Lax oversight fuelling exam malpractice, vocational heads warn
Heads of tertiary institutions in Northern Uganda are calling for stricter vetting of examination supervisors to combat widespread malpractice. They allege that current coordinators are complicit in cheating schemes for financial gain.
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Academic integrity issues in vocational training threaten the quality of the workforce and the credibility of national certification boards.
Heads of tertiary institutions in Northern Uganda have asked the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) to introduce strict vetting for examination supervisors, warning that lax oversight is driving widespread assessment malpractice and unleashing unqualified graduates onto the job market.
The institutional leaders made the appeal during a UVTAB stakeholders’ sensitization workshop held at Uganda Technical College (UTC) Lira. The engagement focused on assessment rules and strategies for curbing malpractice across the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. Addressing participants, UTC Lira Principal Mr. Jacob Akunobere revealed that internal investigations had exposed significant loopholes in how local examination coordinators select field supervisors, alleging that some supervisors actively aid cheating for financial gain.
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