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UVTAB is responsible for the Assessment and Certification of Competences obtained through Formal and Informal Technical & Vocational Education and Training and development and management of TVET curriculum and training packages. (The Technical & Vocational Education and Training Act, No.3 of 2025)
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Executive Secretary
“I am pleased to welcome you to UVTAB Website. UVTAB is a national TVET assessment body established by the TVET Act No.3 of 2025. UVTAB is responsible for the assessment and certification of competencies obtained through formal and informal TVET. The Board is responsible for the development of Assessment Training Packages and TVET curricular in consultation with the Sector Skills Expert committees, TVET providers and with approval of TVET Council....”
Board Chairperson
“On behalf of the Board of Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB), I am pleased to welcome you to our official website. UVTAB is the national assessment body responsible for the assessment and certification of competencies obtained through both formal and informal TVET in Uganda....”
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21 October 2026 | Experts from the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) and other stakeholders are currently reviewing and developing the trainers’ and assessment guides for the lower-level curricula. The Deputy Executive Secretary in charge curriculum development and management Ms Jalia Nasaza says out of the 43 programmes that are currently undergoing a review and development process, only the five have a complete curriculum package but limited content that include building construction, carpentry and joinery, roads and bridges, draughtsmanship and plumbing Ms Nasaza made these remarks on Monday, 19th October 2026, at Arch Apartments in Kampala saying the other 30 programmes; Mechanical, Electrical, ICT, Business and Home Science programmes, have curricula but no Trainers’ or Assessment Guides. While on the other hand, three craft programmes, namely NCC in Welding, National Craft Certificate in Business Administration and Management and National Craft Certificate in Marketing Management, have none of the three components. Meanwhile, the Manager Assessment Training Packages, curriculum development and management, Ms Noeline Komugisha adds that the existing curricula and guides, including the civil programmes, need to be reviewed to align them with current industry practice and the UVTAB Curriculum Development Framework. The one-week-long content review and development training brought on board 145 participants for both craft certificate programmes and the artisan certificate programmes is being supported by the senior technical facilitators from UVTAB with the general objective of expediting the curricular review process and content development.
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Extracted from PML Daily. 10 October 2026 | KAMPALA — Ugandans who acquire technical skills through informal work and practical experience could have their competencies formally recognised and certified under reforms being implemented by the TVET Council. Moses Kasakya, the Executive Director of the TVET Council, said the council was finalising guidelines to assess and certify people who possess occupational skills but lack formal training qualifications. Kasakya said the initiative would allow people to demonstrate their abilities against established competency standards, opening up opportunities for skilled workers who acquired their expertise outside conventional education institutions. “Education is one way to gain skills, but it is not the only way,” Kasakya said during the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) Stakeholders’ Feedback Workshop 2026. He explained that applicants would not automatically receive certificates based on claims about their abilities but would have to undergo assessments to establish whether they meet the competencies required at their respective qualification levels. The proposed arrangement is part of wider reforms aimed at making technical and vocational education and training (TVET) more responsive to Uganda’s labour market and economic ambitions. Uganda targets to expand its economy from about $50 billion to $500 billion by 2040, with the government prioritising agricultural industrialisation, tourism and hospitality, mineral development and manufacturing, as well as science, technology and innovation. Kasakya said achieving the target would require not only increased production but also a workforce equipped with the practical skills needed to support growth in these sectors. “Producing more goods and services, however, will not transform the economy on its own. We also need people with the right skills to drive growth in these priority sectors,” he said. He noted that TVET had for years operated under fragmented arrangements, with training responsibilities spread across different ministries and limited coordination and oversight. The government has since consolidated the system under the Ministry of Education and Sports, with the TVET Act providing the legal framework for improved regulation, coordination and quality assurance. The Act came into effect on March 15, 2025, while the TVET Council was inaugurated in July 2025 to guide the implementation of the reforms. Kasakya said the council had established a seven-member governing body chaired by Malen Kagina, alongside a secretariat to support its operations. Another milestone is the development of the Uganda TVET Qualifications Framework, which establishes the levels at which technical and vocational qualifications are organised. Kasakya clarified that the framework had been revised to align with the broader education framework, which has eight levels. Under the revised arrangement, a diploma is placed at Level Four, unlike the initial draft that placed it at Level Five in a proposed 10-level structure. The council is also seeking to strengthen the link between training institutions and employers to address the mismatch between graduates’ qualifications and the skills demanded by the labour market. Kasakya said the council had established about 15 Sector Skills Expert Committees to identify employers’ needs and provide information to guide curriculum development and training standards. The committees cover sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, business, sports, oil and gas, and minerals. The council is also working to recognise emerging occupations, including