microsoft Excel 18
Figure 2.2.2 Setting Up The Laser Level on The Marking Line 21
Figure 2.2.3 The Use of Measuring Tape 22
Figure 2.2.4 Rectifying The Wall of Aluminium Formwork 22
Figure 2.2.5 Debit Note 23
Figure 2.2.6 Weekly Progress Report 25
Figure 2.2.7 Wire Testing 26
Figure 2.2.8 Water Flow Testing 26
Figure 2.2.9 Water Flow Test Report 27
Figure 3.1.1 Site Walk 34
Figure 3.1.2 Safety and Health Meeting 36
Figure 3.3.1 Housekeeping 41
Figure 3.3.2 Release of Start Work by DBKL 42
Figure 3.4.1 Summary of Debit Note 44
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LIST OF SYMBOLS / ABBREVIATIONS
UTAR University of Tunku Abdul Rahman
TARC Tunku Abdul Rahman College
FCCA Charted Certified Accountant
ICSA Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrations
UK United Kingdom
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
MC Medical Certificate
DBKL. Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
CHAPTER 1
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
The preparation of this Industrial Training Report is to enhance the writing skills of
the student on recording down the daily tasks given and new experience and task
learned as well as the commitment and responsibility to record down the daily tasks
every day and to prepare this Industrial Training Report given. Besides, it helps the
student to understand the format of the Final Year Project which is required to
accomplish in final year for two semesters by every UTAR students.
Starting off, for UTAR students to accomplish their Bachelor in Science
(HONS) Quantity Surveying study, 26 weeks of Industrial Training is part of the
programme of the graduation requirements which undergraduates must be
participated in the related industry. The 26 weeks Industrial Training started from 1st
June 2015 till 30th
November 2015. After the completion of the Industrial Training,
students will be preparing the Industrial Training Report which deadline on 15th
December 2015. As for my industrial training, I had joined Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn.
Bhd. which is a main contractor firm as well as a developer firm to undergo my 26
weeks industrial training and it took place at construction site office which is located
at Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur. The construction project is a high rise building
which client is the company itself. The work tasks assigned I had exposed most of
my time were supervision of structure formwork work and verifying subcontractor’s
claim. The work task of preparation of weekly report was assigned later after 13
weeks.
1.2 Objective of the Report
The objectives of having industrial training are to allow the students to experience
new things, gain new knowledge that were not taught in lecture class, to build up the
responsibility and commitment on recording down the task into the log book every
day and also to improve the soft skill of the students which are communication skills,
leadership skills and teamwork that allow the student to learn how to approach to
outsiders, giving orders and working together as one.
1.3 Description of Report Structure
In this Industrial Training Report, it has categorized into 4 chapters, there are
Introduction, Related Learning Outcomes, Monthly report and Conclusion. First,
Chapter One will be Introduction, which consists of background, objective of the
report and description of report structure. Background, this section will cover the
purpose of the preparation of Industrial Training Report and the background of the
introduction of industrial training. Objective of the report, in this section, it will
introduce the objective of the preparation of Industrial Training Report. As for the
description of report structure section, it describes the bone structure and the flow
line of the Industrial Training Report and explains what will be covered for each
chapter and section.
Chapter two, Related Learning Outcomes, in this chapter, it consists of 5
sections which are company background, description of task setting, report
achievement of tasks set, limitations and recommendations and expectation after
graduation and career. For the first section, company background, it will introduce
the background of the company and the nature of company. Second, description of
tasks setting section will described the process to accomplish the tasks that were
assigned in detail. Third, report achievement of tasks set section, it will describe the
process of the accomplishment of the achievement made on the first day of industrial
training after went through 26 weeks industrial training. Fourth, limitations and
recommendations section will covers the limitations that will face while doing this
industrial training and the recommendations for better industrial training experience.
Lastly, expectation after graduation and career section, it will allow students to show
any expectation on after their graduation and their future career after undergo 26
weeks of industrial training.
Chapter Three, Monthly Report, this chapter will covers the summary of the
daily work task every month. Students will prepare this chapter of industrial training
report in monthly form. For the last chapter, Chapter Four, Conclusion, will conclude
overall of the industrial training report.
Furthermore, industrial training daily log book and area of work involvement
summary will be attached on the appendices section. The purpose of having
industrial training daily log book and area of work involvement summary are to keep
track and record down the daily activities and tasks assigned, signature of both
student and supervisor are required for industrial training daily log book.
CHAPTER 2
2 RELATED LEARNING OUTCOMES
2.1 Company Background
Figure 2.1.1 Company's Logo
I have joined Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd. for the 26 weeks of Industrial Training
which is classified as contract tenders of unlimited value. Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn.
Bhd. was incorporated in July 1995 and registered with the Construction Industry
Development (CIBD) as a Grade 7 Contractor. Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd. has
been known as a high-end properties builder with industry leaders such as the E&O
Group on St Mary and Dua Residency projects. Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd. has
also worked together with SP Setia, IOI Group, AP Land, UM Land, Malaysian
Resources Corporation Bhd, Belle View Group, and ECH Development Sdn Bhd. for
the Lumina development in Mont' Kiara. Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd. has
achieved the converted ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems Certification
by UKAS in year 2008.
Figure 2.1.2 Logo of award by UKAS
Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd. has evolved tremendously into a well-known player
in the property market in past 3 years by launching the luxury maiden condominium
projects which are 222 Residency and 288 Residency in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur.
Majority of the projects launched was successfully sold out including Residency V
where I am doing my 26 weeks of Industrial Training at. On August 2010, Kerjaya
Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd. has evolved to developer from high-end project contractor
via setting up a Property Development Division.
The objective of this organisation is to tap on the experience and expertise to
deliver services and products of the highest quality to customers. For the business
objectives and mission of company, management excellence, strong corporate values,
business dynamism and focused vision were keys to its future success, Kerjaya
Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd. believed.
2.1.1 Company Information
Table 2.1.1 Company's Information
Name of Company Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd
Address
No. 1, Jalan Wangsa Permai, 3rd Floor, Bangunan
One Wangsa, Taman Wangsa Permai, 52200
Kuala Lumpur.
