Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board-UBTEB is set to kick off its examinations on Monday next week, marking the beginning of a crucial three-week period for 64,387 candidates from 517 centers. Onesmus Oyesigye, the UBTEB Executive Secretary, says for this time’s candidature has surged …
Read More »UBTEB to blacklist repetitive exam cheaters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) has taken a tough stance against examination malpractice by implementing new guidelines aimed at stemming the vice. Jalia Nassaza, the manager of vocational Education at UBTEB, says under the guidelines, if a student is caught cheating …
Read More »UBTEB Nov/Dec 2022 results out
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board – UBTEB on 5th April 2023 released the Nov/Dec 2022 end-of-programme and modular examinations results. The event was officiated by the Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni. UBTEB Executive Secretary, Onsesmus Oyesigye noted that …
Read More »UBTEB explores local languages as medium of instruction for modularized programmes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board-UBTEB is planning to permit the utilization of local languages, to a certain extent, as a medium of instruction and assessment for modularized programmes. In 2022, UBTEB introduced modular assessment, which enables learners to take modules at their own …
Read More »UBTEB moves to withdraw center numbers of institutes with no standard requirements
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board-UBTEB has threatened to withdraw center numbers of tertiary institutions that have failed to comply with the standard requirements set by the board. The UBTEB Senior Assessment Officer of Agricultural sciences, Dr. Allison Ashaba Rwakanuma disclosed this at a press …
Read More »Number of students in Technical, Vocational institutions increases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of students enrolling in technical vocational education and training programmes has increased, this is according to the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB). According to Onesmus Oyesigye, Executive Secretary of UBTEB, the board has enrolled 87,846 students from 601 centres nationwide for …
Read More »UBTEB in crisis as govt fails to release examination management funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest budget cuts have taken a huge toll on the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) affecting the preparation of the national assessments. According to the approved budget figures, UBTEB was expected to receive Shillings 8.9 billion. Of this, Shillings 5.9 billion was budgeted …
Read More »UBTEB to start modular assessment in July
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) is to start conducting modularized assessments in July 2022. The first cohort of students that will go through this assessment begun studies in January this year. According to UBTEB, candidates who will sit for the modular assessment will …
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 »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 …
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