We still have many opportunities for people with vocational skills. Vocational skills may be the missing link to resolve the unemployment problem in the country. I urge you to explore some of the opportunities below of education programmes and vocational schools available in Uganda. Remember, no job is beneath you if you are unemployed. There are many people earning a decent living without degrees. Vocational skills also give you a chance to be self-employed. Most of these courses are two years and are relevatively inexpensive. The entry requirements are not as stringent. You can also go through the apprenticeship route to gain the relevant skills.
LIST OF TECHNICAL/VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
(https://ubteb.go.ug/exams/technical-and-vocational)
A. HIGHER DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
1. Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
2. Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering
3. Higher Diploma in Construction (Building & Civil Engineering)
B. NATIONAL DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
1. National Diploma in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
2. National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
3. National Diploma in Electrical Engineering
4. National Diploma in Civil Engineering
5. National Diploma in Architecture
6. National Diploma in Water Engineering
7. National Diploma in Ceramics Engineering
8. National Diploma in Information & Communication Technology
9. Diploma in Telecommunication Engineering
C. ADVANCED CRAFT PROGRAMMES
1. Motor Vehicle Technician Course Part II
2. Carpentry & Joinery Craft Part II
3. Block Laying & Concrete Practice Part II
4. Plumbing in East African Countries Craft Part II
5. Tailoring & Cutting Garments Craft Part II
6. Electrical Installation Craft Course Part III
7. Radio, Television & Electronics Technician Course Part II
8. Painters & Decorators Craft Course Part II
D. NATIONAL CERTIFICATES PROGRAMMES -TECHNICAL
1. National Certificate in Woodwork Technology
2. National Certificate in Welding And Fabrication
3. National Certificate in Plumbing
4. National Certificate in Automotive Mechanics
5. National Certificate in Building Construction
6. National Certificate in Electronics Technology
7. National Certificate in Electrical Installation Systems And Maintenance
8. National Certificate in Machining and Fitting
9. National Certificate in Painting and Decorating
10. National Certificate in Fashion and Garment Design
11. National Certificate in Refrigeration And Air Conditioning
12. National Certificate In Hotel Management And Institutional Catering
13. National Certificate in Cosmetology &Body therapy
14. National Certificate in Agriculture
15. Leather Tanning & Shoe Making Craft Part I
16. Pottery & Ceramics Craft Part I
17. Agricultural Engineering Mechanics II
18. Certificate in Electrical and Electronics
E. UGANDA COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES (3 YEARS)
1. Welding and Metal Fabrication
2. Motor Vehicle Mechanics
3. Block laying and Concrete Practice
4. Electrical Installation Practice
5. Plumbing and Pipefitting
6. Carpentry and Joinery
7. Community Polytechnic Certificate in Agriculture
8. Garment Design and Construction
9. Fabric and Interior Design
10. Food preparation and Processing
11. Leather Work & Shoemaking
12. Business studies (Accounting)
13. Business studies (Computer studies)
14. Business studies (Secretarial studies)
15. Business studies (Store keeping)
16. Community Polytechnic Certificate in Agriculture (CPCA)
LIST OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN UGANDA
1 UGANDA TECHNICAL COLLEGE- ELGON MBALE
2 ST. JOSEPH TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KISUBI WAKISO
3 UGANDA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-LIRA LIRA
4 UGANDA TECHNICAL COLLEGE – KICHWAMBA KABALORE
5 ST. KIZITO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE SOROTI
6 IGANGA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IGANGA
7 UGANDA TECHNICAL COLLEGE – BUSHENYI BUSHENYI
8 UGANDA MARTYR’S TECH. INSTITUTE NYARUSHANJE, BOX 640 KANUNGU
9 KABALE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KABALE