Telephone No. 03-6277 5192
Facsimile No. 03-6277 5443 / 5772
E-mail [email protected]
Company Registration
No. 352407-U
CIDB Grade Grade 7
2.1.2 Structure of Organisation Chart
Figure 2.1.3 Organization Chart
2.1.3 Key of Personnel
Name: Datuk Tee Eng Ho
Age: 49
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Year of experience: 24 years
Qualification: Diploma in Technology (Building) TARC
Name: Mr. Tee Eng Seng
Age: 44
Position: Managing Director
Year of experience: 23 years
Qualification: SPM
Name: Datin Toh Siew Chuon
Age: 47
Position: Director
Year of experience: 23 years
Qualification: FCCA (UK) & ICSA (UK)
Name: Mr Yap Wee Kiat
Age: 37
Position: Project Manager
Year of experience: 11 years
Qualification: Diploma in Quantity Surveying TARC
2.2 Description of Tasks Setting
2.2.1 Measurement of Work Done
The project I had involved in measurement of work done is “CADANGAN
PEMBANGUNAN SATU BLOK PANGSAPURI SERVIS 23 TINGKAT (412
UNIT) DI ATAS 6 TINGKAT PODIUM TEMPAT LETAK KERETA YANG
MENGANDUNGI KOLAM RENANG DAN KEMUDAHAN DI ATAS LOT 944
& 2733, MUKIM PETALING, WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR.
(RESIDENCY V)" Measurement of work done is a technique to establish the time
for an average worker to carry out the task. There are several trades of the
measurement of work done for payment is applied in Residency V such as skim coat,
plaster, render, corner bead, brick and floor screed.
Figure 2.2.1Measurement of Work done in Microsoft Excel
During the 26 weeks of Industrial Training, I was assigned to carry out this
task for 6 months. The task is required to carry out in the beginning of 15 days of the
month. I was assigned to measure the quantity of work done of skim coat, plaster,
brick, render, floor screed, corner bead and marking. There were quite numbers of
group of sub-contractors on plaster, brick, render, skim coat and corner bead and
marking in Residency V project. For the first month of doing measurement of work
done, I was guided by my supervisor for the whole month. Measuring the quantity of
work done required measuring tape; the quantity of work done measured by sub-
contractor will be recorded down and the location of the quantity of work done
measured will be stated in order to prevent confusion when doing conversion.
Besides recording down the quantity of work done measured, the quantity of work
done measured also need to be ensured. Then, the quantity of work done measured
will be converting into Microsoft Excel file form. For floor screed, plaster, skim coat
and render will be in unit of area, bricks will be in unit of number and for corner
bead will be in unit of length. After the conversion of measurement of work done is
done, the file will be handled to my supervisor to do the checking. After that, it will
be sent to head quarter in order to allow the quantity surveyor to produce Interim
Certificate for the release of payment to the sub-contractors.
Throughout the process of measuring quantity of work done, I had learnt that
there are many types of plaster, corner bead, floor screed and render. As for plaster,
there are smooth plaster and rough plaster; same goes to floor screed and render. For
rough plaster and rough render, normally will be used on external; for the smooth
plaster and smooth render are for internal use. Rough floor screed is normally used
when the area is needed to be tiled and smooth floor screed is for receiving parquet.
As for corner bead and marking, corner bead is applied not only the edge of the wall;
it can be applied on circumference of windows and doors. There are also certain
types of corner bead which can be used as a function of water flow and also for
aesthetic use which I had come across while doing measurement of work done called
C Channel Corner Bead. The function of corner bead is to guide the thickness of the
plaster, render and skim coat should be. Whenever the area of the wall is big,
marking will be applied in the middle of the wall as a guide for the thicknesses.
For the last month of my industrial training, I was assigned to do filling on
the measurement of work done. The purpose of it is to prevent the double
measurement and also act as a reference for checking and knowing which part of the
construction building’s works are done and measured.
2.2.2 Horizontal Levelling and Vertical Levelling
The project I had involved in horizontal and vertical levelling checking is
“CADANGAN PEMBANGUNAN SATU BLOK PANGSAPURI SERVIS 23
TINGKAT (412 UNIT) DI ATAS 6 TINGKAT PODIUM TEMPAT LETAK
KERETA YANG MENGANDUNGI KOLAM RENANG DAN KEMUDAHAN DI
ATAS LOT 944 & 2733, MUKIM PETALING, WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN
KUALA LUMPUR. (RESIDENCY V)" Horizontal Levelling and Vertical Levelling
are technique to level the floor slab horizontality and the wall verticality. The
purpose of having horizontal levelling is to mark the level of thickness of the floor
slab to receive the concrete; after concreting and concrete is cured, floor slab
horizontality checking will be carry out to ensure the horizontal level of the floor
slab is even. As for the vertical levelling, before concreting, wall verticality levelling
checking will be carry out in order to check the verticality of the wall of aluminium
formwork is even.
I was involved on horizontal levelling for a month. The task is carry out
before concreting the residential units. There will be standardized thicknesses for
floor slab to receive the concrete. So, every reading will be drawn on the re-bars and
taped by red tapes to allow the workers to know where the level of the thickness
where the concrete needed to be. After concreting and letting the concrete to cure,
floor horizontality levelling checking is needed to be carry out to ensure the level of
floor slab is even. It is to make sure the height of the wall of next floor is in
accordance. So, every reading will be sprayed beside the re-bars to allow the workers
to know whether to hack the concreted floor slab to lower down the wall of
aluminium formwork for the next level of the floor slab or to add a wood plank to
elevate the wall of aluminium formwork for the next level of the floor slab.
Figure 2.2.2 Setting Up The Laser Level on The Marking Line
After that, I was assigned fully on doing vertical levelling or wall verticality
levelling checking. The task is carry out before concreting the residential units. The
instrument used for vertical levelling is Laser Level. There will be line markings on
the floor; it is to allow the workers to know where the standardized point for the wall
of aluminium formwork to be installed and before the point, there will be gaps and
lines. The length of the gaps is 29.5 centimetre. So, the laser level will be placed in
the middle of the line, and then will be turned on and the laser has to be on the line of
the markings. Measuring tape will be used to check if the length of gaps of lower part
of the wall of aluminium formwork and upper part of the wall of aluminium
formwork are even. If so, the wall will be straight. If the lengths of both lower part of
the wall of aluminium formwork and upper part of the wall of aluminium formwork
are not even, I had to order the workers to rectify the wall of aluminium formwork.
