PAT Requirement

Internship Services > Pre-attachment Training (PAT)

Students who wish to join IAS, OIS or CES are required to fulfill the Pre-Attachment Training (PAT) Requirement. PAT is a series of activities designed to help students brush up their generic skills, form proper attitude towards work and prepare themselves well for the placement.
Students need to complete 4 activities before they can join IAS, OIS or CES: any 2 activities before the end of March PLUS 2 compulsory activities in late May.
TWO activities can be waived for students attending academic exchange programme in Semester B.

List of Activities in 2012-13

Enquiry: Ms Rolin Ng 3442-6226 rolin.ng@cityu.edu.hk

	Activity	Offered by	Description	Schedule	Status
1	Company Visits (Organized and announced by individual Departmental Societies)	CEC, jointly w/ Departmental Societies	One-day visit to industrial establishments in HK or Pearl River Delta	Semester Break	Not compulsory; Application required
2	OIS Information Session (only recognized for OIS)	CEC	Info on training partners and application details	25 Sep 2012 1:00 - 2:00 pm LT-18 28 Sep 2012 5:00 - 6:00 pm P4701	Not compulsory; Application not required
3	CAIO Workshops (updated monthly) May Workshop	CAIO (Follow the application procedures of CAIO)	Students are required to print out the attendance sheet and have it signed by the speaker after the workshop. Please return the signed attendance sheet to Co-op Centre before the end of the month. Late returns will NOT be counted.	22 May 2013 Building a Powerful Resume 22, 24 & 30 May 2013 Working Smart on Your Internship 23 May 2013 Aptitude Test Workshop-(Numerical Reasoning) Personality and Career Choice 24 May 2013 Sharpen Your Interview Skills and Get Hired 27 May 2013 Personality Test Workshop Individual Job Interview Practicum 30 May 2013 Aptitude Test Workshop-(Inductive Reasoning) 31 May 2013 Aptitude Test Workshop- (Verbal Reasoning)	Not compulsory; Follow the application procedures of CAIO
4	Workshop on “Effective Learning --- Internship Experience”	Prof L Vrijmoed	2-hour workshop and one piece of assignment.	Session 1 9 Jan 2013 1000 - 1200 Session 2 9 Jan 2013 1430 - 1625 Session 3 10 Jan 2013 1000 - 1200 Session 4 10 Jan 2013 1430 - 1625 Venue is B5-207 for all sessions	Not compulsory; Application required
5	Lectures on interview skills	CAIO	2.5-hour lecture	Session 1 13 Mar 2013 1430 - 1650 G404 - i+Plus in Flow Centre, AC2 Session 2 15 Mar 2013 1000 - 1225 G404 - i+Plus in Flow Centre, AC2	Not compulsory; Application required
6	IAS / CES Information Sessions (only recognized for IAS/CES)	CEC	Info sessions on application details; one session for each Dept	4 March 2013 BCH 5:00-5:50pm LT-9 CA(BSE+CVSE) 6:00-6:50pm P4701 6 March 2013 EE 2:00-2:50pm LT-6 MBE/SEEM 3:00-4:00pm AC2 2610 7 March 2013 AP 4:00-4:50pm AC2 3614 8 March 2013 MA 2:00-2:50pm AC2 4400 CA(BSS+CEM) 3:45-4:15pm LT401	Not compulsory; Application not required
7	OIS Final Briefing	CEC	Briefing session for OIS	21 May 2013 1000 - 1100 AC2-1301	Compulsory; Application not required
8	OIS Pre-departure Workshop	Prof L Vrijmoed	2.5-hour workshop for OIS participants	21 May 2013	Compulsory; Application not required
9	IAS Final Briefing	CEC	Briefing session for IAS	28 May 2013 1100 - 1200 LT-5	Compulsory; Application not required
10	Attitude and Behaviour at Work	CAIO	3-hour lecture for IAS participants	28 May 2013 1400 - 1700 LT-5	Compulsory; Application not required
11	CES Final Briefing	CEC	Briefing session for CES	Aug 2013	Compulsory; Application not required
12	Attitude and Behaviour at Work	CAIO	2.5-hour lecture for CES participants	Aug 2013	Compulsory; Application not required

*Debriefing: the following debriefing workshop is compulsory for OIS participants and it is NOT counted toward PAT.

Activity	Offered by	Description	Schedule	Status
OIS De-briefing	Prof L Vrijmoed	2.5-hour de-briefing workshop	30 Aug 2013	Compulsory; Application not required