10 BUTALEJA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BUTALEJA
11 MINAKULU TECHNICAL INSTITUTE GULU
12 KIRYANDONGO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KIRYANDONGO
13 KABASANDA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE , BOX 1021 KABASANDA MPIGI
14 KITGUM TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KITGUM
15 NYAKATARE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KANUNGU
16 KALONGO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, BOX 7 KALONGO PADER
17 MOYO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE MOYO
18 KALIRO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KALIRO
19 KABERAMAIDO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE , BOX 8 KABERAMAIDO KABERAMAIDO
20 ST. KIZITO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, KITOVU BOX 110 MASAKA
21 ST. PETERS TECHNICAL INSTITUTE MUBENDE
22 NYAMITANGA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE MBARARA
23 RUGANDO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE MBARARA
24 DOKOLO TECHN. SCHOOL, BOX 549 DOKOLO
25 RUHARO VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, BOX 144 MBARARA
26 KISORO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KISORO
27 ATIAK TECHN. SCHOOL, BOX 20 ATIAK GULU
28 PAJULE TECHN. SCHOOL, BOX 173 PADER
29 KATAKWI TECHN. SCHOOL, BOX 81 KATAKWI KATAKWI
30 KUMI TECHNICAL SCHOOL KUMI
31 KASODO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, BOX 169 PALLISA
32 IYOLWA TECHN. SCHOOL, BOX 604 TORORO TORORO
33 BUKOOLI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BUGIRI
34 LAKE KATWE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KASESE
35 ST. CHARLES LWANGA TECH. INSTITUTE BUTENDE MASAKA
36 ST. NOE’S TECHN. SCHOOL KYEZIMBIRE, BOX 150 MBARARA
37 ST. BENEDICT’S SCHOOL KAKINDO BOX 187 MBARARA BUSHENYI
38 KABIRA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ARUA
39 ARUA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE-RAGEM ARUA
40 KAMMENGO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE RAKAI
41 KYAMUHUNGA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BUSHENYI
42 KARERA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, BOX 2 BUSHENYI
43 BURORA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KANUNGU
44 NAMISINDWA TECHNICAL SCHOOL MANAFWA
45 AHAMED SEGUYA MEMORIAL TECH. KAYUNGA
46 NALWIRE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BUSIA
47 ACABA TECHN. SCHOOL , BOX 473 LIRA OYAM
48 KAKIIKA TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOX 923 MBARARA
49 NGUGO TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOX 82 MBARARA
50 KIZINGA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KABALE
51 INDE TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOX 691 ARUA
52 APAC TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOX 75 APAC
53 AMUGO AGRO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ALEBTONG
54 BARINYANGA TECHNICAL SCHOOL, PAYA BOX 553 TORORO
55 RUKUNGIRI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE RUKUNGIRI
56 OMUGO TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOX 901 ARUA
57 ST. LWANGA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BUIKWE
58 RWEIZIRINGIRO TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOX 954 MBARARA
59 CENTENARY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOX 18129 KAYUNGA KAYUNGA
60 ST. JOSEPH TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, VIRIKA, BOX 452 KABALORE
61 ST. PETERS BUKALAGI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, BOX 122 MPIGI GOMBA
62 ST. JOSEPH TECHNICAL SCHOOL KYARUBINGO KABARORE
63 BENEDICTINE VOC TRAINING CENTRE TORORO
64 KIBATSI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE NTUNGAMO
65 NAMASALE TECHN. SCHOOL BOX 224 LIRA AMOLATAR
66 NAGWERE TECHN SCHOOL P.O.BOX PALLISA
67 TORORO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TORORO
68 ST.SIMON PETER VTI HOIMA
69 ST. KIZITO’S TECHN SCHOOL MABONWA BOX 150, MBARARA IBANDA
70 SPEAR MOTORS VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE KAMPALA
71 NILE VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE, NJERU BOX 1892 JINJA
72 ORA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, WARR NEBBI