Plus or minus 5 millimetre of the reading is acceptable. If the length of the lower part
of the wall of aluminium formwork is 30 centimetres and the length of the upper part
of the wall of aluminium formwork is 29.5 centimetres, it means that the lower part
is slanting in and it will allow the upper part to look like slanting out. So, the prop
that are supporting the lower part of the wall of aluminium formwork has to be
loosen in order to let the formwork to slant out. I had come across plenty of problems
regarding no marking line can be seen and it will be a problem to carry out wall
verticality levelling checking. The marking lines were usually washed off by the rain
water after raining. So, the solution to check whether the verticality of the wall is
straight is by using measuring tape to check the length of the residential unit. If the
length of the upper part of the wall of the aluminium formwork and the length of the
lower part of the wall of the aluminium formwork are the same, it means that the
wall is straight. But, normally plus or minus 5 millimetre is acceptable. There is
another solution to prevent the verticality of the wall for slanting and in case the
marking lines were washed off was to asked the workers to drill holes on the marking
line and install the steel bar, so, when installing the aluminium formwork, the
aluminium formwork will attached on the steel bar and less movement of slanting
will be involved.
Figure 2.2.3The Use of Measuring Tape
Figure 2.2.4 Rectifying The Wall of Aluminium Formwork
2.2.3 Preparation of Debit Note
The project I had involved in preparation of debit note is “CADANGAN
PEMBANGUNAN SATU BLOK PANGSAPURI SERVIS 23 TINGKAT (412
UNIT) DI ATAS 6 TINGKAT PODIUM TEMPAT LETAK KERETA YANG
MENGANDUNGI KOLAM RENANG DAN KEMUDAHAN DI ATAS LOT 944
& 2733, MUKIM PETALING, WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR.
(RESIDENCY V)" Preparation of Debit Note is a task to prepare a document
regarding debiting the sub-contractor for not following the terms and conditions
which are mentioned in the contract. The purpose of having debit note is to prevent
the same action to happen again and also it act as a warning sign to the sub-
contractor.
Figure 2.2.5 Debit Note
On the fourth month of my industrial training, I was assigned to prepare the
debit note every single week. It was requested by the project manager because due to
too many problems happened on site regarding the sub-contractors are not following
the terms and conditions that stated in the contract. We have form a group on
whatsapps internally for posting photos as evident to debit the sub-contractor for not
following the terms and conditions which are stated in the contract. I had to prepare
the document of debit note according to the format given with the photos taken. The
purpose of this was to give warning to the sub-contractor on not following the terms
and conditions as stated. It is to prevent such action to happen again.
2.2.4 Preparation of Weekly Progress Report
The project I had involved in preparation of weekly progress report is
“CADANGAN PEMBANGUNAN SATU BLOK PANGSAPURI SERVIS 23
TINGKAT (412 UNIT) DI ATAS 6 TINGKAT PODIUM TEMPAT LETAK
KERETA YANG MENGANDUNGI KOLAM RENANG DAN KEMUDAHAN DI
ATAS LOT 944 & 2733, MUKIM PETALING, WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN
KUALA LUMPUR." Preparation of Weekly Progress Report is a task to update the
progress of the construction project every week. The task of preparing Weekly
Progress Report is mainly prepared for the client use.
Figure 2.2.6 Weekly Progress Report
On the fourth month of my industrial training, I was assigned to prepare
weekly progress report every single week. It was requested by the client. The
purpose of having weekly progress report is to update the client regarding the
progress of the construction project. The contents that needed for weekly progress
report are the progress of the works of structure, mechanical and electrical and
architecture with photos of the building and work done attached. The work required
to site walk the whole construction site and every work done will be recorded down
and photos will be taken. Every Friday, I will spend two to three hours on site
walking the whole construction site, recording down the progress of work done and
taking photos of the work done. After that, everything will be keyed into the
computer as softcopy file; then, it will be emailed to the secretary of the client’s.
2.2.5 Work done and Defect Inspection
The project I had involved in work done and defect inspection is “CADANGAN
PEMBANGUNAN SATU BLOK PANGSAPURI SERVIS 23 TINGKAT (412
UNIT) DI ATAS 6 TINGKAT PODIUM TEMPAT LETAK KERETA YANG
MENGANDUNGI KOLAM RENANG DAN KEMUDAHAN DI ATAS LOT 944
& 2733, MUKIM PETALING, WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR."
Work done and defect inspection is a task to inspect the work done and defect of one
particular work. The purpose of the task is to check whether the work is done and no
defects; otherwise the defects found needed to be rectify.
Figure 2.2.7 Wire Testing
Figure 2.2.8 Water Flow Testing
On the second month of my industrial training, I was assigned for a task to
replaced one of my colleagues who fell down during work and hurt his knee. He was
on Medical Certificate (MC) as he undergone a surgery on his knee and couldn’t
walk for two months. I was assigned to do the inspection of work done and defect on
the wire and pipe for air-conditioning. The task was to ensure that the work is done
and there were no leakage on the pipe and no tripping on the wire. To check the
water pipes whether is there any leakage, water will be poured on the top of the pipe
and the water will flow through the entire pipe till the end point. If water did not flow
successfully, it means that there is a leakage on the pipe; actions will be taken in
order to rectify it. As for the wire, the wire will be tested by using a component
called clamp meter. The black point and red point will be attached to the different
colour of the wires; if the clamp meter sounds, it means that the wires are tangled and
tripping. I have to inspect every residential unit one by one. If defects were found,
the sub-contractor has to rectify the defect; otherwise the Inspection Document will
not be signed by contractor and the payment will not be released until the work is
done and defects are rectified. Photos of every residential unit will be taken after the
success of inspection to act as an evident of work done and no defects as well as the
signature of the inspection document.
Figure 2.2.9 Water Flow Test Report
2.3 Report Achievement of Tasks Set
2.3.1 Measurement of Work Done
Throughout the entire 26 weeks of Industrial Training, I had involved in
Measurement of Work done. During the measurement of work done, the quantity of
the work done measured is required to record down then converting them into
Microsoft Excel file form. For the first time doing measurement of work done, it was
challenging and confusing to me as I had to record down all the quantity of work
done measured and to remember which part the quantity of the work done belongs to
because of the speedy measuring of sub-contractor and the accent of the sub-
contractor who is not local citizen. On the third month of my industrial training, I did
a few mistakes on wrongly converting the quantity of work done measured.
After experiencing a few times of measurement of work done, I overcame the
problems I faced on the first time and improved myself from making mistakes. In
order to ensure the accuracy of the quantity of work done measured, I had to
communicate more with the sub-contractor to gain the communication skills as well
as being alert and focus when recording down the quantity of work done measured.
Every time after I had done with the conversion of the quantity of work done and to
ensure no mistakes will be done again, I do double checking on the conversion of the
quantity of work done before submitting to my supervisor and head quarter.
2.3.2 Horizontal Levelling and Vertical Levelling
I have no issues on horizontal levelling as it was taught during Site Surveying
Classes. As for vertical levelling, I was having trouble on coming up with solutions
to rectify the problems faced due to the lack of experience. The problems that I faced
was that the verticality of the wall of aluminium formwork is not even and it is
slanting in or out and there were no markings seen as it was washed off by rain
water after raining.
After experiencing vertical levelling for months, I had gain the knowledge
and experience on how to solve the problems I faced previously. In order to gain the
knowledge and experience, observing and asking were the keys to improve.
Whenever there are problems, asking is required as you ask senior colleague for
advice on how to solve the problems. When the advice given, observing is very
important in order to know what is wrong with the problem and what to rectify it.
2.3.3 Preparation of Debit Note
I was assigned to prepare the debit note every week. For the first time doing debit
note, I have no idea on how the format of the debit note is going to be and how to
prepare the debit note and I have no clue on what is the purpose of having debit note.
After discussion with my site manager and supervisor, I know the purpose of
having debit note, it is to debit the sub-contractor regarding not following the terms
and conditions stated in the contract and act as a warning to minimize the same
mistake happen again. I was given an example to refer to on preparing debit note. I
read through and study the example and I know the format of the debit note and how
to prepare the debit note.
2.3.4 Preparation of Weekly Progress Report
I was assigned to prepare the weekly progress report every week in order to update
the client on the progress of the construction project. Due to the first time of me
doing the weekly progress report, the contents of first weekly progress report were
too little. Also, during the site walk, I kept left out with the important part of work
that need to include in the report.
After doing it a few times, I know which importance parts that need to be
included. To ensure that I am doing it right, every single time before submitting, I
will let my site manager to scan through if there were no left out. After a few times
of letting my site manager to scan through before submitting, I observe the
importance parts of the work that needed to be include in the progress report. Every
time before site walk, I will write down a lists of work that are required to record
down the progress and take photos of.
2.3.5 Work Done and Defect Inspection
Within the 26 weeks of Industrial Training, I was assigned to inspect the work done
and defect of the wire and pipe of air-conditioning. For the first time of doing the
inspection, I have no clue on what the purpose of it. The inspection is very important
as I am going to be the witness of signing the document of successful inspection.
To know what I am doing for the task, asking and observing is the most
crucial thing to do. I ask my supervisor regarding the purpose of the inspection and
the sub-contractor regarding on how to inspect the work and know if there is defect
or no defect. After sharing and showing, I understand the purpose of the inspection
and I observe the action taken on the wire and pipe when there is defect.
2.4 Limitations and Recommendations
Throughout these 26 weeks of Industrial Training, I had encounter with a few
limitations. The first one would be the limited desktops in the construction site office.
There were only 6 desktops in the construction site office and there were 14 of us
working for the company including trainees. Some of the staffs get to have the
desktop on their table, so, people without desktop will be sharing desktop with the
person with desktop. It is very troublesome when one is working using desktop and
the other one in needs to use the desktop for work for a while in sudden. It would be
very disturbance for the person who is in the process of working using desktop. In
my case, I will need the desktop for preparing measurement of work done for claim,
debit notes and weekly progress report. It is very troublesome for me to share the
desktop with my colleagues who need the desktop all the time, so, in the end, I had to
used my own laptop to do my work. On the other hand, my laptop couldn’t access
the internet, so, I have to copy the files and use my colleagues’ desktop to print the
files. And every time, I had had to check if there is virus from others’ desktops. It is
very inconvenience whenever I need the internet to print the documents and send
emails to the head quarter office. In additions, it was very inconvenience of not
having the drawing’s soft copy files organized. When the construction drawings are
in need to print out or use for taking-off works, it would consume a lot of time to
look for one particular drawing’s soft copy file. So, I had to organized the files and
categorised each of them into different use of purpose and elements, so that, it will be
much easier to access the files when in need out of the blue.
Secondly, it would be the executing of taking-off works. The taking-off
works were executed by using Microsoft Office Excel. There was a lot of taking-off
works required for the project, so, the consumption of time of executing taking-off
works would be longer. Therefore, it is suggested to purchase an efficient taking-off
software to eliminate the time waste and it would take much lesser time on taking-off
works.
Lastly, I sincerely am recommending UTAR to provide more site visitation,
practical classes and assignments that required site visitation. It is to enhance the
imaginations of students towards construction drawings and also more understanding
on how one particular thing is constructed. During the Industrial Training, I was
having hard time on understanding the ways of how one particular work is done. So
in order to understand how one particular thing is constructed, I had to witness on the
work to understand the process of how it is constructed. For example, there are a lot
of pictures or animations of how the tower crane jacking up, students have to
imagine on how it works by seeing it through animation or pictures and sometimes it
is hard to understand by seeing it through them. When it is seen and witnessed on site,
the perception of individual will be changed. At first, I thought the process of jacking
up and upload a new mass of the tower crane is as fast as from the animation I had
seen; I never thought the whole process takes few hours to install 3 masses of the
tower crane.
