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The Minister of Education and Sports, Ms Janet Museveni, has directed the Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board (UBTEB) to withdraw the examination centres of illegal technical institutions, effective January next year.

In her speech read by the State Minister for Primary Education, Dr Joyce Kaducu, during the release of UBTEB May/June examination results, Ms Museveni expressed concern over the numerous technical and vocational institutions operating illegally across the country, saying the government must act.

She emphasised that starting next year, UBTEB will withdraw the examination centres of all technical and vocational institutions operating illegally, which will prevent them from registering students for exams.

“I instruct the Permanent Secretary and the technical team inspecting TVET training institutions to ensure that all institutions comply with the ministry’s registration and licensing requirements within six months,” Ms Museveni said.

“Any training institution that fails to comply with this directive will have its assessment centre number withheld by UBTEB,” she added.

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