Less time, more experience

Though it took me time to find a training placement, I was able to go into my industrial training at last which was short than I predicted. Despite the fact that it was short, many will not believe me when I say I had a great time at PDQ and I have learnt a lot. Its end of my industrial training and will now practice what I went through at PDQ. Before going into my industrial training I had set some goals and objectives for myself which some were achieved whereas others were not due to time taken during the internship.
My goals were:
-To enhance my understanding of media relations.
-To comprehend professional ethics, values and beliefs in Public Relations
- To relate the information learned in the classroom to the work atmosphere
Whereas my objectives were:
-inscribe a media release or any piece that gets published.
- Write a newsletter and pitch document
- Plan for an event and
-Write a report on anything related to Public Relations or PR based.
I was competent to attain my goals but the objectives lacked behind, like I was not exposed to writing media release, newsletters but I was able to write a pitch document which was well approved and I ended up compiling some reports which is the same as writing report. Communication was my daily task because I did everything with the help of my supervisors whereby I would ask where its not clear and would sit for brainstorming and briefings on my next task.

Industrial training makes someone more grown-up, more proficiently elegant, and edifies you things further than what you can learn in the classroom. I appreciate my education and I hope I am likely to perform better academically after having worked. I would say the little that I have acquired while at PDQ will be useful when I get my permanent job because it will be a matter of looking back and reflect whatever I did during my industrial training.

I learnt a lot despite the fact that it was for a short term, communication, meeting deadlines, writing sills which I have improved on, some few PR practices and abiding by the given rules. I would say there is a difference between what is being taught in class and what is done at industrial training because of practicals and theories. Hope to use the experienced gained.
All the best to those who are still doing their training.

By Tiny Diakanyeng Tshukudu