Tag Archives: skilling

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎The oil and gas companies continue to train Ugandans with skills related to the sector even as major construction nears completion. Questions have been raised on whether the skills being imparted now will be required when the country begins to produce oil. Others have asked …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On a calm Monday morning in Gulu City, the raucous vibration of milling machines fills the air as I step into a modest milling store in one of the bustling industrial neighborhoods of Bardege-Layibi Division. Seated at the entrance to the store filled with …

  Uganda’s current pressing youth unemployment rates, with youth unemployment exceeding the national average addressing this challenge is critical  for sustainable development COMMENT | JAMILA MAYANJA | In the landscape of national development, a crucial yet often undervalued element is the empowerment of girls through targeted education and skills training. Across …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Lands, Housing and Urban Development (Housing), Hon. Persis Namuganza commended President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for initiating developmental programs such as the Presidential Initiative on Skilling the Girl/Boy Child (PISGBC) that have transformed the lives of Ugandans, especially the youth. She …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has rallied world leaders, policymakers, and development partners to invest in skilling young people in order to curb unemployment. Tayebwa made the call on Saturday while addressing over 400 global delegates at the ongoing week-long 63rd Organization of …

COMMENT | Michael Sekadde | Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 78 per cent of its citizens under the age of 30. Such a high number is an opportunity for the country’s growth but only when it is equipped with the right skills to realise its full …