Chapter Two: Skills Required in the Informal and Formal Sectors

Critical Skills Areas for Employability in Small to Medium Scale Enterprises (SMSEs)  
The following are the technical and vocational skills that are demanded in the Small to Medium Scale Enterprises (SMSEs) in Uganda:

 
Metal Work

• Fabrication of machines like:
• maize mills,
• groundnut mills,
• animal feeds mixtures or feeding troughs,
• moulds for tiles,
• bricks,
• machineparts, etc.
  
  
• Cooking and household utensils like saucepans, kettle, boilers,charcoal stoves, charcoal iron box, etc.
• Boxes and containers like metallic box for students, tramps, etc.
•   Farm implements like rakes, hoes, grass -cutters/slashers, watering canes, animal feeders, sickles, ox-ploughs.
• Building and construction implements like wheelbarrows, buildingtrowels and steel floats.

Handcraft

• Gift articles, Decoration articles, Wall hangings
• Wood carvings/sculpture, Weaving mats, baskets, etc
• Reed chair/furniture making
• Hand Sewing

• Pottery
• Tile making
•  Paintings
• ·Crocheting

Cloth-making, including Fashion Design and Tailoring Fashion design Tailoring

• Dressmaking
• Handlooms for' apparel manufacturing
• Tie and dye
• Yearn weaving
• Garment Cutting
• Curtain making 

Woodwork

· Furniture making

· Roofing

· Finishing, interior fittings and decoration

· Wall hangings

· Wood carvings

· Formwork

· Boat and canoe making

· Pitsawer/timber sawing

Leather Works

· Shoe making and repair

· Handbags making

· Belts, money purse, and key holders making Cushion making

· Car seats and chair making

· Hides and skin drying and tanning Hides and skin traders

 

Welding and Metal Fabrication

· Fabrication of machines and tools, Steel doors, gates, windows and frames making Steel cabinets

· Burglar proofing

· Motor vehicle body parts building and repair

· General steel repair works Blacksmithing

· Fuel tankers building

Beautician, Personal Services & Entertainment

· Hair braiding, weaving and treatment

· Facial, hand and feet treatment

· Body massage and aromatherapy

· Hair cutting and shaving

· Sauna attendance

· Steam bath operator

· Nail cleaning and cutting

· Shoe shining and Dry cleaning Usher and concierge

· Singer and dancer

 

Agriculture and Food Processing

· Baking and pastries making

· Fruit and vegetable processing

· Yoghurt, Cheese making and milk processing

· Bee-keeping and honey processing

· Pop-corn making Crop management

· Animal and Livestock management

· Horticulture

· Mushroom growing

· Chicken rearing

· Organic Farming

 

Building and Construction

· Masonry

· Architectural draughtsmanship

· Plumbing

· Painting

· Plastering Roofing

· Interior decorators

· Brick making

· Landscape designers and decorators

· Stone masonry

· Tile fitter

· Glass fitter

 

Electrical fitting and installation

· Automotive

· Motor vehicle mechanics

· Motor vehicle wiring

· Body repair and fabrication

· Motorcycle repairs

· Forklift operators

· Driving

· Heavy building and construction machines operator

· Body sprays

 

Electrical and Electronics

· Electronic mechanics

· Radio, watch and TV repair

· Computer repair and service

· Lift operator, maintenance and repair

· Electrical installation works

· Electrical drawings and design

· Repair of electrical machines and devices like kettle, boilers, flat irons, cookers, fridges, microwaves.

· Electrical alarm and burglar proofing

· CCTV camera installation and maintenance

· Traffic light setting and maintenance

· Motor vehicle wiring

 

Chemicals

1. Beautician and saloon worker

2. Mixing of paints

3. Soap making

4. Food colouring and preservatives making

5. Laboratory assistant and photo processing

 

Agro-Processing

· Flour and Rice milling; groundnut paste milling Oil extraction

· Coffee beans processing

· Animal by-products processing and preserving

 

Information Technology (ICT)

· Typing, book binding, website design and hosting

· Call Centre Operator

· Graphic designing and Desktop publishing

· Photography and photo processing