A team of 13 Ugandan pupils aged between 9 and 12 years are flying the country’s STEM flag high in Cape Town, South Africa, where they are representing Uganda at the prestigious Open Africa Championship – an international robotics competition organized by FIRST Robotics South Africa. The Ugandan young minds are competing against 38 countries from across five continents, including; USA, EuropeRead More…
The Minister of Education and Sports and First Lady, Hon Janet Kataaha Museveni has reiterated the government’s commitment to promoting Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a critical driver for employment and national development. Speaking at the International Day of Education celebrations held at Kololo Independence Grounds on Tuesday, the Minister said TVET holds the potRead More…
(Swakopmund – Namibia) – World Skills Uganda successfully participated in the 2022 WorldSkills Africa competition held in Swakopmund City in Namibia from 28th March to 3rd April. WorldSkills Africa Swakopmund 2022 (WSAS2022) was a three-tier event hosted by WorldSkills Namibia in partnership with WorldSkills International and the African Union. It includes a Skills Competition, a Careers ExhibiRead More…
The second edition of the National Skills Competition in Uganda came to a climax with a national competition held on 3 and 4 February 2022 at Nakawa Vocational Training Institute in Kampala. Organized by the World Skills Uganda with support from the Better Education for Africa’s Rise (BEAR II) Project in Uganda, the competition was organized to show-case and unleash the potential of young peoRead More…
WorldSkills Uganda participated in WorldSkills Competitions in Russia in August 2019 as observers. The 45th WorldSkills Competition was held at the KAZAN EXPO International Exhibition Centre in Kazan, Russia in August 2019. For results, videos, photo highlights and more information about the 2019 WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia visit the WorldSkills website. Read More…
WorldSkills Uganda participated in the National Skills Competitions, Namibia as observers in April 2019 to get first hand orientation from a full member of WorldSkills Africa and WorldSkills International. Namibia joined the WorldSkills family as an Associate Member in 2011 and upgraded to Full Member status in 2015. The country has been to every WorldSkills Competition since 2011. Read More…
Participation in WorldSkills Kigali Africa regional Competitions for the very first time climaxed with three medals for WorldSkills Uganda. Together with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Rwanda, African Union, Festo Didactic, and the support from Lincoln Electric, WorldSkills Kigali Africa 2018 was held in Kigali from 20 to 23 November 2018. Read More…
Best competitors from Uganda will join other participating member countries globally to participate in nearly 60 skills/trades. Uganda will choose at least 3 skills to compete in during WorldSkills Shanghai 2022.Read More…
Best performers at National Skills Competitions are prepared, in partnership with private sector, to participate in WorldSkills Africa. This will include empowering and inspiring African youth to pursue personal and economic fulfillment through the power of skills. Working with the African Union, capacity building programmes will be offered to the trainers of the participating countries, who wiRead More…
The National Skills Competitions are organized in Uganda and involve three major events; National Skills Competitions The Skills Conference TVET Skills Exhibition Read More…