2.5 Expectation After Graduation and Career
After going through these 26 weeks of Industrial Training, I planned to join the
consultant firm after completing my studies as I undergone my Industrial Training in
a contractor firm. Throughout these 26 weeks of Industrial Training, I was exposed
more in construction phase, on how the process runs. I would love to gain more
knowledge that is related to pre-construction phase, such as call for quotation, cost
estimating, preparing bill of quantities, contractual documents, tendering which are
great deal of tasks that I could have never get the opportunity to learn in construction
phase.
For the next few years’ time after graduating, I would like to spend my time
on overseas’ international consultant firm. Besides of learning the knowledge in pre-
construction phase, I also would like to explore and learn different cultures of the
work ethic towards construction. During my Industrial Training, there was a Korean
supervisor who supervises on the installation of the climbing scaffolding which my
company had purchased from them; I had come across with a few conversations with
the person on sharing his experience, I found out that their work ethic towards
construction is much more crucial compared to our own local’s.
Besides, I hope to involve myself to various types of project such as
infrastructure, factory, hospital, in order to enrich my experience and knowledge as
there are so much differences and requirements when constructing different types of
project.
CHAPTER 3
3 MONTLY REPORT
3.1 Month 1 – June 2015
The first day of working in Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur
construction site located at Old Kland Road, I was first introduced to my supervisor,
then briefing regarding the project presented by supervisor and the basis of safety
and health presented by safety officer. The briefing of the project was about the
current progress of the construction project, drawings of the project and the
organization chart of the project. Later on, safety officer brief about the precaution
and rules and regulations of the safety and health. The precaution and rules and
regulations of the safety and health are required to be followed; otherwise penalty
and action will be taken. I was provided with safety helmet, safety vest and safety
boots.
I was informed that every Monday morning will be having site walk with
client, project manager, site manager, staffs and sub-contractors. After that, site
meeting will be carry on regarding the process of the project and any problems or
issues and difficulties faced on site. So the first day, I had to attend the meeting. It
was totally new to me as I had never attended a meeting before. So, it was an
opportunity for me to experience and learn. Observing and asking are the most
important actions to do in site, so, we can know what is happening and had happened.
The first day of attending the site meeting, I had no clue on what they were talking
about as I was still new to everything but what I did observe is the way of how they
manage and clearing the problems.
Figure 3.1.1Site Walk
On the first day of working, I was assigned to do measurement of the work
done of skim coat with the sub-contractor in order to verify the claim on site. I never
expected the measurement of work done was done with measuring the completed
work using measuring tape on site, and then the quantity will be recorded down and
converted into Microsoft Excel file form in order to produce the measurement of
work done in Microsoft Excel file form. It was quite challenging for me as I need to
know what I am recording down, every quantity is required to record down and state
which type of particular material and particular location. After that, the measurement
of work done will be sent to the Head Quarter in order to let the quantity surveyor to
produce the Interim Certificate to allow the release of payment to sub-contractors. Of
course, I was guided throughout the work for a month by my supervisor to prevent
me from getting cheated on the quantity of the measurement of work done as I was
new to the work. I was guided throughout every measurement of work done. There
were quite numbers of measurement of work done which are skim coat, plaster,
render, brick, corner bead and marking. I was informed that measurement of work
done is needed to be done on the beginning of 15 days of every month and sent to the
Head Quarter’s quantity surveyor. On week 3, I was asked to follow my supervisor
to the company’s client’s friend’s residential house which is renovating to do
measurement of work done. As I was getting along with doing measurement on
residential apartment, residential house was totally new to me and it is different from
apartment regarding the design; it was very confusing when recording down the
quantity. I had cleared my mind in order to remember which quantity belongs to
which particular part of the house. It took me a week to complete the measurement of
work done. It was quite an experience for me.
On the second day of working, I was assigned to help on doing horizontal
levelling for the floor slab of aluminium formwork of residential units in order to
receive concrete. It was not a problem for me as I had learnt on how to use the
theodolite and measuring rod in Site Surveying classes. There were standardized
thicknesses for concrete. So, every reading will be drawn on the re-bars to allow the
workers to know where the level of the thickness where the concrete needed to be.
On the second week of working, I was assigned to learn vertical levelling which it
was new to me and it was never taught during the Site Surveying classes. I was
assigned to learn the work because I will be taking over the work as there were not
enough staffs for structure work. The purpose of doing vertical levelling was to
check the verticality of the wall of aluminium formwork before concreting to allow
the straightness of the wall. The instrument used for vertical levelling is Laser Level.
There were markings on the floor; it is to allow the workers to know where the
standardized point for the wall of aluminium formwork to be installed and before the
point, there were gaps and lines. The length of the gaps is 29.5 centimetre which
means the gaps of lower part of the wall and upper part of the wall has to be 29.5
centimetre long, so, the wall will be straight. For a month time, I was assigned to tag
along with my colleague in order to learn and know the solutions for rectifying the
problems if the lengths of both lower and upper part of the wall of aluminium
formwork are not evenly.
On the fifth day of working, I was informed that every Friday morning will
be having a safety and health meeting with the site manager, staffs, sub-contractors
and workers regarding the issues that have faced throughout the whole week. I
realised that asking is the key of learning new things; I asked my safety officer
regarding the purpose of having safety and health meeting every Friday morning. I
was told that it was not just to bring out the issues and solving them. It was a
reminder to the workers regarding the precaution and rules and regulations of safety
and health; otherwise penalty and action will be taken, as majority of the workers
was foreigners and hardly know our language. So, it needs to take time to let them to
understand and adapt. What I had observed is that safety officer has the right to stop
work if the workers did not follow the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the
precaution and rules and regulations of safety and health. Every Friday before the
safety and health meeting finish, a few workers from every sub-contractor’s group
need to volunteer to do housekeeping for the construction site to keep the cleanliness
of the construction site.
Figure 3.1.2 Safety and Health Meeting
On week 2, I was assigned by my supervisor to do taking-off works of the
floor area, wall area and beam area of the aluminium formwork of residential units,
corridor, lift lobby and staircases for the measurement of work done of aluminium
formwork for the next month’s use. Every quantity will be recorded down and
converted into Microsoft Excel file form. Nevertheless, miscellaneous work like
printing, photocopying, scanning and filling is expected task for a trainee. Usually,
trainee will have to involve in miscellaneous work throughout their industrial
training. I was assigned to do photocopying delivery order and printing the photos
taken of the material delivered and attached both together in order to tally the actual
delivery order and it shows as an evidence that the materials have delivered to the
site.
