Background
The Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Policy approved by cabinet in January 2019 presents an employer-led TVET system that is responsive to the labor market demands. This is a great opportunity for young people to acquire employability skills. However, for so long, young people and the bigger population have shunned vocational education.
WorldSkills is an organization which focuses on raising the profile and recognition of skilled people, and showing how important skills are in achieving economic growth. They do this by organizing competitions like the WorldSkills Competitions, and through various promotions.
In a bid to improve the percepion of people regarding TVET and increase the quality of training delivery, government through the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in collaboration with partners introduced an Annual National Skills Competitions Programme.
This was officially launched by The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, on October 12, 2018 at Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), Lugogo. These competitions are modeled on the WorldSkills International (WSI) competitions that are held every two years globally.
Thereafter, Uganda participated for the first time in the WorldSkills-Kigali Africa regional competitions in November 2018 in which we got three medals.
In 2019, government established WorldSkills Uganda and in the same year, Uganda was admitted as a member of WorldSkills International during the assembly held in August in Kazan – Russia.
Last Update: August 2022.