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 »UBTEB registers decline in performance of candidates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board-UBTEB has recorded a decline in the performance of candidates for the 2020 examinations cycle. The decline was noted across five programmes that sat for examinations early this year. These include; Technical Advanced Craft, Technical National Certificate Programmes, Technical …
Read More »UBTEB has Shs13.1 billion funding gap – Oyesigye
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Education Board (UBTEB), has reported a budget deficit due to government failure to fully finance their 2021/2022 Financial year budget. While briefing the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Sports about the board challenges, the UBTEB Executive Secretary Onesmus Oyesigye, …
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 »UBTEB releases roadmap for deferred 2020 examinations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board -UBTEB has released a roadmap that will be followed to conduct the 2020 examinations that had been deferred due to Covid-19 induced lockdown. Onesmus Oyesigye, the Executive Secretary of UBTEB released the said roadmap on Saturday afternoon during …
Read More »UBTEB stuck with 10,000 certificates,transcripts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) are stuck with student certificates and transcripts. According to the examination body, they are stuck with academic documents of over 10,000 students from 226 institutions. Some of the institutions that have not picked these documents include; Uganda Wildlife …
Read More »Soldiers undergoing railway sleeper training to support in SGR construction
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through Uganda Military Engineering College-UMEC has introduced a course unit of skilling and training soldiers to make railway sleepers to support in the construction of the standard-gauge railway. The unit is taught as part of the Civil and Electrical engineering courses at UMEC …
Read More »Private institutions teaching wrong curricula – UBTEB
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private business and technical schools are teaching learners the wrong curricula, according to the Uganda Business and Technical Education Board. The revelation was made on Thursday morning during a meeting organized by the examination body. According to UBTEB, one of the main reasons for …
Read More »UBTEB asks institutions not to increase exam fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board- UBTEB have asked heads of institutions not to increase examination fees as the body resumes the examination registration process for the May/June examination cycle. The cycle is expected to start on October 19, 2020, following the re-opening of …
Read More »Number of male absentee candidates increasing-UBTEB
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of male absentee candidates that register for technical and business programmes examinations is on the rise. This is according to the Uganda Business and Technical Board (UBTEB). According to results released on Wednesday at the examination body’s secretariat located in Ntinda, a total …
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