Assessing Vocational Training Needs in the Ugandan Oilseed Sector

SNV (the Netherlands Development Organization) has worked in Uganda for over 20 years and is active in about 30 districts.  In its latest program cycle, SNV has focused its efforts mainly on primary education and economic development.  SNV Uganda is also keen to link the education sector to the economic development sector by aligning vocational training programs with job opportunities in promising sub-sectors.  To this end, SNV recently carried out value chain analyses of two sub-sectors (horticulture and oilseeds). The objective of the workshop was to assess the vocational training needs in the horticulture and oilseed subsectors in selected districts in Uganda, and identify existing and potential opportunities for vocational training to meet these needs.