President Museveni has said technical and vocational education and training is the solution to the issue of youth unemployment in the country.
Museveni’s remarks were delivered by Justine Kasule Lumumba, the minister of General Duties as Uganda Business and Technical examinations (UBTEB) marked 10 years of monumental strides since inception in 2011.
In order to tap into the regional and continental market, the president said the country must first address the issue of quality, adding that the aim should be to produce good quality and efficient products for the international market.
The president commended UBTEB upon reaching this important milestone and its contribution to the education sector through skills assessment, noting that when NRM came to power there has been increased access to education at all levels.
He said the introduction of Universal Primary Education (UPE) and Universal Secondary Education resulted in high enrolment rates at both primary and secondary levels, this he said accounts for the adult literacy rate in Uganda from 43% in 1986 to 76.5% today.
He noted that the people of Uganda are better educated today however despite the increase in the number of people who can read and write, the country is still grappling with the skills gap.
The executive secretary at UBTEB, Onizimus Oyesigye said over the years, they continued to stick to the core values of integrity, professionalism and this has enabled the country to successfully conduct all examinations series without any examinations’ leakages. END