73 LUGOGO VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE KAMPALA
74 LODONGA POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL BOX 110 YUMBE YUMBE
75 COMBONI TECHNICAL SCHOOL, ANGAL, BOX 85 NEBBI
76 VOTTESA INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL STUDIES MBARARA
77 HUMAN TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTRE LIRA
78 DANIEL COMBONI VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE GULU
79 ST.THEREZA VTC ZIGOTI MITYANA
80 MUHABURA VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE KISORO
81 JINJA VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE JINJA
82 BOX 1078 KAMPALA
83 SOROTI VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE SOROTI
84 UGANDA MARTYRS VOCATIONAL SOROTI
85 ST. MONICA GIRL’S TAILORING CENTRE BOX 669 GULU
86 BLESSED DANIEL COMBONI V.T.S PADIBE, BOX 67 KITGUM
87 KIHANDA TECHNICAL SCHOOL KARUHINDA BOX 55 KANUNGU
88 ST. MARIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE- KYENGERA WAKISO
89 ST. MUGAGGA NAROZARI FARM SCHOOL BOX 149 MASAKA
90 ST.JOSEPH TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BUTIRU TORORO
91 ST. JOHNBOSCO TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL BOX 43, LIRA LIRA
92 AGIERMACH TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOX 84 PAIDHA NEBBI
93 ST. JEAN MARIE MUZEEYI MENGO KAMOGA ABDALLAH KAMPALA
94 RACKOKO VOC. & COMM. RESOURCE SCH. BOX 522 KITGUM
95 YOLE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ARUA
96 NSERESTER VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DOKOLO
97 MASULITA VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE WAKISO
98 PIONEER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE-IGANGA IGANGA
99 WERA TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOX 15, Amuria. KATAKWI
100 MENGO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WAKISO
101 BUGANDA ROYAL INSTITUTE OF KAMPALA
102 KAMPALA POLYTECHNIC MENGO KAMPALA
103 RUBANDA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BOX 689 KABALE
104 ST. MARTIN VOC. TRAINING CENTRE OPIT BOX 322 GULU
105 ST. JOSEPH’S TECHNICAL SCHOOL GULU BOX 264 GULU
106 BUGEMA UNIVERSITY DEPT.OF TECHNOLOGY LUWERO
107 KITERREDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE RAKAI
108 ST. MATIA MULUMBA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE JINJA
109 MULAGI VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE BUTALEJA
110 MODERN VOCATIONAL TRAINING OYAM
111 ST. VICTOR’S TECH & VOC INSTITUTE LIRA
112 KIHIIHI COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE KANUNGU
113 GOMBE COMM. POLY. BOX 16475 WANDEGEYA LUWERO
114 PACER COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC BOX 11, PAKWACH NEBBI
115 KOBOKO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KOBOKO
116 BBOWA COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC BOX 329, WOBULENZI LUWERO
117 COWA VOCATIONAL TR, CENTRE BOX 8868, KAMPALA KAMPALA
118 LUMINO COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC BUSIA
119 LUTUNKU COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC BOX 4020 SSEMBABULE
120 OLIO COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC BOX 239, SERERE SERERE
121 HAKITENGYA COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC BOX 1149 BUNDIBUGYO
122 MUBENDE COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC , BOX 153, MUBENDE MUBENDE
123 INSTITUTE BOX 513, KAKUMIRO KANUNGU
124 PAG TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOX 254, LIRA LIRA
125 ST. JOSEPH VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE- KAMULI KAMULI
126 RUKORE COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC KABALE
127 OBYEN COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC BOX 281, KITGUM KITGUM
128 CHILDCARE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KITGUM
129 KYAMULIBWA VTC BOX 181 MASAKA MASAKA
130 CCP VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, MBALE MBALE
131 KAKIRA COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC BOX 1367 JINJA
132 BBIRA VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, BOX 6551 WAKISO
133 MIGYERA UWESO TRAINING INSTITUTE BOX 8419,KAMPALA NAKASONGOLA
134 ST. DANIEL COMBONI POLYTECHNIC NAOI MOROTO
135 GULU COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, BOX 927 GULU
