Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has issued the last call to schools and parents to register candidates for the 2022 national examinations. In a notice issued to schools and the general public, Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Director noted that according to their schedule, normal …
Read More »SCHOOLS: Continuous assessment will be a challenge for external mocks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools have said that the continuous assessment system under the new abridged curriculum is not the best alternative for the external mocks banned by the Ministry of Education. The Ministry last year banned external mock examinations prior to their Uganda National Examination Board – …
Read More »Teachers worried about content overload for senior six students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Secondary school teachers are worried about the amount of work students in senior six need to learn before they sit for national examinations in November. According to the teachers, the students who normally spend the majority of their time in S.6 carrying out revision ahead …
Read More »Missing marks: MUBs halts examinations following students protest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Business School-MUBs has halted the end of semester two examinations that were scheduled to start on Thursday this week. The MUBs Principal, Professor Juma Waswa Balunywa halted the exams following protests by the students over missing marks from the previous semester. “I appeal to …
Read More »15,809 candidates to sit UBTEB examinations next week
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 15,809 candidates are expected to sit for the Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board national exams next week. According to the examination body, examinations will start on January 24, 2022, and end on February 2. 7,991 candidates are females while 7,800 candidates are males. 63 of …
Read More »ICPAU releases December accountants’ exam results
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda has released the December 2021 examinations which were attempted by 4,162 candidates. They were released on Jan.19 in Kampala by CPA Geoffrey Byamugisha, the chairperson of Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB) and other top officials. The body …
Read More »Amuru district authorities resolve to punish headteachers over poor performance
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Harsh punishments await head teachers whose schools will perform poorly in Amuru. The district local government has now attached punishments to poor performance that will be meted out when schools reopen. According to the education department, Amuru district has been performing poorly in Primary Leaving, …
Read More »Lack of legal framework hindering UBTEB work
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The absence of a law is affecting the role of the Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board (UBTEB) in assessing all certificate and diploma training institutions in the country. UBTEB was formed under the Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training (BTVET) Act and is supposed to …
Read More »UBTEB releases roadmap for 2021 examinations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board-UBTEB has released a roadmap that will be followed to conduct the 2021 examinations. Onesmus Oyesigye, Executive Secretary UBTEB released the roadmap on Friday during a press conference held at the board offices in Ntinda. According to the roadmap, the …
Read More »Law Development Center to reschedule supplementary exams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Law Development Center (LDC) has rescheduled the supplementary examinations to when tertiary institutions will reopen for physical learning in November. 1,117 students who failed and did not graduate in June were supposed to sit for supplementary examinations next month. Frank Nigel Othembi, the LDC …
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