Admission Requirements for formal courses

Formal Course (Assessed by UBTEB)

These are courses which leads to the award of a National Certificate in different courses by Uganda Business Technical Examination Board (UBTEB) as the examining body and it’s for those who are interested in acquiring technical knowledge and skills. The course takes two years and it is offered by those who have Uganda Junior Technical certificate, Uganda community Polytechnic Certificate and Those who complete senior four (S4 leavers) and Pass with grade one to grade four as per Government guidelines , a Candidate must have passed Maths, English and Science subjects. Under these courses, students acquire soft skills like communication skills, Kiswahili, entrepreneurship, life skills and computer applications.

 List of formal Courses

  1. National Certificate in Building Construction (NCBC)
  2. National Certificate in Automotive Mechanics (NCAM)
  3. National Certificate in Electrical Installation Systems and Maintenance (NCES)
  4. National Certificate in Plumbing (NCPL)
  5. National Certificate in Agriculture Production (NCAP)

Short courses/ non-formal courses

Non formal training (assessed by DIT)

This is a training opportunity given to vulnerable youth, child-mothers and those who want to acquire technical skills. They are offered to those who never went to school but can be trained skills and qualify to get modular certificate, Also P7 leavers, School dropouts and S4s can be trained skills and qualify for level I and II certificate and anybody with a technical certificate qualify for Workers pas’ certificate. These courses take 3 months, 6 months and 1 year.

List of Short courses/ non-formal courses

  1. Hair Dressing, Tailoring,
  2. Welding,
  3. Driving
  4. Brick laying,
  5. Plumbing,
  6. Carpentry and joinery,
  7. Electrical systems Installation and maintenance
  8. Motor vehicle and motorcycle mechanics,
  9. Building construction,
  10. Solar Systems Installation and Maintenance.
  11. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning