Background
How it all started
The
Ugandan economy needs trained workers to sustain and expand its industries and
contribute to economic growth as a whole. This is a prime requirement for the
reduction of poverty, and the hope of a better future.
Unfortunately there are not enough appropriate opportunities for Ugandan youth to learn vocational skills. However private institutions are amongst the most important providers of vocational training. Currently around 45% of all vocational training available in Uganda is provided by such private institutions.
However,
the private institutions face many problems. There are widely differing
standards, poor administration, and insufficient communication between the
training institutions. As a result, the institutions have failed to gain
recognition by the government, or by the people who should be benefiting from
them. As the majority of Ugandans are too poor to pay the school fees, access
remains difficult and the institutions themselves can only finance themselves
with difficulty.
Its
main aim is to foster collaboration between private training institutions
throughout the country and to improve, not just the standards of the training
provided, but also its relevance for the actual employment market. UGAPRIVI
acts thereby as a mediator and an interface between its members, the private
sector, the government and its development partners
Please download our Corporate Guidelines from here.
List of private vocational Training institutions
Thanks.
Ocaka Gabriel.
UGAPRIVI
Just want to know when this association started, How many institutions are registered under UGAPRIVI.