3.2 Month 2 – July 2015
At the beginning of this month, I was assigned with the same job, measurement of
work done by my supervisor but the difference of the task for this month was that I
will no longer be guided by my supervisor on measurement of work done on site
with sub-contractor but of course, anything happened or things that unfamiliar to me,
I am allowed to ask and seek for advice from my supervisor. I see this as an
opportunity on how independent I am towards working. I make sure I am cautious
and alert enough while doing the task and also it will allow me to improve my
communication skills on communicate with sub-contractors. I had recorded down the
quantity of work done and stated which location the quantity of work done belongs
to; other than recording and stating, I have to ensure the quantity with the sub-
contractor. The task went well for this month, I did ask and seek for advice from my
supervisor whenever I felt there were something wrong with the quantity and
measurement. I was assigned to do measurement of work done of skim coat, brick,
plaster, render and corner bead and marking.
As for the horizontal levelling task assigned, the task was carried out as usual.
But one extra task on horizontal levelling were assigned which is floor horizontality
levelling checking. After concreting and letting the concrete to cure, floor
horizontality levelling checking is needed to be carrying out to ensure the level of
floor slab is even. The purpose of doing this is to make sure the height of the wall of
next floor is in accordance. So, every reading will be sprayed beside the re-bars to
allow the workers to know whether to hack the concreted floor slab to lower down
the wall of aluminium formwork for the next level of the floor slab or to add a wood
plank to elevate the wall of aluminium formwork for the next level of the floor slab.
After 5 weeks of doing horizontal levelling and floor horizontality levelling checking,
I was assigned fully on doing vertical levelling or wall verticality levelling checking,
the task was carried out as usual too. But, this time round I had a little bit of
experience on solving the problems faced. Still, I seek for advice whenever I couldn’t
solve the problems from my colleagues.
I was assigned for a task to replaced one of my colleagues who fell down
during work and hurt his knee. He was on Medical Certificate (MC) as he undergone
a surgery on his knee and couldn’t walk for two months. I had no choice to take the
task. The task was Work done and Defect Inspection. I was assigned to do the
inspection of work done and defect on the wire and pipe for air-conditioning. The
task was to ensure that the work is done and there were no leakage on the pipe and
no tripping on the wire. I have to inspect every residential unit one by one. If defects
were found, the sub-contractor has to repair the defect; otherwise the Inspection
document will not be signed by contractor and the payment will not be released until
the work is done and defects are repaired. Photos of every residential unit will be
taken after the success of inspection to act as an evident of work done and no defects
as well as the signature of the inspection document.
On this month, there were quite a few presentations of the material presented
by the supplier. There are water proofing presentation and adhesive tilling
presentation. The presentation was arranged by the head quarter office to allow us to
understand the use of product for the particular work. The presentations were all
about the proper way of installing them and explaining the types of materials used to
produce the product and the purpose use of different types of product. Nevertheless,
I was assigned to do miscellaneous work by photocopying delivery order and
printing the photos taken of the material delivered and attached both together in order
to tally the actual delivery order and it shows as an evidence that the materials have
delivered to the site.
3.3 Month 3 – August 2015
I was assigned with the same job, measurement of work done on site with sub-
contractor by my supervisor. I continue on being cautious and alert while doing the
task of recording down the quantity of measurement of work done. I had recorded
down the quantity of measurement of work done and stated which location the
quantity of measurement of work done belongs to; other than recording and stating, I
have ensured the quantity with the sub-contractor. The task did not really go well for
this month, as I was informed that the quantity of measurement of work done of
corner bead and marking was not tally and found out that the conversion on every
quantity of measurement of work done were wrongly converted. So, the solution to
solve the problem was to rechecking on the conversion on every quantity of
measurement of work done from metre to feet or metre square to feet square. I did
ask and seek for advice from my supervisor whenever I felt there were something
wrong with the quantity and measurement. I was assigned to do measurement of
work done of skim coat, brick, plaster, render and corner bead and marking. On week
12, I was assigned to do the measurement of work done of client’s friend’s
residential house. I had recorded down the quantity of measurement of work done
and stated which location the quantity of measurement of work done belongs to;
other than recording and stating, I have ensured the quantity with the sub-contractor.
After the incident, I became more alert and focus than before while doing the
converting of the quantity of measurement of work done.
As I mentioned that I was assigned fully on doing vertical levelling or wall
verticality levelling checking, the task was carried out as usual. Now, I had more
experience on solving the problems faced. Still, I seek for advice whenever I couldn’t
solve the problems from my colleagues. The purpose of doing vertical levelling was
to check the verticality of the wall of aluminium formwork before concreting to
allow the straightness of the wall. The instrument used for vertical levelling is Laser
Level. I have to ensure that the wall of aluminium formworks is installed in
accordance the marking line and the length of the gaps is 29.5 centimetre which
means the gaps of lower part of the wall and upper part of the wall has to be 29.5
centimetre long, so, the wall will be straight. I had come across plenty of problems
regarding no marking line can be seen, so, it will be a problem to carry out wall
verticality levelling checking. Usually, the marking lines were washed off by the rain
water after raining. The solution to check whether the verticality of the wall is
straight is to use measuring tape to check the length of the residential unit. If the
length of the upper part of the wall and the length of the lower part of the wall are the
same, it means that the wall is straight. But, normally plus or minus 5 millimetre is
acceptable. After a few discussions with my colleagues, we came out with a solution
of preventing the verticality of the wall for slanting and in case the marking lines
were washed off. We asked the workers to drill holes on the marking line and install
the steel bar, so, when installing the aluminium formwork, the aluminium formwork
will stick on the steel bar and less movement of slanting will be involved.
I was assigned for a task to replaced one of my colleagues who fell down
during work and hurt his knee. He was on Medical Certificate (MC) as he undergone
a surgery on his knee and couldn’t walk for two months. So, this is the second month
of doing the task. The task was Work done and Defect Inspection. I was assigned to
do the inspection of work done and defect on the wire and pipe for air-conditioning.
