Education Sector Strategic Plan 2004-2015 - Planipolis

Final ESSP
It will construct, equip and manage laboratories and libraries in S1-S6 schools and
workshops in BTVET centres.
(b) Strengthen the teaching force
Teachers qualified at the post-primary level will be trained to teach the
competencies that students require. The Ministry will develop a new post-primary
teacher education curriculum and a TDMS or other system for post-primary-level
teachers as the vehicle for the intensive in-service training and support that revisions
to the curriculum will demand. To train pre-service teachers, the Ministry will
rationalize National Teachers Colleges (NTCs) and improve the facilities,
curriculum, instruction, staffing, and management of those that remain. The School
of Education at Kyambogo University and teacher training colleges will continue to
train and retrain NTC instructors. Qualified teachers and craftsmen will be recruited,
trained, and deployed to BTVET centres. Special needs teachers and guidance
counsellors will be recruited and trained. The Ministry will continue to improve the
conditions of service of post-primary teachers, instructors, and other staff.
Sub-objective 2.3: Tertiary graduates prepared to be innovative, creative,
and entrepreneurial in private and public sectors
Strategies
(a) Reform and improve curricula and instruction in priority disciplines
The Strategic Plan for Higher Education calls for a reform of the curricula that will
link them more closely to Uganda’s national development needs and those of the
labour market. In particular, it will give highest priority to science, mathematics,
technology, and other subjects critical to Uganda’s national development. It will
integrate Information and Communications Technology (ICT) into courses, so that
every graduate - and faculty member - is computer literate. First year university
students will take a general studies program that includes science and functional
technology as well as arts and humanities.
Noting that the quality of tertiary education depends on the quality of its faculty and
staff, the National Council of Higher Education will work with the Ministry to
attract and retain faculty staff by improving their conditions of service.
(b) Promote research, particularly applied research, and publications
The National Council of Higher Education will help universities further develop
their capacity for research - particularly applied research - intellectual exchange, and
publications. It will encourage faculty and students to make research part of their
normal working lives and to keep up-to-date with current research in their fields.
The Ministry will establish a fund for research to which all institutes, private and
public, will contribute 5 % of gross salary of each staff member.
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