Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board – UBTEB will tomorrow release results of 21,190 students that sat for examinations last year. However, unlike last year when the examination body invited some of the candidates and principles of colleges, this year because of avoiding …
Read More »Females shun science based courses at vocational institutions
Nabuyondo is one of three females that sat for examinations in Science related programs during the November/December Business, Technical and Vocational Education Training-BTVET 2019 examinations. Results of the examinations that were released last week show that out of 5,251 students who sat for the examinations, 991 were females. Out of …
Read More »Education Minister proposes more community libraries to address English language problem
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More community libraries should be built as a solution to the chronic failure by learners to master the English language at various levels, the Education and Sports Minister, Janet Kataha Museveni has proposed. She was responding to complaints from the Uganda Business and …
Read More »More students complete UBTEB
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There’s been an increase in completion rates in business and technical examinations according to the results released by the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB). According to the results that were released on Friday, a total of 5,251 candidates that sat for examinations in …
Read More »Students sit UBTEB practical examinations amid equipment shortages
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Assessors for the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) practical examinations have decried insufficient equipment as 49,671 candidates commence examinations across the country. The supervisors, tutors and assessors, say there is scarcity of equipment for certain courses, which is likely to delay the conclusion …
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 »UBTEB students struggle with sciences at diploma level
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UBTEB students are struggling with Science subjects at Diploma level in various technical and vocational institutions across the country. According to the results released on Thursday, by the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB), there were 175 accredited examination centres countrywide, with a …
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 …
Read More »NWSC’s Mugisha replaces Baryamureeba as UBTEB boss
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eng. Dr. Silver Mugisha, the Managing Director National Water and Sewerage Corporation- NWSC is the new board chairperson of Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board –UBTEB. He was appointed yesterday by the First lady and Education and Sports Minister, Janet Kataaha Museveni, according to …
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