If your dream is to design, plan, manage, build or maintain the structures where we live, work and play, then take a look at the Architecture and Construction Career field.

Construction, according to statistics, has dominated Uganda’s industrial output contributing between 10% and 16% to GDP since 2000. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) says within the next 10 years, there will be a shortfall of 1.6 million housing units in Uganda. Kampala alone will need 100,000 housing units. Therefore this will create many profitable opportunities for professionals in this career field.

You need to have the ability to work under pressure and with minimum supervision, honesty and a high thinking capabilities to succeed in this field.

FUTURE JOBS

Jobs in this sector are becoming lucrative and they include;

  • Architects
  • Interior Designers
  • Architectural Technicians
  • Landscape Architects
  • Model Builders
  • Planners
  • Paint Technologist
  • Painters
  • Property Developers
  • Plumbers
  • Quantity Surveyors
  • Road Safety Engineers
  • Bricklayers
  • Concrete Technicians
  • Crane Operators
  • Land Surveyors
  • Building Inspectors.

COURSES

These are some of the courses you can enroll for;

COURSE ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

  • Direct Entry; the candidates should have a minimum of two (2) principle passes in all A ‘level subjects obtained at the same sitting or its equivalent in relevant subjects.
  • Diploma entry scheme; the candidate should hold a relevant diploma.
  • Mature age entry scheme; the candidate should have a pass in the mature age entry examinations with at least 50% and must be 25 years and above with a certificate or diploma.

NOTE: Candidates who have obtained at least one (1) principle pass or its equivalent in relevant subjects can apply for diploma and certificate programmes. For certificate courses, candidates must have attained a minimum of 5 credits at O ‘level.

(SOURCES: The New Vision newspaper university guide, the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports, Career Guidance Handbook, and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics)