| dc.description.abstract | The Right Honorable Speaker, in accordance with Section 13 (13) of the Public Finance Management Act (2015), I have the honor to present to the Tenth Parliament the Ministerial Policy Statement of the Education and Sports Sector for Financial Year 2019/20.
During the 2018/19 FY, the Education and Sports Sector had an overall approved budget of Ushs. 2,781.13bn, of which Ushs. 577.86Bn was non-wage recurrent; Ushs. 1,626.44bBn was wage, while Ushs. 239.931Bn was domestic development and Ushs. 336.892Bn was donor funded.
OVERVIEW OF PERFORMANCE FOR FY 2018/19
In FY 2018/19, the sector was able to achieve the following milestones: Pre-Primary and Primary Education: The sub-sector remitted 4.5bn to Teachers Religious Education, 24,218 teachers SACCOs; procured 183,580 copies of Christian guides, 24,218 copies of CAPE 2, 183,580 copies of CAPE 1, 183,580 copies of Islamic Religious Education & 24,218 teachers guides. Secondary Education:
The Ministry concluded the evaluation for the construction of 117 Secondary schools in sub-counties without Secondary schools under Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program; held a National Music, Dance and Drama competitions where 61 Secondary Schools participated.
Skills Development: under this program, the Ministry developed the TVET Policy; assessed, marked and graded 18, 232 candidates under the modular and full UVQF levels in 37 different occupations level I (4,387), Level II (4,437), Level III (29) and Modular (9,054); continued with the construction of a hostel at Arua School of Comprehensive Nursing; the construction of UCC Aduku estimated at 80%; completed construction of an Administration block at Hoima School of Nursing and Midwifery, boys hostel at Kabale School of Nursing, boys hostel and dinning at Butabika psychiatric Nursing School; completed construction at Ahmed Seguya, Kibatsi, Kalongo and Tororo Technical Institutes; Launched the Bursary Scheme to benefit 600 trainees from the Albertine region.
Higher Education: Government paid scholarship grants for 100 Science education students at Kisubi Brothers University; advanced loans to 3,192 continuing under graduate students and 270 Diploma students; completed construction works at Gulu, Lira, Muni, MUST and Kyambogo Universities and lecture and office block at UMI.
Quality and Standards: The sub-sector inspected 2,070 Secondary Schools, 60 PTCs and 380 BTVET institutions both Government and private; trained 40 retired head teachers on support supervision, skills to support inspectorate in bridging the human resource gap as Associate Assessors; finalized the National Teacher Policy; continued with construction and rehabilitation works at 5 NTCs; operationalized the Teacher Management Information System and continued with construction works at 7 PTCs.
Special Needs Education: The sub-sector disbursed subvention grants to 104 special needs schools/units, trained 65 staff at Mbale and Wakiso Secondary Schools for the Deaf in sign language and awarded a contract for the construction of 4 classes, 2 teachers houses and 1 dormitory at Mbale School for the deaf.
Guidance and Counseling: The sub-sector conducted school-based talks on career and psychosocial issues in 40 Post Primary Education and Training institutions; conducted school based support supervision and follow up in 30 institutions.
Physical Education and Sports: The sub-sector facilitated Uganda Secondary Schools team to participate in the 17th Edition of FEASSSA; continued civil works at the National High Altitude Training Center; supported Uganda Cranes and qualified for Africa Cup of Nations.
OVERVIEW OF SECTOR PRIORITIES FOR FY 2019/20
For FY 2019/20, the Sector MTEF allocation is Ushs. 3,285.78bn against the current allocation of Ushs. 2,781.13bn representing a nominal increment of Ushs. 504.65bn. Out of this, Ushs. 1,844.17bn is Wage, Ushs. 842.06bn is Non-Wage, Ushs. 283.25bn is GoU Development and Ushs. 316.29Bn is External Financing.
The Sector will continue to focus on its strategic objectives and mandate in line with the overarching national, regional and international development policies. The specific undertakings by the sector in FY 2019/20 include:
Pre-Primary and Primary: Rehabilitate 22 Primary Schools; monitor and provide support supervision to 300 pre-primary/ECD centers; procure Lightening Arrestors for selected 200 schools in 6 districts; procure 6,000 metallic storage cabinets; procure P5-P7 instructional materials, Dictionaries, Readers in English and some local languages.
