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Skills Development: Vocational Education

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interested. Therefore, one of the way is to train these people at our institute X” (P1Ug)

5.

Vocational education is not unpopular, that is, it doesn’t have less social value.

Clarification of this finding could be obtained from the analysiswe had on the qualitative

data.

6.

There is a shortage of specialized teachers in the vocational institutes in Uganda .

7.

As Uganda is gender sensitive, female skilled workers have equal chances to get

employment as male skilled workers.

8.

It is undecided whether Uganda cannot send many of their skilled people to foreign

countries due to English or other language barriers. In case of English, Uganda does not

have any problem, since English is its official language, but in case of other languages,

such as German, Spanish, Uganda may still have difficulties.

9.

Uganda does not have adequate TVET institutions for skills training.

10.

Youths’ opinions have been taken into consideration while formulating policies for the

development of vocational education in Uganda.

11.

The graduates are not competent to meet industrial requirement .

Figure 5.3: Challenges in Uganda’s TVET sectors

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Uganda has necessary fund for TVET sectors

Have negative attitudes towards enrolling TVET sectors

Lesser women trained

Lack of long term plans for improving TVET sectors

Vocational education is less popular

Shortage of specialized teachers

High Female Skilled workers Unemployment

Language Barrier

It does not have adequate TVET institutions

Lack of competent instructors in TVET sectors

Youth opinions have not been taken

Graduates are not competent

Challenges in Uganda’s TVET sectors

X (Administrator)

X (Teachers)