By Moses Andama
www.mknewslink.com
In Masindi
A total of 1,062 students have graduated with certificates and diplomas in various vocational courses at Uganda Technical College (UTC) Kyema.
The graduates included 431 certificate holders and 631 diploma holders, who received their awards during the college’s sixth graduation ceremony held today.
Presiding over the ceremony on Friday 6th November 2026, Moses Obong, Assistant Commissioner in charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), who represented the Minister of Education and Sports as chief guest, commended the graduates for choosing vocational education.
He described them as an important skilled workforce needed to drive Uganda’s ambition of becoming a modern and prosperous nation.
Obong said the government was strengthening technical education to produce the skilled manpower required to advance the country’s development agenda.
He urged Ugandans to abandon the perception that vocational education is meant for academic failures, saying it should instead be embraced as a pathway to transforming the country and creating employment opportunities.
He also challenged the graduates to use the skills acquired to establish businesses and create jobs rather than solely relying on seeking employment.
The college principal, Andrew Musasizi, congratulated the graduates and encouraged them to continue upgrading their skills to meet labour-market demands and improve their employment prospects.
Meanwhile, Francis Kyomuhendo, chairperson of the college’s governing council, thanked the government for its continued support towards the institution.
However, he highlighted staff shortages, inadequate infrastructure and the absence of a school bus as some of the challenges affecting the college, calling on the government to intervene and address them.
During the ceremony, the college also recognised and rewarded retired staff members alongside the best-performing students in each course.
