23rd November 2024

                                  PRESS STATEMENT

114,954 CANDIDATES TO SIT FOR THE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024 EXAMINATIONS

Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) successfully registered a total number of 114,954 candidates to sit for the Nov/Dec 2024 examinations from 22nd November 2024 to 20th December 2024 at 663 examination centres of these candidates, 43,890 are female and 71,064 are male. 

As part of enhancing inclusive education, the Board has registered 173 candidates with special needs pursuing various TVET professions. The categories are: Dyslexia (34), Visual impairment (43), hearing impairment (31), and Physical disability (65). The Special Needs candidates will be accorded support to sit for the examination arrangements, such as sign language interpreters, transcribers, and guides.  The rest will be given extra time and large fonts.  The Board has accordingly deployed over 100 support personnel to assist candidates with special needs

In accordance with UBTEB rules on the conduct of examinations, the Board conducted the briefing of Area Coordinators and Centre Supervisors on 18th November 2024 at four regional centres in Mbale, Mbarara, Lira and Kampala. The Board also registered the smooth briefing of all candidates by Heads of Centre on 22nd November 2024 across the country to ensure smooth conduct of examinations. Today, the Board conducted briefing of 470 Reconnoiters responsible for ensuring smooth conduct of the first phase examinations at respective Examinations centres across the country. The Board will also deploy 2,742 Practical Assessors and verifiers to conduct on-the-spot practical assessments of candidates.

This is aimed at ensuring adherence to Board’s rules on the conduct of examinations.

The Board commenced the dispatch of all examinations to the designated safe storage facilities today Saturday, 23rd November, 2024 across the country with the help of the Uganda Police Force. 

 

UBTEB commends all Heads of Centres for putting in place Examinations’ task forces at the institutional level. The Examinations task force is responsible for ensuring that examinations are done in compliance with UBTEB rules and standards. We appeal to Heads of Centres to highlight the penalties for examination malpractices during the briefing of candidates and the period of conducting examinations.

The Board registered a progress in the reduction of the number of examinations malpractices in the last examination series and this is attributed to intensified awareness and sensitization of candidates as well as the joint efforts by the Board and Heads of centres.

As part of ensuring zero tolerance for examination malpractices, the Board carried out pre-inspection of selected examination centres from 15-20th November 2024 ahead of the conduct of Nov/Dec 2024 series to ascertain the readiness and suitability of examinations centres in accordance with UBTEB Rules on the conduct of Competence Based examinations, assessment and awards.

The Board also sent a team of senior Managers to participate in the briefing of candidates at selected examinations centres across the country. This team is to ensure that the Examinations centres are conforming to the set examinations rules and guidelines.

The Board warns candidates against involvement in any form of examination malpractices to avoid severe penalties ranging from cancellation of all results for the entire semester/term to imprisonment.

The Board remains committed to ensuring quality TVET examinations and assessments for a competent and productive workforce. 

FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY

Onesmus Oyesigye (CPA)

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY