Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) has accredited more universities and degree-awarding institutions in a bid to standardize Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs through a uniform national assessment. Dr. Wilfred Nahamya Karukuza, the Deputy Executive Director of UBTEB, acknowledged that there was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More female candidates are set to take the May/June technical and vocational education and training examinations. The development is a significant shift from the tradition where more numbers of males have registered for the assessments. Statistics from Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board (UBTEB) reveal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A study conducted by Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board-UBTEB reveals promising employment outcomes for technical, vocational education, and training (TVET) graduates. The study, which is the first of its nature in the TVET sector, indicates that 63 percent of graduates from various institutions can …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board-UBTEB has accused some industries of relaxing to offer training placement to many of their trainees. Onesmus Oyesigye, the Executive Secretary of UBTEB said that there is reluctance by some industries to offer industrial training placement, yet this is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials in charge of selecting and placing students in technical and vocational institutions have noticed that students with better grades at O’Level are showing a growing preference for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) this academic year. The trend represents a departure from the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports plans to provide sponsorship for 2,469 students interested in pursuing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the national certificate level this academic year. This allocation represents approximately 12 percent of the total 20,670 available slots across 85 …
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A new type of South-to-South joint program promotes standards through mutually accredited joint programs COMMENT | XIAOYAN LIANG & COSAM JOSEPH | A common challenge faced by Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions is their inability to adapt curriculum and program standards that align with the evolving needs of …
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East African Countries Validate and Adopt a Regional Framework for Occupational Competency Assessment and Certification and Regional Policy Framework for TVET Integration Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania have adopted a framwork which will facilitate mutual recognition of qualifications and awards and subsequently free mobility of skilled labour …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board and the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers have jointly expressed their apprehension regarding the increasing obstacles faced by Technical and Vocational Education and Training trainees in securing industrial attachment opportunities. Industrial attachment is a mandatory requirement for …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justus Balyanyuka’s journey toward higher education was painted with dreams of opportunities when he secured a coveted government scholarship to study at Uganda Cooperative College in Tororo. But the reality, hidden beneath the glossy surface of this scholarship, left him disheartened and questioning the true …
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