Secondary Education: The sub-sector plans to provide support supervision to 384 Secondary Schools both USE and Non USE; hold an Annual Secondary Schools Music, Dance and Drama and complete structures left under APL 1.
Higher Education: The sub-sector plans to support research in public universities and support academic staff development at PhD level; complete all civil works and students merit scholarship at 8 public higher education institutions; continue to strengthen the capacity of the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba; advance loans to new intake of 1,808 undergraduate students and 400 Diploma students; operationalize Mountains of the Moon and Busoga Universities as Public Universities.
Quality and Standards: The sub-sector will inspect 2,861 Secondary Schools, 600 BTVET Institutions, 67 PTCs, 5; follow up inspection of 320 schools that have been identified during inspection requiring improvement; complete construction works in the 7 PTCs and remove asbestos roofs in PTCs; complete rehabilitation and expansion works in 5 NTCs; strengthen the Teacher Management Information System.
Skills Development: Under this program, the Ministry plans to complete construction of facilities at 5 technical institutions; carry out expansion and rehabilitation of 9 Technical Institutes; Procure assorted furniture for Health Training Institutions; continue construction of 3 Technical Institutes; construct 4 Workshops and 4 Laboratory Buildings at UPIK and UTC Kichwamba; Train and certify 180 Assessors in CBET approaches; assess and certify 160 DITTE instructors; facilitate CBET Programmes at 4 Institutions; assess and certify 2 DTIM managers; develop 400 assessment instruments.
Physical Education and Sports: The sub-sector plans to complete phase I construction of the National High Altitude Training Centre; Orient 200 Secondary School teachers on teaching of P.E.
Special Needs Education: The sub-sector plans to procure 200 cartons of Braille paper, 28 braille machines, 200 magnifying glasses, 20 computers with jaws and assorted materials; pay subvention grant for 7,000 learners in 100 special schools; construct 2 vocational workshops, two classrooms, 2 dormitories at Wakiso school for the Deaf.
Guidance and Counseling: Under this program, the Ministry plans to conduct school based career talks on psychosocial issues in 60 Post Primary Education Training institutions; procure 13,000 copies of Guidance and Counselling Information dissemination materials.
Policy, planning and support services: The program will submit Cabinet memo on the need to review the Government White Paper on Education (1992); and prepare the Education Sector Strategic Plan (2020 2025); carry out pension validation for 2570 pensioners; fill 90% of Headship positions in Secondary Schools, BTVET and TIET Institutions.
Education Service Commission: Plans to appoint and confirm personnel; regularize appointments; supervise and guide District Service Commissions.
Uganda National Examinations Board: Plans to register 685,341 candidates for PLE, 343,419 candidates for UCE & 101,673 candidates for UACE and roll out Continuous assessment in a phased manner at all levels. Public Universities: In regard to universities, the sector will mainly focus on capacity building, teaching, research and knowledge transfer partnerships as well as infrastructural development at all Public Universities.
Challenges In execution of its mandate, the Education Sector faces a number of challenges which include: lack of appreciation by communities that it is the role of parents to feed children in primary schools; dilapidated and deteriorating infrastructure in government schools and institutions leading to congestion in schools; lack of funds to construct new MoES headquarters to address the challenge of staff coordination and management due to scattered offices and large number of sub-counties and parishes without secondary & primary schools continue to affect realization of equitable access to education provision; inadequate stakeholder/community awareness of education services/systems like skilling Uganda programmes, guidance and counseling services, Teacher Management Information System; increased number of learners due to population growth which compromises quality in terms of facilities available and reduced unit costs of grants disbursed to schools/institutions
Madam Speaker, the overall budgeted resource for the Education and Sports Sector is Ugshs. 3,285.78bn out of which Ugshs. 1,844.17bn is wage, Ugshs. 842.06bn is non-wage, Ugshs. 283.25bn is GoU development and Ugshs. 316.29bn is external financing.
I seek your approval for the above financial resources for the Education Sector for FY 2019/20. Madam Speaker and Honorable members, I thank you and beg to submit. | en_US |
