Education and skills development expert Ham Wilson Lukurwe has urged young people and parents to consider Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a practical pathway to employment, saying the system equips learners with job-ready skills in a relatively short time. Speaking about the structure and benefits of the TVET pathway, Lukurwe explained that learners can join the TVET systeRead More…
The Uganda Health Professions Assessment Board on Friday released results of the second national assessment series conducted under the newly enacted Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Act, 2025, covering more than 100,000 candidates across accredited health training centres. The assessment, conducted from December 1 to 12, 2025, took place at 215 accredited Health TVET assessmeRead More…
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Hon. Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo has rallied parents and learners to embrace Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a viable and transformative pathway for Uganda’s young people. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2026 S.1 placement exercise at UMA Show Grounds Lugogo, Kampala on Thursday, February 12, Muyingo said that 2025 markRead More…
The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has urged Primary Seven leavers to consider pursuing technical and vocational education, highlighting it as a viable and government-supported pathway that has changed lives. Speaking on Friday while releasing the 2025 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results at State House Nakasero, the minister emphasized that learners can now transition dirRead More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Council has announced an extension to the licensing deadline for all TVET providers. All institutions – particularly private ones that offer technical and vocational training without a valid licence had been given up to September 15, 2025 to apply for a licence. According to the statement issued by the Council Executive Director, tRead More…