Tomorrow,
Linn, Norwegian participant teaching in Uganda and Ingrid, Norwegian coordinator will join a
conference in the Norwegian Parliament, theme Social Entrepreneurship among Africa's women.
Participants and partners have been studying on challenges faced by female students in vocational education.
Because the Government’s emphasis that the girl-child is entitled to equal access to education as a human right, statistic shows that there has been a tremendous improvement in enrollment of girls at primary, secondary and at University education in Uganda. But this is not the case in Technical and Vocation education, there are very few girls who enroll for vocational courses especially Technical, because of the big challenges girls face at school and even in there places of work after qualifying;
Female students at St.Joseph Technicale Institute, Kisubi
• Poor image and attitude to vocational education in society, a vocational skilled worker in Uganda has a low status in society and in the case of women they are regarded as being unfeminine so not good for a wife.
• Lack of livelihood ness in vocational and technical institutions, so students especially girls are not attracted to join them.
• There are few female teachers or instructors in vocational/Technical institution to take care girls’ affairs, this keeps away girls and those who are there find it hard to approach male teachers.
• Sexual harassment which may be or anticipated to be found in a male dominated environment.
• Lack of awareness among students and parents about importance and existence of Vocational/Technical education and training in the country.
• Unfriendly school environment in Vocational/Technical institutions ie lack of infrastructure, lack enough teaching learning resources etc serve to discourage students most especially girls to join vocational/Technical institutions in Uganda.
Female students of Electrical, St.Joseph Technicale and Rjukan videregående
