Kasakya said registration licensing and accreditation of training institutions and trainers are not intended to lock disadvantaged people out of opportunities, but to protect learners and the public from substandard training.
Under a steady drizzle, the 13-year-old prince was welcomed to the world-famous school by its headmaster Simon Henderson who told the future king: "Welcome, good luck, enjoy it."
"The training seeks to equip science teachers and laboratory technicians with the vital skills needed to manage laboratory equipment," Kisakye said. "This will ultimately build the capacity of schools to effectively implement practical science education."
Most employers, if asked, would say they would rather hire an average performer who is disciplined than a brilliant one who is not. So, as we review and redesign the curriculum around competence, we must resist the temptation to treat Character and Citizenship Education as a footnote. Yes, measuring a values-based curriculum is harder than measuring a skills-based one. Yet it is not impossible, and we can build and refine it patiently, provided we do not leave character formation out altogether.
“This building is going to relieve the college of business a lot because they have the fastest-growing number of undergraduate students that enrol at the college. I want to thank the department for having such a great vision. Indeed, that’s where the university wants to be,” Nawangwe said.
The funds will finance a twin-classroom block estimated at sh45 million, 60 desks at sh6 million, a staff latrine at sh5 million and a 10,000-litre water tank estimated at sh2.5 million.
As the students prepare for yet another battle of wits this season, they are encouraged to make use of the remaining time by revisiting material from previous editions.
In his preaching, Archbishop Ssemogerere said that over the last century, the Brothers' schools have taught many people and helped several to grow in faith and character both on and off the field.
The one-year restriction, which impacts nearly 600,000 public school pupils through eighth grade, will be closely watched across the United States as the city's school board is by far the largest in the country.
The selection/approval of the SMACK choir as the lead liturgical musical ministers of the centenary function was confirmed by the Provincial Superior, Casio Aizire and his assistant, Bro. John Bosco Ssenkabirwa, during a recent function at the school.
Two of the new hubs will be established in Ntungamo and Bushenyi districts in the Ankole sub-region, while the third will be constructed in Kalangala district to serve young people in the island district.
“So, we have engaged the campers in different technologies. One of them has been irrigation. We are trying to train campers or the students on how to efficiently use water resources to continue productivity, and we are trying to tell them that production on the farm should not only occur during the rainy season,” Muhinda added.
Uganda’s universities may be expanding, but the campuses surrounding them are expanding too—and largely without the same level of planning, regulation or accountability. If student accommodation is now an unofficial extension of the university, then the responsibility for making it safe, secure and fit for purpose must extend beyond the university gate.
The new facility, according to Omara, is therefore intended not simply as a sanitation improvement but as an intervention to reduce the amount of learning lost by girls because they cannot comfortably manage menstruation at school.
The facility is expected to strengthen healthcare, medical training and research in West Nile, while reducing the need for patients to travel outside the region for specialised treatment.
“The President is going to add more money to these SACCOs. What we need from you is financial discipline. First, invest the money in the rightful projects. After your businesses grow and start making profits, you can then use the proceeds for things like bride price, but not these loans. Please don’t play with the President’s money,” Barekye warned.
In a ruling dated August 4, Assistant Registrar Christa Namutebi ordered Amesco High School Wakiso-SMC Limited (formerly Andy Mwesigwa Comprehensive High School-SMC Limited) to deposit security of 30% of the outstanding liability within 30 days from the date of the ruling. Mwesigwa is the proprietor of the school.
The bazaar is a small picture of the world you have entered. From now on, people will compete for your money, attention, time and loyalty. The pressure will rarely look like pressure. It may come as friendship, romance, easy money or an invitation to belong.
“We are being taxed a lot of money on the educational material we import from China. The material that is being used for specifically hands on teaching practices for our students and nothing more,” Wang said, adding that, as an institute, some of the material can only be obtained from their country at a lower price.
But perhaps the country’s most important infrastructure will never appear in a national budget or on a construction site. It will be found in the character of the young women and men who inherit everything else.