At a time when youth unemployment remains one of the most pressing challenges facing Uganda, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is increasingly emerging as a powerful solution for equipping young people with employable skills required in the job market. Skills development, education and employment expert, Ham Wilson Lukurwe says that technical and vocational education shouldRead More…
Uganda’s future innovators were on full display as hundreds of learners converged at Kabojja International School in Kampala on Thursday December 11, 2025 for the Third National STEM and Robotics Skills Competitions. The event has rapidly grown into one of the country’s most influential youth technology platforms. Organised by Next Gen Restyling Limited under World Skills Federation Uganda,Read More…
Education experts, government officials, and development partners have rallied young people to embrace technical and vocational education as a gateway to employment, innovation, and national development. Speaking during the vocational skills fair and competitions at Lugogo Vocational Training Institute over the weekend, experts stressed that vocational skills are no longer a fallback option butRead More…
WorldSkills champion Hussama Mugerwa has called on young people across Uganda to embrace Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), saying hands-on training has the power to unlock life-changing opportunities. Mugerwa’s TVET career began in 2019 when he joined Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (UHTTI) in Jinja to pursue a Diploma in Hotel Management. At the time, he says heRead More…
In preparation for the National Skills Competitions, WorldSkills Federation Uganda conducted Western Region Skills Competitions at Nyamitanga Technical Institute in Mbarara city on Friday, October 31, 2025. Skills competitions are part of the WorldSkills activities to promote Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Uganda. The event brought together talented young competitors fRead More…
In preparation for the National Skills Competitions, WorldSkills Federation Uganda (WSF) organized Northern Region Skills Competitions at Kiryandongo Technical Institute on October 24, 2025. Skills competitions are part of the WSF activities to promote Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Uganda. A brass band parade marked the opening of the competitions as competiRead More…
As part of its activities to promote Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Uganda, WorldSkills Federation Uganda successfully conducted the Eastern Regional Skills Competitions on October 21, 2025 at Iganga Vocational Training Institute. The event brought together talented young competitors from various institutions across the Eastern region to showcase their skills, creativity,Read More…
Uganda is positioning itself to become a continental leader in technical and vocational education and training (TVET), guided by the TVET Policy 2019 and the newly enacted TVET Act 2025. According to Dr. Eddy Turyatemba, Assistant Commissioner for TVET in the Ministry of Education and Sports, the new law provides a strategic framework for modernizing vocational training and aligning it with UgandRead More…
WorldSkills Champion Joel Makongo believes that acquiring practical skills through Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has the power to transform lives. Speaking from his own experience, Makongo says that through WorldSkills competitions, he discovered the value of hands-on training that inspired him to start and manage his own bakery. “WorldSkills teaches us that skills chaRead More…
When Harriet Kasedde, a resident of Kiryowa II, Njeru Parish in Buikwe district encouraged her son to pursue technical and vocational education, she believed it would give him a future. Today, her conviction has been proven right, and she is now urging other parents to do the same for their children. Kasedde says many young people spend years on the streets searching for jobs, yet technical andRead More…