Ministry of Education and Sports - Kampala - Uganda

The mandate of the Ministry  of Education and Sports (MoES) is to provide quality Education and sports  services in the country, which are constitutional obligations for the Ugandan  State and Government therefore,

The Mission of the MoES is “to provide technical support, guide,  coordinate, regulate and promote quality education, training and sports to all  persons in Uganda for national integration, development and individual  advancement.”

  The Vision for MoES is “Quality and appropriate Education and  Sports services, for all”

The Education and Sports  sector therefore is one of the country’s key social service delivery sectors  because it delivers critical government programmes such as Universal Primary  Education (UPE), Universal Post Primary Education and Training (UPPET) as well  as sports for enhancing citizens; wellness / health, productivity and the  country’s image.

The Ministry comprises of  11 Departments headed by the Permanent Secretary, Directors and Commissioners.  These Departments under four Directorates are Directorate of Basic and secondary Education, Directorate of Higher, Technical, Vocational Education and  Training, Directorate of Education Standards and the Directorate of Industrial  Training. There are also affiliated institutions as Education Service  Commission, Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB), and other examination  bodies including Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board, Uganda Allied  Health Examination Board, Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examination Board,  National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), National Curriculum Development  Centre (NCDC), National Council of Sports, and Uganda National Commission for  UNESCO (UNATCOM) etc.