The task was to ensure that the work is done and there were no leakage on the pipe
and no tripping on the wire. I have to inspect every residential unit one by one. If
defects were found, the sub-contractor has to repair the defect; otherwise the
Inspection document will not be signed by contractor and the payment will not be
released until the work is done and defects are repaired. Photos of every residential
unit will be taken after the success of inspection to act as an evident of work done
and no defects as well as the signature of the inspection document. Furthermore, I
was assigned to do miscellaneous work by photocopying delivery order and printing
the photos taken of the material delivered and attached both together in order to tally
the actual delivery order and it shows as an evidence that the materials have
delivered to the site. As for this month, the client has requested on having consultant
meeting every 2 weeks. After the consultant meeting, the site meeting will be carry
on. So, for the consultant meeting, progress report is needed. I was assigned on
filling the progress report. While doing the filling of progress report, I have to know
the contents of the progress report.
Figure 3.3.1Housekeeping
As for this month, it was quite an interesting month for me. I personally think
that it is quite a rare chance for a trainee to experience stop work in construction site.
On week 11, we were informed by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL)
regarding the stop work for 2 weeks’ time. The reason of stop work was the
mosquito larvae found in our site and the cleanliness of the construction site was not
up to the standard. After being noticed, staff internal meeting was quickly held and
discussion on the housekeeping. After that, every sub-contractors and workers on site
were informed for the safety and health meeting regarding the issue of stop work and
housekeeping for a week. I was assigned to supervise a group of workers to clean up
the area assigned. During this period of time, I learnt on how to get along with the
workers and communicating with them and giving orders. Leadership skills and
teamwork were developed throughout this period of time. After a week, safety
officer send a request to Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) for allowing
continuing on construction work. I was told that the safety and health report and
inspection are needed in order to grant us on continuing on construction work. So
after everything was done, we were granted to continue the construction work. It was
a pleasant experience throughout this week.
Figure 3.3.2 Release of Start Work by DBKL
3.4 Month 4 – September 2015
As measurement of work done is required every month, I continue on doing the task.
I continue on being cautious and alert while doing the task of recording down the
quantity of measurement of work done. I had recorded down the quantity of
measurement of work done and stated which location the quantity of measurement of
work done belongs to; other than recording and stating, I have ensured the quantity
with the sub-contractor. After completing the measurement of work done, I do
checking on the conversion of every quantity of measurement of work done from
metre to feet or metre square to feet square before sending the measurement of work
done to head quarter. It is to ensure that there will be no mistake. I still continue on
asking and seeking for advice from my supervisor whenever I felt there were
something wrong with the quantity and measurement. I was assigned to do
measurement of work done of skim coat, brick, plaster, render and corner bead and
marking. As for this month, there were a few groups of new sub-contractors on doing
skim coat and corner bead. So there will be more measurement of work done for me
to do.
Besides, I continue on doing vertical levelling or wall verticality levelling
checking, the task was carried out as usual. I still seek for advice whenever I couldn’t
solve the problems from my colleagues. I continue on checking the wall verticality
levelling to ensure that the wall of aluminium formworks is installed in accordance
the marking line and the length of the gaps is 29.5 centimetre where the gaps of
lower part of the wall and upper part of the wall has to be 29.5 centimetre long, so,
the wall will be straight. Normally plus or minus 5 millimetre of the actual length is
acceptable. I also do check on the workers to ensure that they drilled the holes on the
marking line and installed the steel bar, so, when installing the aluminium formwork,
the aluminium formwork will stick on the steel bar and less movement of slanting
will be involved.
Furthermore, I was still assigned on doing miscellaneous work by
photocopying delivery order and printing the photos taken of the material delivered
and attached both together in order to tally the actual delivery. As progress report is
required every 2 weeks, I continue on helping to do filling on the progress report
twice a month. After a few times of filling progress report, I am familiar with the
contents needed in the progress report. The contents of the progress report are project
summary, progress report, Architect’s/ Engineer’s Instructions, master works
programme, organization chart, list of construction drawings issued to-date, request
for information, cube test summary, sub-contractor’s tradesman record, sub-
contractor’s plant/ machinery record, weather and progress photos.
As for this month, I was assigned with two new tasks which are the
preparation of debit note and preparation of weekly progress report. Both tasks are
needed to be completed every single week. We have form a group on whatsapps
internally for posting photos as evident to debit the sub-contractor for not following
the terms and conditions which are stated in the contract. I had to prepare the
document of debit note with the photos taken. The purpose of this was to give
warning to the sub-contractor on not following the terms and conditions as stated. It
is to prevent such action to happen again. As for the preparation of weekly progress
report, I was informed that it was requested from the client. The purpose of it is to
update the client every single week on the progress of the construction work. Photos
of every work done and the progress of the work done in word form are required to
include in the weekly progress report. And then, it is to be sent to client’s secretary’s
email.
Figure 3.4.1 Summary of Debit Note
3.5 Month 5 – October 2015
As measurement of work done is required every month, I still continue on doing the
task. I continue on being cautious and alert while doing the task of recording down
the quantity of measurement of work done. I had recorded down the quantity of
measurement of work done and stated with the location the quantity of measurement
of work done belongs to; other than recording and stating, I have to ensure that the
quantity is right with the sub-contractor. After completing the measurement of work
done, I do checking on the conversion of every quantity of measurement of work
done from metre to feet or metre square to feet square before submitting the
measurement of work done to head quarter. I still continue on asking and seeking for
advice from my supervisor whenever I felt there were something wrong with the
quantity and measurement. As for this month, a group of new sub-contractor joined
the project on doing floor screed. I was informed what to do for the measurement of
work done of floor screed by my supervisor. In one residential unit, floor of toilet,
kitchen and door step were considered as rough floor screed and the rest will be
smooth floor screed. Rough floor screed will be measured on site with sub-contractor
using measuring tape; the dimension will be recorded down in order to produce the
measurement of work done on rough floor screed. As for smooth floor screed, the
quantity will be measured by taking-off works then convert the quantity of the
measurement of work done into Microsoft Excel file form. I was assigned to do
measurement of work done as usual including floor screed.
