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Robert Ssuuna from Masaka was
fortunate to have made it to senior
four at school. Only about 16
percent of all children in Uganda
complete O’level.
But then he got stuck. Another two
years of secondary school would not
add much to his chances of finding
a job, particularly if he could not
proceed to university.
He knew so many young people
in his home region who had been
unemployed for many years, partly
because their qualifications did not
match the labour market. That’s
when Robert decided to go for
vocational training.
He heard about the Skilling Uganda
Initiative and enrolled for a two-year
catering and hotel management
course at Millennium Business
School in Hoima, 300 km away from
home.
After graduation, he could not
believe his luck. He was immediately
offered a job as a chef at Hotel
Buffalo, one of the best hotels in
Hoima.
“Hoima is like a new city. With the
oil and gas activities that are going
on, our services as chefs are greatly
needed,” he says.
With his salary, he can provide for
his own needs and additionally pay
for his brother’s education.
He now advises his jobless friends
to embrace technical education,
which he believes is a surer way
to get employment.
“I hear many youth beg the
government to help them. But if you
get the right training for the jobs
that are available, you can get out of
the begging life,” he says.
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