Ministry of Education and Sports (Uganda)

Ministry of Education and Sports
Coat of Arms of Uganda
Ministry overview
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of Uganda
HeadquartersKampala, Uganda
Ministry executive
Websitewww.education.go.ug

The Ministry of Education and Sports (MES), is a cabinet-level ministry of Uganda. It is mandated "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", according to the website of the ministry.[1]

Location

The headquarters of the ministry are located in Embassy House, on King George VI Way, at the corner with Parliament Avenue, in the Central Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are:0°18'50.0"N, 32°35'15.0"E (Latitude:0.313889; Longitude:32.587500).[3]

Organisational structure

The ministry is overseen by a cabinet minister, currently Janet Museveni, since 6 June 2016.[4] She is assisted by three ministers of state; Joyce Moriku Kaducu serves as Minister of State for Primary Education,[5] John Chrysestom Muyingo serves as Minister of State for Secondary Education,[5] and Peter Ogwang serves as Minister of State for sports.[6][7]

Directorates

Administratively, the ministry is divided into three directorates: (a) Directorate of Education Standards,[8] (b) Directorate of Basic and Secondary Education,[9] and (c) Directorate of Higher, Technical and Vocational Education and Training.[10]

Departments

The ministry is further subdivided into the following departments: (1) Finance and Administration,[11] (2) Department of Education Planning,[12] (3) Department of Pre-Primary and Primary Education,[13] (4) Department of Secondary Education,[14] (5) Department of Higher Education,[15] (6) Department of Private Schools and Institutions,[16] (7) Department of Teacher Education,[17] (8) Department of Special Needs and Inclusive Education,[18] (9) Department of Business, Technical and Vocational Education,[19] (10) Department of Guidance and Counselling,[20] (11) Department of Physical Education and Sports,[21] (12) HIV/AIDS Unit[22] and (13) Gender Unit.[23]

List of ministers

See also

References

  1. ^ Minister of Education, Sports, Science and Technology from 1 March 2015.[26]
  1. ^ MES (15 October 2016). "Ministry of Education and Sports: About the Ministry". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ MES (15 October 2016). "Location of The Ministry of Education and Sports Headquarters". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The Geographical Coordinates of the Headquarters of the Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ^ Asiimwe, Dicta (7 June 2016). "Museveni names Cabinet, appoints wife to Education ministry". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b POU (15 October 2016). "Cabinet Members and Ministers of State". Kampala: Parliament of Uganda (POU). Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. ^ Makhtum Muziransa (22 July 2022). "Ogwang replaces Hamson Obua as Sports Minister". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ^ child (2018-02-27). "Cabinet Members and Ministers of State as at 27 March 2024". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  8. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Directorate of Education Standards". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  9. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Directorate of Basic and Secondary Education". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  10. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Directorate of Higher, Technical and Vocational Education and Training". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  11. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Department of Finance and Administration". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  12. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Education Planning Department". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  13. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Pre-Primary and Primary Education Department". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  14. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Department of Secondary Education". Kampala: Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  15. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Department of Higher Education". Kampala: Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  16. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Department of Private Schools and Institutions". Kampala: Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  17. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Department of Teacher Education". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  18. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Department of Special Needs and Inclusive Education". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  19. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Department of Business, Technical and Vocational Education (BTVET)". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  20. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Department of Guidance and Counselling". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  21. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Department of Physical Education and Sports". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  22. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "HIV/AIDS Unit". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  23. ^ MES (18 October 2016). "Gender Unit". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MES). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  24. ^ Kiggundu, Edris (17 February 2012). "Politics tarnishes Makubuya image". The Observer. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  25. ^ Felix Osike, and Henry Mukasa (13 January 2005). "Cabinet Shuffled". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Museveni reshuffles his cabinet". The Observer. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  27. ^ Mukasa, Henry (28 May 2011). "Museveni Names New Cabinet". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  28. ^ "Museveni appoints his wife to key ministry in new cabinet". Africanews. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

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