The relevance of Uganda’s formal vocational education to the labour market requirements (case study: electrical engineering field)
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Date
2011-01
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Kyambogo University (un published work)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the actual state of Uganda's formal vocational
education in the field of electrical engineering and the degree to which it meets today's
labour market requirements. The findings are intended to act as a point of departure for
the BTVET department in the Ministry of Education and Sports, to enhance policies that
will change the vocational education curriculum in Uganda to match the effects of
globalization. The research was exploratory and descriptive in nature. Data were obtained
from governing board members, trainers and trainees from VET institutions, employed
VET graduates and their employers and a retired senior employee of UEB, who were
purposively and randomly sampled. Interview, observation, and documentary analysis
methods were employed for data collection and data were qualitatively analyzed. The
main findings were that VET institutions in Uganda operate in isolation from the world of
work, they are ill equipped; hence practice theoretical training with a negligible amount
of hands-on learning. The curriculum used is outdated and does not fully match the
labour market requirements of an electrician today. I conclude that the current training
accorded to electricians does not fully equip trainees with the world of work
requirements. I therefore recommend an urgent review of the curriculum for training of
electricians; re-introduction of apprenticeship; re-training of instructors and increase
funding of VET institutions both by public and private sectors.
Description
xiii, 111 p. : ill. ;
Keywords
Relevance, Vocational education, Labour market requirements, Electrical engineering field
Citation
Kikomeko, Joseph (2011) The relevance of Uganda’s formal vocational education to the labour market requirements (case study: electrical engineering field)