KAWA Career Guidance

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Career guidance for learners and families

KAWA CareerGuidance Centre

Discover your strengths. Explore education and training options. Find practical resources to help you make informed choices about your future.

Explore the resources Read the career handbook ↗
Ugandan learners working together at computers during a KAWA ICT activity
Discovering interests and building skills through practical learning. Photo: KAWA Uganda.
For students For parents and guardians For teachers and counsellors

A useful place to start

Explore your next step

Choosing subjects, a course or a training institution can raise many questions. These resources help learners in Uganda explore different careers, compare study options and prepare questions for a teacher, parent or career counsellor.

01 / CAREER EXPLORATION

Career guidance handbook

Explore career areas, education pathways and skills through the original handbook made available digitally by KAWA and Learn With Grandma.

Open the handbook → 02 / GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT

Guidance and counselling

Visit the Ministry of Education and Sports department responsible for guidance and counselling in the education sector.

Visit the Ministry resource ↗ 03 / PRACTICAL TRAINING

Technical and vocational skills

Start your checks on private TVET providers with Ministry information about licensing and registration. Ask about the specific course and award too.

Check TVET information ↗ 04 / HIGHER EDUCATION

Institutions and programmes

Use the National Council for Higher Education website to investigate recognised institutions and accredited programmes before making a choice.

Visit NCHE ↗ 05 / SCHOLARSHIPS

Study opportunities and funding

Read Ministry scholarship notices. Check eligibility, the academic year, what funding covers and the application deadline in each notice.

Explore scholarship notices ↗ 06 / LEARN BY DOING

Digital skills and ICT Clubs

Discover how school ICT Clubs can help learners practise teamwork, research, problem-solving and responsible technology use.

Explore KAWA ICT Clubs →

Make your next conversation count

You do not need every answer today. Begin with three small steps:

  1. Know yourself. Write down three interests and three things you do well.
  2. Compare options. Choose two or three courses or careers to investigate. Record their training requirements and costs.
  3. Ask for guidance. Discuss what you discover with a teacher, parent, counsellor or someone working in the field.

Comments

  1. KAWAFebruary 24, 2016 at 12:22 AM

    Schools in need to play their role in promoting career guidance for the benefit of their student. Consider reading through this article by Jonathan http://www.observer.ug/viewpoint/42730-what-s-the-schools-role-in-career-guidance

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  2. Edith KhainzaFebruary 12, 2017 at 2:53 AM

    I would like to thank Moses Wamanga and Valerie Wood Gaiger for initiating this platform as a career guidance centre. I starting using it when i was an A' level student at Trinity College Nabbingo, offering History, Economics and Literature.

    The right choices made for higher education depended so much on the ideas we got from users of this platform. I am now at Makerere University in a Computing Class and working at the same. All my success story has become real because of this platform.

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