Former National Teachers Colleges Reopen After 3-Year Closure

The former National Teachers Colleges (NTCs), which previously trained secondary teachers at the diploma level, have resumed operations after a three-year closure.

This reopening follows a temporary government suspension that was implemented after the approval of a teacher policy that banned diploma-level teacher training. The colleges, including NTC Unyama, Kaliro, Mubende, Kabale, and Muni, had ceased admitting students in 2021 in line with the implementation of the National Teacher Policy, which sought to phase out Grade III and diploma-level qualifications in favour of a bachelor’s degree, as the minimum requirement for all teachers.

The policy, approved by the Cabinet in 2019, was aimed to professionalize the teaching profession and improve the quality of the education across the country.

In an interview yesterday, the UNITE Institute Secretary, Dr Levi Kabagambe, said the opening of UNITE Institutes signals the start of admissions into undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programmes, in line with the mandate to provide comprehensive teacher education.

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