Kerja Praktek PT Vale Indonesia (Part 1)

Hi my blog reader, quite a long time i have not post anything here. It's been a week since my last day of internship in PT Vale Indonesia. So i want to share everything about that internship, starting from the administration, internship itself, my intern-mate, and of course my vacation and experiences in Vale and Sorowako. But maybe i will divide them into some post. It will be a very long post if i write everything in only 1 post.  In this post, i want to share about the administration and the internship in general. I want to write it in english, because actually i want to improve my english writing skill. So, i'm so sorry if there are any grammar errors. 

But first, i want to tell you the reason i started blogging. I started blogging purely as an assignment for my Information System Class, but starting from now i want to share my experiences in this blog, that i hope my writing will be useful for every reader in need. 

Ok then, let's start talking about internship. If you want to apply for internship (i mean Kerja Praktek) in PT Vale Indonesia, you have to send your internship proposal, letter from your department, transcript, and also your curriculum vitae, both softcopy and hardcopy. For the hardcopy, you should send it directly to the office at Sorowako, South Sulawesi. After you got accepted into the internship, you have to arrange your insurance and send it soon to Vale. I got my insurance from Takaful Keluarga and the fee was Rp 250.000 for that insurance. After completed the administration, you will get acceptance letter from PT Vale Indonesia. I applied for a month internship, but in my acceptance letter, the internship period was in 2 months. Just don't worry, you can negotiate it later while you're doing your internship.

After you arrive in Sorowako, you have to go to External Relation first. You will fill out the form about your personal identity. Don't forget to bring your photo and acceptance letter. You will also get the schedule for GIP (General Induction Program). There're 4 programs, such as GIP, safety talk, SSIP, and MSSIP. I was placed in Supply Chain Management division (under Corporate Service now), so i only got GIP and safety talk.

The schedule for GIP and Safety Talk

After join the GIP and safety talk, you need to come back again to External Relation to get your safety shoes and helmet. You will also get your ID card the day you start your internship.

My helmet and ID Card

As the intern student, you must follow every regulation in that company. You have to wear your safety shoes and ID card everyday. Office hour: Mon-Thu 08.00 AM - 04.30 PM, Fri 08.00 AM - 05.15 PM, Sat and Sun closed. For the outfit itself, you can wear everything, as long as it's neat and polite. Just don't use skirt here. Internship in Vale is not as what we usually called "KP Cantik". You can use the free bus service that will take you to and from the plant site. You can get the bus at the bus stop in the particular time. Just don't be late, or you have to use "Ojek" to take you to and from the plant site. Tips: If you use "Ojek", don't forget to save the number of the driver. It will be so much useful someday.

Source: Google

As i said before, i was placed in Supply Chain Management division. There're 4 intern student placed in SCM, so we're divided into particular section in SCM. So here we are, the intern student at SCM

My intern-mate at SCM

I got Procurement Support. I thanked God for placing me into that section. I got my best mentor ever and met the experienced yet humorous employee. Everyone in the office kept helping me doing my case and finishing my report. In the first week, my intern mate and i learned about Vale and SCM in general and we're assigned to make the whole business process of SCM in Vale and presented it as well. I didn't meet my mentor and even get my case in the first week because my mentor was in his business trip. Beside did our case and finished our report, we also visited the warehouse and the warehouse support. We also joined safety talk every week. 

Try to become the SCM expert :D

As i also said before, eventhough in my acceptance letter, the internship would be 2 months, i finished it in a month. It's only a matter of time and negotiation. Tips: if you want to finish it quickly, you have to convince your mentor first about the reason behind it and finish your case as quick as you can. Don't hesitate to ask your mentor or everyone when you need them to help you. 

So, here they are my best mentor and employee from Procurement Support and also Contract Administration.

Took photos with my mentor and employee from Procurement Support and Contract Administration in the very last day of internship

Yes, we called this day orange day :D

It's my first time of internship, and i got my first cubical yeahh

The office

My mess cubical :D

In the fourth week, i present my case to my mentor. And thank God, i got a perfect score from my mentor, but there're minor revision for my report. He said that he was satisfied with my work, my presentation, and also the ppt itself. After everything about my report was completed, i was assigned to make them some flow chart and presentation for their  monthly report.

After everything was completed, the last thing you need to do is going to External Relation office to return your helmet and safety shoes (don't forget to clean up your safety shoes first before you return it) and give your report. You will get completion letter from Vale.

I think it's enough for my first post about the internship. I hope it's useful for everyone in need. Don't hesitate to give a comment if there's something you need to know. See you in my next post about the internship.