Contributing towards a new skilling and employment agenda for Uganda
National Skilling and Employment Summit · 5 and 6 May 2026 · Ministry of Public Service
Hybrid Summit · Kololo Independence Grounds, Kampala + live online
Our story
Uganda is young, creative, and ready for an economy that rewards what you can do, and an education and training system that gets you there. The National Skilling and Employment Summit 2026 is the moment to say that out loud, together, with the people who can fund and deliver change.
We are building something big, and inclusive. Whether you are a young person mapping your first career move, a teacher or coach from a vocational school, a university, or a Presidential Skilling Centre, or an employer and investor who wants to back talent that is ready to work, this is your lane. The programme follows the final 2026 concept (CDF) for the Summit: the same high-quality plenaries, breakouts, and commitment moments, whether you are under the tents at Kololo or tuning in on the live online programme from anywhere in Uganda or beyond.
What the 2026 concept (CDF) is trying to do
The final 2026 concept document, prepared and printed for the CDF (Community Development and Financing) partnership and the wider stakeholder family, is not a paper exercise. It is a plan for a hybrid Summit where 15,000+ people are expected in person at Kololo and 8,500+ on the live online programme, and where Presidential Skilling Centres, universities, TVET, vocational and other training institutions are expected to attend in strength, alongside young people, employers, and development partners. That design is on purpose: skills and jobs are a system problem, and the Summit is built so the system shows up in one place.
Convenor & governance
The Summit is steered by the Ministry of Public Service (MoPS), with Hon. Wilson Muluri Mukasa, Minister of Public Service, as convener, in line with Uganda’s Vision 2040, the National Development Plan, and the Human Capital Development programme. Other ministries, agencies, and development partners are co-leads on specific tracks, so the event matches how government and the economy actually work, not a single-desk project.
Why the Summit, why now
The Government of Uganda is moving on human capital in line with Vision 2040, the National Development Plan, and global goals for inclusive learning and a fair transition from school to work. The Ministry of Public Service (MoPS) is central: it shapes the public service that citizens meet every day and works with the rest of government so policy, employment, and training do not work in silos. Even with that commitment, and with programmes for youth, women, and enterprise, too many young people are still outside good work, study, or training, or in jobs that waste their potential.
The Summit is the first national skilling and employment platform of this design under MoPS leadership, big, hybrid, and honest about what it will take to turn skills into jobs and jobs into growth.
If you are young
You are not a “target group” in a slide. You are the reason the tents go up. The Summit and the online stream are for you to learn, connect, and be heard, and to see which commitments from government and partners you can hold to account after the two days.
If you are an investor, donor, or employer
You get a single, transparent stage with reach across physical and online audiences, aligned to national policy, and a follow-up path that does not end when the last speaker leaves. That is a better use of time than scattered workshops that never quite join up.
Programme & format · Contact the secretariat · The Summit (home)