event management and disc jockeying, as legitimate fields requiring professional skills development and recognition. Kasakya said closer collaboration between training institutions and industry was essential to creating opportunities for learners. He cited plans for students from Uganda’s technical colleges to travel to China to compete against students from other countries, with their participation supported by Chinese industries operating in Mbale. The workshop brought together TVET practitioners, trainers and other stakeholders to review progress in implementing reforms and identify areas requiring further improvement. UVTAB Executive Secretary Onesmus Oyesigye said the board was also updating stakeholders on newly developed curricula, approved Assessment and Training Packages, and regulations governing assessments, including penalties for malpractice. Oyesigye said the assessment rules had been gazetted, paving the way for their implementation, and urged institutions to familiarise themselves with the requirements. UVTAB Deputy Executive Secretary in charge of Curriculum Development and Management, Jalia Nasaza, said 17 technology programmes had been developed and approved by the TVET Council, while 12 programmes in business education and training and one in home science education and training had been submitted. She urged training institutions to align their programmes with labour-market demands and incorporate communication, entrepreneurship and teamwork skills alongside technical competencies. Education Ministry Permanent Secretary Ketty Lamaro said the reforms would only deliver results if institutions prioritised practical competence, integrity and quality training. Lamaro warned that certificates alone would not guarantee employment if graduates could not demonstrate the skills required by employers. She urged trainers to embrace continuous learning and give trainees enough opportunities to practise, saying Uganda’s economic transformation depended partly on producing graduates capable of translating knowledge into productive work.
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Extracted from PML Daily. 08 October 2026 | KAMPALA – Muni University and the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand skills assessment and certification for young people, including refugees and members of host communities in West Nile. The agreement was signed during the UVTAB Stakeholders’ Feedback Workshop 2026, with officials saying the partnership is intended to strengthen the link between vocational training, certification and employment. Under the MoU, UVTAB will work with Muni University to assess and certify employable skills acquired through the university’s Refugee and Host Community Youth Empowerment and Transformation Initiative (RETI) and other skills-development programmes. Muni University Vice Chancellor, Associate Professor Simon Anguma Katrini, said the partnership would take skills development beyond the university campus and closer to communities that have limited access to formal training and certification. “Through this memorandum of understanding, we aim to deepen our collaboration and strengthen Muni University’s community engagement through three key approaches: taking the university to communities, linking learning to earning, and using a community-based artisan model,” Anguma said. RETI, supported by the Mastercard Foundation, seeks to equip 100,000 young people, including refugees and members of host communities, with skills that can lead to dignified employment. According to Anguma, local artisans have been central to RETI’s community-based training model, but the new partnership with UVTAB will focus on improving their teaching methods, quality assurance, assessment and certification. The university also plans to work with UVTAB to establish a competence assessment centre either at its main campus or one of its satellite centres. Such a centre, Anguma said, would bring assessment and certification services closer to young people in West Nile, particularly refugees, while supporting other skills-development programmes in the region. The MoU will also facilitate collaboration on internship and apprenticeship guidelines, joint research, staff development, resource mobilisation, and sharing of facilities and expertise. UVTAB Executive Secretary Onesmus Oyesigye said the partnership provides a framework for delivering credible, transparent and nationally recognised assessment and certification services to beneficiaries of RETI and other programmes. He said UVTAB would participate in the RETI Programme Advisory Group, provide strategic guidance, help develop guidelines for internship and entrepreneurship placements, organise assessment schedules and deploy qualified assessors. “The MOU has been cleared by the Office of the Attorney General, which has confirmed that it carries no financial implications for the Government,” Oyesigye said. He called on other universities and higher education institutions to partner with UVTAB, arguing that skills development requires collaboration between government assessment bodies, universities and industry. “We cannot do this alone. Skills development in Uganda depends on strong partnerships with universities such as Muni,” Oyesigye said. Education Ministry Permanent Secretary Ketty Lamaro said the partnership comes at a time when Uganda is undertaking reforms aimed at ensuring that graduates acquire practical skills needed in the labour market. Lamaro said Uganda’s ambition of transforming into a modern and prosperous country by 2040 will depend heavily on the quality of people produced by the education system. She challenged institutions involved in technical and vocational education to embrace continuous learning and adapt to changes in the labour market. “We must all be ready to keep learning. Without that willingness, the reforms will not deliver the results we expect,” Lamaro said. She said the reforms should ultimately produce graduates who are not only academically knowledgeable but also capable of applying their skills in real-world workplaces. The Muni-UVTAB partnership therefore places assessment and certification at the centre of the transition from training to employment, particularly for young people trained through community-based and non-formal skills programmes. The officials said the collaboration is expected to provide young people with recognised proof of competence, while strengthening the contribution of local artisans and community-based training models to Uganda’s TVET system.
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