Uganda TVET Admission Criteria
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ADMISSION CRITERIA TO TVET INSTITUTIONS
The purpose of the Admission Criteria is to enable the implementation of the TVET Policy, 2019 reforms that emphasize the accessibility and flexibility of admissions to TVET Institutions. The requirements for admission to each category of institution (as shown in the table below) are open to any interested person(s) to acquire skills for employability
| Category | Category Level | Category of Institution | Requirements |
| Vocational Education and Training (VET) | SDC | Technical schools | Any interested UgandanP.7 certificate holders regardless of the scoresRecognition/Assessment of prior relevant skillsRecognition of Literacy/Arithmetic/ICT and or any Basic Vocational skillValid Identification Card/ Letter from Local Council |
| Community Polytechnics | |||
| Vocational training centers | |||
| VTIs | Technical Institutes | Interested S.4 certificate holdersCertificate holders of UJTCUganda Community Polytechnic Certificate (UCPC)Recognition of prior relevant skills/Training equivalent/ or above to UJTC/UCPC or UCE holderGraduates of any general courses in need of skillsValid Identification Card | |
| Farm/Agriculture institutes | |||
| Vocational institutes | |||
| Category | Category Level | Category of Institution | Requirements |
| Technical Education and Training (TET) | Colleges | Engineering, Agriculture, Tourism, Technology, Lands and surveys, Fisheries, Forestry, Biological and Physical sciences, and all other TVET related colleges | Interested applicants with appropriate subjects at UACE/CompetencesNational Certificate in the related field or its equivalentsCraft 11 CertificateDegree Holders of STEM courses in need of practical skillsRecognition of prior relevant skillsknowledge and attitude equivalent to National certificate holders or UACEValid Identification Card |
| Commercial, Social development and Cooperatives colleges | Interested UCE and UACE holdersRelevant Certificate Holders from recognized InstitutionAny Interested Ugandan with Prior Relevant knowledge and Skills/ Competence. A valid Identification Card | ||
| National Polytechnic | National Polytechnics | Holders of national diplomas from TVET institutionsA valid Identification Card |