IICD supported project: ICT in Vocational education

Countries: Uganda [UG]
Sectors: education

Summary

The projects contributes to modernisation of the vocational education sub-sector by introducing an ICT curriculum with delivery facilities to a first group of three technical colleges.

Update

Updated: 2005-03-09

(November 2001) -<br />
The project formally started on 15th November 2001. It is expected that
the ICT curriculum will be in part ready to be used in the colleges
from April 2002.

Objectives

Project details:

• Provide basic ICT skills to students of the identified upcountry Technical Colleges
• Provide ICT technical support skills to selected students. A new diploma course in 'ICT Installation and Maintenance' will be introduced at the Technical Colleges
• Provide information on appropriate technologies using modern ICTs such as the Internet
• Train at least 3 instructors/lecturers from each of the three colleges in ICT basic skills, ICT technical support skills, and skills in training students in these subjects
Set up an ICT training facility in the three colleges, as well as at UCI
• Design curricula for the diploma course in 'ICThe Roundtable workshop decided that ICTs play an important role in rural development, especially as decentralisation of district administration is implemented. The Local Governments will increasingly perform many functions that were previously performed by the central government, which will require ICTs for effective and efficient performance. The objective of this project is to develop capacity to provide ICT technical support in upcountry towns by training technicians in upcountry technical colleges, thus contributing to national development. Up to now there is hardly any technical support for the ICTs in these areas, and support is often provided from Kampala, which makes it very expensive.T Installation and Maintenance', and other ICT skills training proposed herein

Development Impacts

The Roundtable workshop decided that ICTs play an important role in rural development, especially as decentralisation of district administration is implemented. The Local Governments will increasingly perform many functions that were previously performed by the central government, which will require ICTs for effective and efficient performance. The objective of this project is to develop capacity to provide ICT technical support in upcountry towns by training technicians in upcountry technical colleges, thus contributing to national development. Up to now there is hardly any technical support for the ICTs in these areas, and support is often provided from Kampala, which makes it very expensive.

Market and finance

The following table shows projected numbers of users over the five-year project period in all three colleges:

Projected Numbers of Users	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Administrators	15	15	15	12	12
Lecturers / Instructors, ICT Courses at UCI	10	10	5	5	0
Lecturers / Instructors, Others	12	30	30	30	30
Students, Maintenance	60	120	134	151	169
Students, Others	300	600	672	753	843
In-service Technicians	0	30	34	38	42

Budget

Financial Rate of Return: N/A				Project Life: 5 years			Break-Even: 1 year
Net Profit (Loss):
	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Capital Cost			Financing Plan:
Revenues	39.024	70.588	78.411	87.172	96.985
Operating Costs	38.794	42.086	35.032	35.767	27.305			Seed capital investment year 1	120.000
Depreciation	0	28.337	28.337	31.904	34.137			No new investments required yrs 2-5
Profit/Loss	490	166	3.150	6.181	20.625
Working Capital	2.700	5.400	5.400	5.400	5.400
Working Capital Requirements 2.3								Total	120.000
								Investment Opportunity:	none

Project Owner : Principals Forum of Uganda Technical Colleges

Project Partners : Uganda Technical College Lira
Uganda Technical College Elgon
Mbale
Uganda technical College masaka
uganda Communications Institute

Contact Organisation : IICD