136 RUBAGA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION WAKISO
137 COMPASSION VOCATIONAL CENTRE KABERAMAIDO
138 NILE VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE BISHOP MUKASA CENTRE HOIMA
139 YMCA COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTE KAMPALA
140 BIREMBO WAR MEMORIAL TECHN. KIBALE
141 GABLES VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE RUKUNGIRI
142 NILE VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE JOHN WILSON CENTRE, MASAKA MASAKA
143 PALLISA SKILLS TRAINING CENTRE PALLISA
144 LIGHT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES IBANDA
145 ZOLLIKON VTC MUKONO BOX 561 MUKONO
146 ST. ANTHONY’S TECHNICAL COLL. BUDAKA BOX 46 BUDAKA
147 BULLUGE TECHNICAL SCHOOL P.O.BOX 580 LIRA LIRA
148 AVE MARIA TECHN. TRAINING CENTRE KAMWENGE, BOX 214, KAMWENGE KAMWENGE
149 RUTOOMA VOC. TRAINING CENTRE BOX 40 RUKUNGIRI RUKUNGIRI
150 SSANJE COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC RAKAI
151 DON BOSCO VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE LUWERO
152 NAMULANDA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WAKISO
153 AVE MARIA VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIRA
154 RUBINDI VOCATIONAL TRAINING MBARARA
155 FUTURE PROSPECTS TECH. INST. LIRA BOX 100 LIRA LIRA
156 ST. BENEDICT TECHNICAL COLLEGE WAKISO
157 UGANDA MILITARY ENGINEERING COLLEGE BUIKWE
158 DJRA SEC. & COMPREHENSIVE VOC. SCH. BOX 706 LIRA LIRA
159 ROYAL INSTITUTE OF KAMPALA
160 RUHAAMA TRINITY TECHNICAL SCHOOL P.O.BOX 124, NTUNGAMO NTUNGAMO
161 KANYINYA VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE RUKUNGIRI
162 ST. FRANCIS VOC. TR. SCHOOL, DOKOLO P.O.BOX 558 DOKOLO DOKOLO
163 KENT FOUNDATION TRAINING MBARARA
164 ST. PONSIANO TECHNICAL CENTRE MASAKA
165 P.O.BOX 1551 MASAKA AGAGO
166 UGANDA TECHNICAL COLLEGE- KYEMA MASINDI
167 KAABONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KAABONG
168 NAKAPIRIPIRIT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE NAKAPIRIPIRIT
169 ABIM TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ABIM
170 NKOKO MEMORIAL TECHNICAL MAYUGE
171 BUMBAIRE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BUSHENYI
172 KATONGA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE MPIGI
173 MOROTO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE MOROTO
174 KASESE YOUTHS POLYTECHNIC KASESE
175 VISION FOR AFRICA VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE MUKONO
176 IHUNGA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE NTUNGAMO
177 LADY VALERIA VOC. AND BUSINESS COLLEGE WAKISO
178 RU-DISCIPLINED COMMUNITY MBARARA
179 POLYTECHNIC WAKISO
180 ALLIANCE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IBANDA
181 MBARARA INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEV’T MBARARA
182 BALMA COL. OF COM., TECHNICAL AND VOC. STUDIES HOIMA
183 KAKOBA INSTITUTE OF COMMERCIAL & TECH. STUDIES MBARARA
184 SHOA INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MGT, CATERING & BUSINESS SOROTI
185 JOBETTA VOCATIONAL TRAINING INST. SOROTI
186 IBANDA TECHNICAL SCHOOL IBANDA
187 ST. CLARET VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE LUUKA
188 URLIKA INSTITUTE OF HOME ECONOMICS WAKISO
189 BUSHENYI VOCATIONAL DAN MEMORIAL V. I BUSHENYI
190 LIGHT VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE LIRA
191 KITAGWENDA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IBANDA
192 BUNYARUGURU VOCATIONAL CENTRE RUBIRIZI
193 ST. KONRAD INTEGRATED VOC. SCHOOL KABALE
194 FRAM VOCATIONAL SCHOOL P.O BOX 51, WOBULENZI LUWERO
195 BUNGOKHO RURAL DEVPT.CENTRE MBALE
196 BUMANGI COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC KALANGALA
197 AFRICAN COLLEGE OF COMMERCE KABALE
198 ST. ANDREA KAAHWA VOC. TRAINING INSTITUTE KIBAALE
199 AKALO PROGRESSIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, P.O BOX 132, LIRA KOLE
200 TAREMWA COLLEGE, P.O BOX 167, KABWOHE SHEEMA
201 MAGANJO INSTITUTE OF CAREER WAKISO
202 MAKERERE BUSINESS SCHOOL AND INNOVATIVE CENTRE WAKISO
203 CRANE POLYTECHNIC LUZIRA KAMPALA
204 EDITH’S HOME VOC. SCHOOL P.O.BOX 61, NGORA-UGANDA KUMI
205 UGANDA CATHOLIC SOCIAL TRAINING CENTRE KAMPALA
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