Uganda, May 1 -- In 2020, the government implemented a new Lower Secondary Curriculum, moving away from the old subject-based system to a competency-based approach.

This new approach aims at producing graduates with basic and practical skills necessary for the labour market.

This shift, Ms Bernadette Nambi, the deputy director of the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), said was intended to align education with the demands of the current workforce and ensure students are better prepared for the realities of employment.

Ms Nambi yesterday told Monitor in a telephone interview that the new curriculum was revised to include skills demanded by employers, such as communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, creative, and inn...