The Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) has launched the mandatory accreditation of private Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions licensed by the TVET Council, paving the way for them to conduct national assessments and present trainees for certification.
The exercise, announced by UVTAB Executive Secretary Oyesigye Onesmus, is being undertaken in line with Section 79(1)(a) of the TVET Act, No. 3 of 2025, which mandates the Board to accredit assessment centres across the country.
According to Oyesigye, all private TVET providers that have already obtained licences from the TVET Council are now required to apply for accreditation as UVTAB Assessment Centres.
“Accreditation is a mandatory requirement for all private TVET providers intending to conduct assessments under the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB). It authorizes institutions to operate as recognised UVTAB Assessment Centres and enables them to present their trainees for assessment and certification by the Board,” he said.
The Board said applications must be submitted electronically through the UVTAB Assessment Centre Accreditation Portal, accessible via the UVTAB website.
Applicants are required to create institutional accounts using their official email addresses, complete the online application, upload all required supporting documents, and submit them through the portal. Upon successful submission, institutions will receive an acknowledgement and application reference number to facilitate tracking and follow-up.
UVTAB emphasized that the accreditation process is entirely digital, eliminating the need for applicants to download or manually complete paper application forms.
Institutions are also required to pay the prescribed accreditation fees before submitting their applications. Skills Development Centres, Work-Based TVET Providers and Centres for the Assessment of Informally Acquired Skills will pay UGX 1.6 million, while Vocational Training Institutions will pay UGX 1.8 million. Colleges will pay UGX 3 million for the initial accreditation process, regardless of the number of programmes being accredited.
The Board noted that institutions seeking accreditation for additional programmes after the initial exercise will incur extra inspection charges. Centres adding one or two programmes will pay UGX 500,000, while those seeking accreditation for more than two additional programmes will pay UGX 1 million.
As part of the application requirements, institutions must upload copies of valid TVET Council licences and proof of payment of the applicable accreditation fees.
UVTAB has urged all eligible private TVET providers to complete the accreditation process before the November/December 2026 national assessment series to ensure they are authorised to conduct assessments and facilitate certification of their trainees.
The accreditation exercise forms part of the Board’s broader efforts to strengthen quality assurance and standardise competency-based assessment across Uganda’s TVET sector following the operationalisation of the TVET Act, 2025.
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