Real Medicine Foundation’s Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute (PVTI) is registered with the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) in Nakawa, Uganda. This gives all of PVTI’s students the opportunity to be registered, assessed, and provided with certificates which facilitate further studies and employment at reputable businesses.
On March 16th, 2017, PVTI received DIT assessors from Nakawa, who arrived to assess the students during their exams.
March 16th, 2017, members of the Parliament of Uganda visited the town of Bweyale and Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement. The team was led by the Minister for Disaster Preparedness under the Office of the Prime Minister, who came to visit the areas that are hosting refugees. The primary objective was to identify the gaps, both within the settlement and the host community.
Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy is one of Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute’s original, founding departments. During this DIT assessment, 17 students (100% of those registered for the exam) attended and completed the assessment exercise.
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Bricklaying and Concrete Practice is a newer department at Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute, created with the help of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) South Sudan. 14 BCP students were registered for this DIT assessment exercise, and all of them (100%) attended and completed the exam.
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Tailoring and Garment Cutting is one of Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute’s original, founding departments. During the DIT assessment exercise, 16 TGC students (100% of those registered for the exam) attended and completed the assessment exercise.
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Carpentry and Joinery is a newer department at Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute, created with the help of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) South Sudan. 12 Carpentry and Joinery students were registered for the DIT assessment exercise, and all of them (100%) attended and completed the assessment.
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The team was excited with the way we were doing the training and did their best to see that the exams were conducted smoothly. They also shared with us their recommendations:
The minister informed us that they would receive a loan from World Bank, which is to be used to support both the host community and the refugees. The loan would help to bridge the gaps and also improve infrastructure within and outside the refugee settlement to reduce pressure on the existing infrastructure, that is the schools and hospitals.
When he heard what RMF’s team is doing in the settlement, along with other development partners, the minister was happy and encouraged us to give more support for the services we are providing to people of concern.
The Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement in Bweyale, Uganda, is a UNHCR managed refugee settlement that provides shelter, land, and support for more than 100,000 people. They are comprised of refugees from Kenya, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan. RMF has partnered with UNHCR in supporting Kiryandango Refugee Settlement, the surrounding community of Bweyale, and the greater Kiryandongo District (an additional 266,197 people) with health care, education, and vocational training since 2008.