Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is considering scrapping tuition fees and entry qualifications for students offering lower or certificate courses in Technical and Vocational Education and Training-TVET institutions. Although there are other factors like learners’ and parents’ attitudes undermining blue-collar jobs, compounded by restrictive admission entry requirements, high …
Read More »Gov’t issues guidelines for admission in vocational institutions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued new guidelines for admission of learners in Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutes. Previously, selection for TVET institutions had been conducted by the national selection committee alongside S.1 and S.5. For learners from A’ level, the admission was …
Read More »Dr. Ayume: Do not rush school reopening
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The chairperson of the Parliamentary Health Committee, Dr. Charles Ayume has advised the education ministry not to rush adecision to reopen schools until the safety of learners and other people in the sector is guaranteed. The MP Koboko Municipality made the remarks at Kololo …
Read More »UBTEB demands uniform assessment of higher institutions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) wants the government to compel higher institutions of learning to be assessed by the board. According to UBTEB, the powers given to the higher institutions of learning by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), has created …
Read More »TVET approach not necessarily solution to unemployment – Experts
TVET approach has contributed to the availability of skilled people in the country but unemployable due to skills mismatch Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts in technical education say that the introduction of vocational training is not an automatic solution to the unemployment in the country. The UNDP statistics indicate that …
Read More »Gov’t to restructure TVET agencies, institutions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is set to restructure and merge a number of institutions and agencies involved in skills development as part of the implementation of the new Technical, Vocational Education and Training-TVET policy. The National Council for Higher Education-NCHE, a body which was created by the …
Read More »All technicians, vocational workers in Uganda to be certified
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The technical and vocation educational training -TVET) policy of Uganda has been reformed to ensure that all the skilled manpower from the vocational institutes will have to be assessed and certified by the DIT before getting into the world of work. The Directorate of Industrial Training …
Read More »Education ministry fronts reforms to regularize skills development
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is fronting reforms in technical and vocational training in a bid to regularize skills development and acquisition of competencies that are relevant to the job market. The reforms wound in the country’s first-ever Technical and Vocational Education and Training-TVET …
Read More »UBTEB trains BTVET assessors, lecturers for new curriculum
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) has commenced a two-week training for assessors, lecturers, and tutors for 18 training programs under the new curriculum. The training according to Onesmus Oyesigye, the UBTEB executive secretary is aimed at equipping skills and competences to …
Read More »New UBTEB board chair promises to cut costs, transparency
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eng. Dr. Silver Mugisha, the new board chairperson of Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board –UBTEB has pledged to prevent unnecessary expenditure and transparency as he takes office. He said this during his inauguration at the Board Secretariat in Ntinda on Tuesday. Eng. Mugisha, who …
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