Mariam Wangadya, the UHRC Chairperson, says despite the constitutional provisions on access to information, a section of public officers is still withholding information hiding behind the Official Secrets Act and other provisions in related laws.
Read more ...Under the new curriculum, learners are expected to choose one vocational occupation which is expected to be assessed in senior three, in line with the Uganda Vocational Qualifications Framework-UVQF. According to timelines, the assessment will be held next year.
Read more ...NCDC officials continue to express skepticism about the notion of permitting a dual curriculum in schools. According to Dr. Grace Baguma, head of NCDC, the idea of a dual curriculum in any form may cause learners to be overloaded.
Read more ...Dr Nkatta, a renowned educationist and specialist in management and administration sciences in the public sector made the remarks during the third memorial lecture, in honour of Prof William Senteza Kajubi, an educationist and former Vice Chancellor of Makerere University.
Read more ...In June this year, the ministry of education working with the National Identification and Registration Authority-NIRA rolled out a new countrywide registration for all learners at all levels of education, which will serve as baseline information for learner verification and issuance of National Identification Numbers-NINs.
Read more ...When UNEB implemented COVID-19 SOPs in 2020, they needed an additional 10.5 billion Shillings, which was utilized among other things to help increase the number of invigilators to cover the extra rooms generated as a result of spacing.
Read more ...UNEB Chairperson Prof Mary Okwakol says that such practices occur at the operation level where the inspectors are in charge of the process and adds that unless checked, the practices dent education assessment and compromise the authenticity and credibility of examinations.
Read more ..."For over one hundred years, Muslims have had a systemic raw deal in many aspects of education. The Colonial government placed the sector in the hands of Christian missionaries who used public resources to their advantage. This imbalance needs to be corrected by deliberately creating a special grant for established Muslim primary and secondary schools, and post-secondary institutions to beef up their infrastructure," Sheikh Cucu told the commission.
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