Museveni Vows to Deal With Groups Sabotaging Government Programmes nilepostnews: Uganda
The president made the remarks shortly after commissioning the Presidential Skilling Industrial Hub for Greater Masaka sub-region at Ndegeya Village in Masaka city on Wednesday.
Greater Masaka Industrial Skilling Center, which is part of the 19 countrywide, offers free vocational training to the youth aged 18-35 drawn from the nine districts that make up the greater Masaka sub region and Masaka city. Upon completing the training, trainees obtain Level One Certificate of Uganda Vocational Qualifications, under the Directorate of Industrial Training, Ministry of Education and Sports and are ready to be self-employed.
The President said that the government is going to re-emphasize the policy of having government primary schools at every parish and a government secondary school per sub-county across the country.He said that with time more vocational courses such as leather technology for children to learn how to make shoes, car seat covers among others will be included.
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