A total of 102,132 candidates have registered for the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) November/December 2023 examinations.
The Board successfully registered a total of 102,132 candidate for the November/December 2023 examinations series compared to 64,387 candidates who registered for the July-August 2023examinations series representing 58.6% increase.
According to Onesmus Oyesigye (CPA), of these candidates, 34,822 are female and 67,310 are male.
He noted that this is the highest number of candidates registered since the covid-19 lockdown.
Oyesigye attributed the positive growth in the number of candidates enrolled in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Uganda, adding that the girl child numbers have also continued to show positive trend.
He noted that the examinations series across the country will begin on November 17, 2023 to December,15 2023 at 624 examination centres.
Phase one of examinations commences today 17/11/2023 with the briefing of all candidates and phase two examinations shall commence on December 1, 2023.
As part of enhancing inclusive education, the Board also registered a total of 481 candidates with special needs (298 male and 183 female) pursuing various TVET professions. Of these candidates, 95 candidates will require special attention.
Oyesigye revealed that the SNE cases include; Dyslexia, Visual impairment (blind), Hard of hearing (deaf), Physical disability.
He noted that these will be accorded special examination arrangements such as sign language interpreters and transcribers, while others will be accorded extra 30 minutes.
The Board has accordingly deployed 95 support personnel to assist candidates with special needs.
“In a bid to minimize the reoccurrence of examinations malpractices, the Board has argued Heads of Centres to form Examinations Task forces at institutional level. This task force is responsible for ensuring examinations are done in compliance with UBTEB rules and standards. The Heads of Centre have also been encourage to highlight the penalties of examination malpractices if caught,” he said.