Besides, I still continue on doing vertical levelling or wall verticality
levelling checking, the task was carried out as usual. As for this month, I was
informed to guide the new staff and trainee on doing vertical levelling and I will not
be handling the task for next month. So, as for this month, I tagged along with the
new staff and trainee in order to guide them on what they should know about the wall
verticality levelling and what they should do when facing the similar problem. I
advise them to do checking on the workers often, to ensure that the workers drilled
the holes on the marking line and installed the steel bar, so, when installing the
aluminium formwork, the aluminium formwork will stick on the steel bar and less
movement of slanting will be involved.
Furthermore, I was still assigned on doing miscellaneous work by
photocopying delivery order and printing the photos taken of the material delivered
and attached both together in order to tally the actual delivery. As progress report is
required every 2 weeks, I continue on helping to do filling on the progress report
accordingly twice a month.
Nevertheless, the preparation of debit note and weekly progress report are
prepared every single week. Every photos of the sub-contractor of not following the
terms and conditions that stated in the contract will be posted in the group on
whatsapp. Then, I had to go to the group on whatsapp to seek for the photos in order
to prepare the document of debit note with the photos taken. As for the preparation of
weekly progress report, the task is carrying out as usual. Photos of every work done
will be taken by me and attached in the weekly progress report with the progress of
the work done in word form. And then, it is to be sent to client’s secretary’s email.
3.6 Month 6 – November 2015
As the beginning of 15 days of every month, measurement of work done is required
to be done and sent to the head quarter to allow the quantity surveyor to produce
Interim Certificate for the release of the payment of sub-contractor. I am doing the
task as usual, recording down the quantity of measurement of work done and stating
the location the quantity of measurement of work done belongs to and ensuring that
the quantity is right with the sub-contractor. Every quantity of the measurement of
work done will be converted into Microsoft Excel file form. Checking on the
conversion of every quantity of measurement of work done from metre to feet or
metre square to feet square will be done before submitting the measurement of work
done to head quarter. I was assigned to do measurement of work done of skim coat,
corner bead and marking, plaster, render, brick and floor screed.
I am not longer in charge of doing vertical levelling or wall verticality
levelling checking for this month. The task was carried out by my colleagues who
joined the company last month. I was still assigned on doing miscellaneous work by
photocopying delivery order and printing the photos taken of the material delivered
and attached both together in order to tally the actual delivery. As progress report is
required every 2 weeks, I continue on helping to do filling on the progress report
accordingly twice a month. Nevertheless, the preparation of debit note and weekly
progress report are prepared every single week. Both of the tasks are carried out as
usual and accordingly.
As this month is the last month of my industrial training, I was assigned to do
miscellaneous work by filling all the debit notes and measurement of work done by
monthly. The purpose of doing the filling of debit notes and measurement of work
done was for the reference use; in case anything happen or documents went missing,
the records are able to trace back. Besides, I was assigned to do presentation slides
regarding the progress of the construction project for my site manager which is
needed for the head quarter’s meeting use which is held once a month. Records on
the weekly progress will be converted into chart form. Photos of the work done will
be needed for the presentation slides as well as the information of the organizations
involved in the construction project.
CHAPTER 4
4 CONCLUSION
4.1 Summary
Throughout these 26 weeks of time in Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn. Bhd., it was a
pleasant memory. I had encountered many things I never before and learnt
uncountable knowledge related to construction industry. I observed that there were
no limits on learning; every single time, things will keep on changing to adapt the
new technology in order to keep up with the society and also different solutions will
be used in order to solve the problem and not every day the problems will be the
same. Besides, I acknowledge that without good responsibility, discipline, whole
heartedness and right attitude and character, no matter how big or small the task is,
we will never do it the right way. Also, instead of just the knowledge related to
construction industry gained, I also developed good communication skill, leadership
skill and teamwork.
4.1.1 Apply and Link the Theoretical Knowledge to Solve the Problem in
Practice
After going through these 26 weeks of Industrial Training, the knowledge that I had
learnt from the lecture class were useful when it come in handy to apply them to
solve the problem in practice, such as Measurement, Site Surveying (Horizontal
Levelling) and Building Material. All these knowledge were enhanced during the
Industrial Training period. Measurement, I was able to solve some part of the
drawings using the knowledge that I had learnt during the practical class: but some
part of the drawings were too complicated that I had to seek for guidance from my
supervisor and it helps me to open wide my eyes on understanding and reading the
drawings and solving them. Site Surveying (Horizontal Levelling), second day of my
industrial training, I was assigned to do horizontal levelling on the floor formwork to
receive concrete which I was able to do it because I was taught during Site Surveying
classes. After a while, I was assigned to vertical levelling which is totally new to me
and I learn in how to do the task. Building Material, there were a few building
materials I had learnt from the class and I was able to apply them during the work but
there were a lot of unknown building materials were not taught in class, so, I had to
learn the names of the building material in order to be able to give instruction on
work.
4.1.2 Demonstrate Technical Competence in QS Technical Competence
There were new things learnt during the 26 weeks of Industrial Training which I
could never learn in lecture class. I was assigned to do measurement of work done to
produce claim in Microsoft Excel form. The process and purpose of doing
measurement of work done were explained by my supervisor. Payment is crucial for
the sub-contractor, so the measurement of work done has to be submitted on time
with accurate amount to precede the release of Interim Certificate. Moreover, doing
vertical levelling checking has to be crucial; otherwise the verticality of the wall will
not be even after concreted. Nevertheless, weekly progress report task was assigned
to me and explained by supervisor that it is essential to update the client weekly on
the progress of the project.
4.1.3 Develop Emotional Intelligent and Auxiliary Skills
I had come to a realisation of the importance of communication skill which allows us
to widen our social network that may assist us in future as well as the way we
communicate; it may bring different interpretation of others’. Leadership skill and
Teamwork are also crucial when it comes to work as a team, without either one of
them, there will be no purpose and goal to attain and mistake will be easily formed
which may cause a failure to the work.
4.2 Concluding Remarks
In conclusion, these 26 weeks of Industrial Training is able to let the students to
understand and experience what real working life is and also to build up the
interpersonal skill. It also enables students to be more understandable on the roles of
quantity surveyor in construction industry.
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: Log Book
APPENDIX B: Area of Work Involvement Summary
