The primary focus of the education sector is to ensure that every individual has access to high-quality and equitable Education at all levels. The industry aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery and enable private schools and institutions to operate legally. The sector plays several crucial roles to achieve these goals.
- Firstly, it provides teacher training using the same syllabi for private and government-aided schools to maintain national standardization. Private schools select, employ, and present teachers to the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) for licensing and registration.
- Secondly, the sector provides policy guidelines that affect private and government-aided schools. These guidelines help maintain quality education standards.
- Thirdly, it organizes improvement seminars, workshops, and in-service courses that bring together staff from both private and government-aided schools. These events help share best practices and enhance the quality of Education.
- Fourthly, the sector issues minimum requirements and standard indicators that private and government-aided schools use to deliver quality educational services.
- Fifthly, the Directorate of Education Standards (DES) and the District/Municipal Inspectorates conduct school inspections to maintain minimum standards, providing support supervision in private and government-aided schools.
- Sixthly, the sector provides professional support to teachers, headteachers, learners, and parents in private and government-aided schools under the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995.
- The education ministry sets, marks, and issues licenses and registration certificates for public examinations by examination bodies to private schools.
- Eighthly, the sector maintains a register of all schools in the country, both government and private.
- Lastly, the sector registers teachers, ensuring they meet the necessary qualifications and standards.
