Who we are / Info
Nsamizi Training Institute of Social Development (NTISD) is a public tertiary institution located in Mpigi Town Council. The Institute was founded in 1953 with a mandate of training professional Social Development workers. Currently, the Institute falls under the Ministry of Education and Sports, and remains specialised in professional training of the Social Development Work-force in Social Development Practice, Research and Advocacy.
Over the years NTISD has positioned herself as a premier student-community centred learning institution dedicated to academic and practice excellence, innovation, research and outreaches for Social and economic transformation. In line with the global Sustainable Development Goals, and Uganda’s Vision 2040, our vision is “to become a reputable centre of excellence in training and producing practical oriented human resources that ably deliver quality services that can transform the social development sector”. Our mission is “to produce competent human resources with positive attitudes that deliver quality services in social development”.
Development challenges that we target in our training programmes are those that directly afflict livelihood systems and include among others health, education, income and food security, leadership, cultural belief systems and conflict among others.
Our products / services (list)
Post Graduate Diploma: 1 year
1. Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Justice-affiliated to Makerere University
Bachelors Programme: 3 years
2. Bachelors of Arts in Social Development-affiliated to Makerere University
3. Bachelors of Arts in Public Administration and Management affiliated to Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi
Diploma Programmes: 2 years
4. Diploma in Social Work
5. Diploma in Development Studies
6. Diploma in Entrepreneurship Development
7. Diploma in Public Administration and Management
8. Diploma in Children, Youth and Development
9. Diploma in Guidance and Counseling
10. Diploma in Business Administration
11. Diploma in Secretarial Studies
12. Diploma in Human Resource Management
13. Diploma in Journalism, Communication and Media Studies
14. Diploma in Community Health Management
15. Diploma in Agri-Business Management
Distance Learning Programmes: 2 years
16. Diploma in Public Administration and Management
17. Diploma in Leadership and Good Governance
18. Diploma in Gender and Development
19. Diploma in Adult Education and Development
20. Diploma in Juvenile Justice
Fulltime Certificate Courses: 1 year
21. Certificate in Social Mobilization and Development
22. Certificate in Counseling and Guidance
23. Certificate in Public Administration and Management
24. Certificate in Child Protection
25. Certificate in Nursery Teaching and Child Protection
Certificate courses for 3 months
26. Management of Literacy and Adult Education
27. Social Gerontology
28. Project Planning and Management
29. Participatory Learning and Action
30. Solar Technology
31. Computer Studies
32. Certificate in Cosmetology
Short-Term Certificate Courses
33. Child Care and Home Management (2 weeks)
34. Certificate in Entrepreneurship Development
35. Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation
36. Certificate in Training of Trainer