Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The AFRIYEA Golf Academy has launched a comprehensive Junior Holiday Golf Programme, dubbed the Junior Masters Training Clinic, set to run throughout December 2025 and January 2026. The initiative offers young golfers an opportunity to refine their skills, build character and enjoy the …
Read More »From refugee camp to boardroom: Ugandan girls rewriting their future
How Absa Bank Uganda and Plan International are shaping a generation of confident, educated, and empowered young women Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | When 17-year-old Lucia Stephen steps into Absa Bank Uganda’s boardroom, she pauses, taking in the tall windows, the polished tables, and the hum of quiet authority in the …
Read More »Training is not enough if young people cannot transition to work
COMMENT | ADRIAN BUKENYA | Each year, Uganda produces over 700,000 graduates, yet only about 238,000 are absorbed into formal employment. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the graduate unemployment rate stands at 15.2 percent, the overall unemployment rate at 12.3 percent, and 50.9 percent of young people aged …
Read More »Over 200 government officers get strategic communications and digital skills
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, in partnership with MultiChoice Africa Holdings represented by MultiChoice Uganda, the leading provider of premium pay-TV entertainment in Uganda, has completed a comprehensive strategic communications and digital skills training programme for government communications officers. The graduation …
Read More »Ugandan universities get software boost from TotalEnergies EP Uganda and SLB
TotalEnergies EP Uganda and SLB support advanced oil & gas training curriculum in Ugandan Universities. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda and SLB have handed over specialized education software and computer hardware to Makerere, Kyambogo and Nkumba Universities in a bid to boost their oil and gas …
Read More »ESG integration: aBi Finance trains top Tier 4 Financial Institutions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | aBi Finance is equipping Uganda’s leading microfinance institutions and SACCOs with the tools to integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into their operations through a targeted training program. Delivered in partnership with the Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services (UIBFS), the initiative aims to drive …
Read More »LC1 chairmen get training on court case handling, gender management
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 1,000 Local Council One (LCI) chairpersons and their executive committee members from 200 villages across Gulu City and District are undergoing intensive training on court case management and gender issues. The training, implemented by the International Justice Mission (IJM) in partnership with the Ministry …
Read More »Journey to the Boardroom celebrates graduates at Grand Finale
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journey to the Boardroom (JTB) celebrated the achievements of its 2025 cohort and announced new initiatives aimed at advancing inclusive leadership during a grand black-tie event at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel on April 25. The event marked a significant milestone for JTB, a leadership …
Read More »Uganda’s first Electric Vehicle training program launched at Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda | GCIC | Makerere University, in collaboration with Kiira Motors Corporation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has launched an innovative skilling program in Kampala, Uganda, focused on electric mobility and associated technologies. The program, housed at the Makerere University Innovation Pod (Mak-UniPod), aims to provide specialised …
Read More »Experts call for focus on skills when picking Board of Directors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Corporations are urged to move away from the appointment of Boards of Directors based on their political status, their prominence or popularity but rather on the skills and competencies they possess for better and sustainable management of the businesses. This is because the corporate …
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