Table of Contents
             Foreword ..........................................................................................................................3
             Acronyms..........................................................................................................................4
             1.0:     Introduction ........................................................................................................5
             2.0      Policy and Legal Framework ............................................................................6
             3.0      Problem Statement ............................................................................................7
             4.0      Policy Rationale .................................................................................................8
             5.0      Policy Direction ..................................................................................................9
             6.0:     Policy Objectives and Strategies ...................................................................11
             7.0      Implementation Framework ............................................................................14
             8.0:     Monitoring, Evaluation and Review of the Policy .........................................18
             9.0:     TVET Financing ................................................................................................19
                      Annex I: The TVET Policy Pre-Requisites .....................................................20
                      Annex II: Glossary of Key Terms ....................................................................21
                      TECHNICAL VOCATIONALEDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) POLICY
                      IMPLEMENTATION STANDARDS
             Foreword .............................................................................................................................24
             Acknowledgement ...............................................................................................................25
             1.       Introduction ...........................................................................................................26
             2.       Legal standards ....................................................................................................26
             3.       Institutional standards .........................................................................................27
             4.       Establishment and management standards ......................................................28
             5.       Tvet operational standards ..................................................................................29
             6.       Safety and operational standards .......................................................................33
             7.       Marketing and branding of tvet standards .........................................................33
             8.       Tvet financing standards .....................................................................................33
             9.       Stakeholder engagement standards ...................................................................34
             10.      Application of the policy implementation standards ........................................34
             11.      Declaration ............................................................................................................34
                      Annex I: The Tvet Models: A Framework for Analysis ......................................36
                      Annex II: TVET Policy Objectives: The Guiding Framework ............................39
                      Annex III: TVET Financing: A Framework For Analysis ....................................40
                      Annex IV: The National Tvet Qualifications Framework ...................................42
                      Annex V: Glossary of Terms ................................................................................57
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               TECHNICAL VOCATIONALEDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) POLICY 
               IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES
       Foreword ........................................................................................................................60
       Acknowledgement ..........................................................................................................61
       1.0  INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ...........................................................62
       1.1   Introduction ......................................................................................................62
       1.2   Background ......................................................................................................63
       1.3   Commencement ...............................................................................................63
       2.   Legal Guidelines ..............................................................................................64
       3.   TVET Institutional Guidelines .........................................................................64
       4.   Establishment and Management Guidelines for TVET ................................65
       5.   TVET Operational Guidelines .........................................................................65
       6.   TVET Safety Guidelines ..................................................................................77
       7.   Guidelines on Marketing and Branding of TVET ..........................................77
       8.   TVET Financing Guidelines ............................................................................78
       9.   Stakeholder Engagement Guidelines ............................................................79
       10.  Application of the Guidelines .........................................................................79
       ANNEX I: GLOSSARY AND EXPLANATION OF KEY TERMS ....................................80
       ANNEX II: LEARNING FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ....................................................83
      2        TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) POLICY  
          Foreword
         I am pleased to present the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Policy 2019. 
         Government recognizes that effective technical skills are vital for the individual, enterprise and the 
         economy since they lead to self-reliance at the family level, increased productivity, profits and higher 
         incomes for the nation. The shortage of these skills retards the capacity to solve problems, slows down 
         the process of national transformation, and prolongs the journey to modern living. Uganda’s education 
         system has been slow in bringing about the critical technical and vocational arm of education because 
         it takes a complete paradigm shift from the current skewed theory based education and even the Sub-
         sector delivery arrangement termed as Business, Technical and Vocational Education and Training 
         (BTVET) to now a new TVET System that focuses on relevant skills development for true National 
         Independence, development, enhanced productivity and economic growth.
         The TVET Policy therefore, is to support the creation of needed employable skills and competencies 
         relevant for the national transformational labour market as opposed to just acquisition of educational 
         certificates. It targets all Ugandans in need of skills for employment. The Policy emphasizes a flexible 
         workplace-oriented (practical) delivery when juxtaposed with the theoretical knowledge acquisition 
         under the current general education system and it shifts TVET management from the government led 
         to Public- Private Partnerships (PPP) delivery.
         It is important to ensure that this Policy will now guide the Ministry of Education and Sports to build a TVET 
         which is a crucial vehicle for the enhancement of human capacity to finally fulfil God’s commandment to 
         us to subdue our corner of the earth and have dominion over nature around us.
         The Policy highlights four sets of Policy and Institutional actions to TVET reforms engaging private 
         sector enterprises and private training providers in TVET; expanding the TVET Qualifications Framework 
         scope and ensuring that the training content corresponds  to work needs; building a strong unified 
         organization for managing skills development and reforming the way TVET is funded and managed.
         This Policy establishes a new direction and Institutional Framework to guide the TVET delivery. The new 
         direction involves reviewing the current: BTVET Act 2008; Education (Pre-Primary and Post- Primary) 
         Act, 2008; Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2001 and other related laws.
         In addition, the Policy provides for the establishment of a TVET Council, TVET Institutions and Providers 
         and operationalization of the Skills Development Fund. Thus, I commend all those who participated in 
         the TVET Policy development and call upon all of you to embrace and support its implementation.
         The TVET Policy actions will transform the current education and training system to effectively meet the 
         development needs of both the present and future generations.
         Janet. K. Museveni 
         FIRST LADY AND MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS
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