Over 100 community activists, students, teachers, journalists and local
politicians appealed to the government of Uganda to increase support to
vocational training in the country by setting up more vocational schools in
Kasese district to train students in employable skills like electricity
technicians, plumbing, wood work, agriculture, nursing, motor vehicle
mechanics, nursery teaching among others to assist reduce the problem of
unemployment in the country.
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| Participants at the one day dialogue in Kasese |
Participants who were debating in a public dialogue also appealed to
the government to fight corruption especially in government schools and the
ministry of education so that students can get more quality education through
the setting up of appropriate training facilities like laboratories, classrooms
and reducing on teacher’s absenteeism. In addition, the fight against
corruption will assist graduates to get jobs in the public sector since
corruption makes it hard for poor graduates to get public jobs since they need
to first pay bribes to get jobs.
In addition, during the one day public dialogue held on Wednesday, June
7th 2017 at Springs International Hotel – Kasese, Uganda, the
participants also advocated for the complete overhaul of the whole education
curriculum to enable it focus more entrepreneurship, practicals and vocational
education. Participants especially students also appealed to government to get
for them jobs especially in the public sector and attracting more investors
after the completion of their education.
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| A view of Kasese Town from Springs International Hotel - Kasese |
This idea of transforming Uganda’s education sector was 1st
conceptualized when one of IRD – U staff (Solomon Akugizibwe) participated in a
training supported by Master Making Tomorrow (MM2M) – Netherlands aimed sat
transforming Uganda’s education sector. The training was held in Mutolere,
Kisoro District – South Western Uganda in early this year and attracted over
six schools.
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