Don Bosco Tech- Sabbavaram organized a field visit to Power station (Sabbavaram) for Electrical domain from Phase-10 Batch - 2 on November 4, 2019. The main purpose of this visit was to know the hard work of the people who are working in Electrical field and also to have some practical knowledge about the subject they have studied in the class. The major advantage of conducting field visit in the curriculum is to acquire practical knowledge on classroom learnt subject. Knowledge is neither limited nor little, it is an ocean and cannot be confined to the single class room. Hence it is significant for the trainees to grasp the knowledge from practical experiences.
The trainees were accompanied by the trainers. They reached the power station by 10.30am in the morning. Mr. Ganesh (In-charge of Electrical Department, Sabbavaram) took initiative to make students to have a complete knowledge about the power station. During the visit, students were briefed of the various sections of the power station. They also visited all the major parts of the power station. Apart from the demonstration, a lecture session was also organized for the students on the overall working procedure of this power station. In the lecture, the head of the power station explained how the power station function. He also explained about the machines used there and how they function. He explained in detail about the dangerous situations involving in related work of the power station.
The trainees were also taught, how to act in case of emergency to handle the situation with practical tips. Mr. Ganesh was very kind enough to explain different topics with practical knowledge and also with his own experience. Finally, question and answer session provided a good insight into the operations of machines. The trainees were very happy to have some practical knowledge. It was a significant opportunity for the students of Electrical department to gain practical experience of visiting the power station and acquire knowledge about the practical applications of their classroom based study. It was great exeperience for the trainees and get practical knowledge for the trainees to have some idealogical performance befor entering into their workfield.