Officials meet over skilling project beneficiaries

CAPTION: Top government officials meeting in Kyambogo 1st July 2025. (Courtsey photo) 

By Our reporter

The top management of the Presidential Industrial skilling hub led by
Eng. Raymond Kamugisha, the Director of Presidential Projects and
Industrial Hubs has Tuesday 1st 2026 met and held fruitful discussions with officials from the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) at the National Skills Assessment Centre in Kyambogo.
UVTAB oversees the assessment and certification of candidates in
various Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
programs. This process ensures that trainees possess the necessary
competencies that meet industry standards, enhancing their
employability and productivity.
During the meeting, both parties deliberated on ways in which the
Skilling Hub learners will be assessed in order to fit within the required
job market standards.
The Executive Secretary of UVTAB, Mr. Oyesigye Onesmus welcomed
the team from State House and said that the management of board is
ready to work with the Skilling Hub team to improve on the quality and
standards of the learners being trained.
“UVTAB is a new board which comes under the TVET Act 2025 and we
have been assigned the mandate of assessing and certification of all
TVET qualifications from level 1 up to level 4 of the TVET qualification
framework,”he said.

“Our role will be to assess the students but also to review the Annual
Teaching Plans (ATPs) they have been using and make sure that they
are in tandem with the new registration as far as TVET Act is
concerned.”
On his part,Eng. Kamugisha said they decided to meet the management
of UVTAB for guidance and ensure that they are in line with the new
legislation in order to serve Ugandans better.
“We are here to make sure that the project is formalised whereby
Ugandans can get a skill, assessed and given a qualification,” he said.
“Out of our discussions we are going to make ATPs that are tailored to
meet the needs of the people.”
Eng. Kamugisha further explained why President Museveni came up
with the Skilling Hub program.
“The Presidential Industrial Hub was started by H.E the President to tap
into the masses of Uganda, especially the young people who lack jobs
and skills to get employed. This project also benefits those people who
never went to school at all free of charge,” he noted.
“We have so far skilled 16,169 youth under the Presidential Hub project
and over 60,000 from Kampala Skilling. We have 19 Presidential
Industrial Hubs across the country and 9 skilling centres within Kampala.
Interestingly once you finish, we now give you startup capital through the
district SACCOs.”