Alice K
As the Uganda vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) commenced its November/ December 2025 assessment series nationwide, they have announced the raising numbers of candidates compared to the past years
This year they recorded over 130,000 candidates sitting for assessments across 743 centers nationwide compared to last year where they recorded 100,000 candidates
The numbers
According to Mirembe Edison the chief head trainer of St. Joseph Technical Institute Virika, a total of 462 candidates are doing the assessments in Agriculture, Electrical, Welding, Building construction, Automotive mechanics, Wood work technology and machining and fitting in different level
Mirembe noted that they are on the ground to ensure the core values of the missionaries of making sure all the graduates that pass through the Institute are employable, relevant to the needs of the world of work. He said that the Institute is a Center of excellence in manufacturing and construction and they make sure whatever they do adds value to manufacturers
He added that they aim at addressing the five pillars which is relevancy, quality, efficiency service to enable students to employ their colleagues so that social network is available for them to ease improve the communities where they come from
He commended the government for informing its citizens about the values and the importance of vocations that has helped the youth to have hope when they graduate
Aidan Aturinda the deputy chief head trainer St. Joseph Institute revealed that they are implementing the modularized curriculum where a student is trained and assessed what is needed in the world of work in line with the Uganda’s vision 20240 and National Development Plan IV talks about reducing challenges of unemployment
Annet Nanyonga one of the candidates pursuing automotive mechanics revealed that she joined the Institute at P.7 level and it has raised her to a recognized technician hoping to be a mechanic engineer specialized in manufacturing
The public relations officer UVTAB Kambaho Navasi Anyijuke who visited St. Joseph Technical Institute Virika revealed that currently the assessments are running smoothly nationwide.
He asked the public embrace vocational skills to enable them be productive towards agro processing and agro production and to contribute to the country’s economy