First lady Janet Museveni’s Ministry of Education and Sports, through the Education Service Commission (ESC), has shortlisted over 4300 teachers (graudates – referred to as education officers – EO and diploma holders or assistant education officers – AEO) as well as non-teaching staff like enrolled nurses, laboratory assistants, library assistants, stenographer secretaries and senior accountant assistants, for aptitude tests for government payroll jobs in seed secondary schools in Elgon and Karamoja regions.
The over 4300 shortlisted candidates are those who will be doing aptitude tests under clusters 5 and 4, part of Elgon and Karamoja, under the recruitment exercise for teachers and non-teaching staff for secondary seed schools under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program (UGIFT).
The shortlisted candidates responded to ESC Advert No. 4/2024 published on December 23, 2024 for the posts of teaching staff or teachers – Education Officer (EO), and Assistant Education Officer (AEO); as well as Non-teaching Staff (NTS): Senior Accountant Assistant (SAA), Enrolled Nurses, Stenographer Secretaries, Library Assistants and Laboratory Assistants.
“All applicants under Clusters 4 and 5, (Part of Elgon and Karamoja) will do the Aptitude Test from Monday the 5th May to Saturday the 10′ and Monday the 12th May 2025 starting at 8:00 am,” noted Dr Asuman Lukwago, Permanent Secretary of the Education Service Commission.
The ESC is expected to release the list of successful applicants who will be shortlisted for oral interviews after those shortlisted have done their aptitude tests.
“It will also include names of applicants directly shortlisted for oral interviews for different subjects in different schools under Clusters 4 and 5 (Part of Elgon and Karamoja) whose ratios did not require Aptitude Testing,” added Dr Lukwago.
“All Shortlisted applicants MUST appear for the Aptitude Tests as scheduled and must come along with National Identity Cards.”
He further made it clear that applicants whose names do not appear on the shortlist under Cluster 4 and 5 (Part of Elgon and Karamoja) should consider themselves unsuccessful. He added that all services by the Education Service Commission are free of charge.
The list of the over 4300 includes candidates who applied to schools such as Kaptanya Seed SS in Kapchorwa District, Khabutoola Seed SS in Manafwa District, Lwasso Seed SS in Mbale, Nakatsi Seed SS in Bududa District, Namboko Seed SS in Namisindwa District, Sisiyi Seed SS in Bulambuli District, Alerek Seed SS in Amudat District, and – lriiri Seed SS in Napak.
Others include Kapedo Seed SS in Karenga, Loroo Seed SS in Amudat District, Moruita Seed SS in Nakapiripirit District, Nakiloro Seed SS in Moroto District, Nakiloro Seed SS in Moroto District, Rengen Seed SS, and Kaptanya Seed SS in Kapchorwa, among others.
The lists are below:
- List of teachers and non-teaching staff shortlisted for aptitude tests from Karamoja and Elgon seed schools CLUSTER-5-4-KOLOLO_-5-May2025
- List of teachers and non-teaching staff shortlisted for aptitude tests from Karamoja and Elgon seed schools CLUSTER-5-4-KOLOLO-6-7-May-2025-
- List of teachers and non-teaching staff shortlisted for aptitude tests from Karamoja and Elgon seed schools CLUSTER-5-4-KOLOLO_-8-9-MAY2025
- List of teachers and non-teaching staff shortlisted for aptitude tests from Karamoja and Elgon seed schools CLUSTER-5-4-KOLOLO_-10-12-MAY2025
- Cluster 5 additional Shortlist for AEO- Alerek Seed and Iriiri Seed schools- Karamoja
RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS FOR SEED SCHOOLS
You can see the lists showing names of 5500 Teachers (Degree Holders) and the over 4000 Diploma Teachers Shortlisted for Aptitude Tests for Government Payroll Jobs in Seed Schools in Buganda and Busoga HERE and THERE.
The lists of over 1,300 teachers and non-teaching staff shortlisted for government payroll jobs in seed schools in West Nile are Here and Here.
You can See Names of Over 300 Teachers Appointed as Headteachers and Deputy Headteachers of Seed Schools and Other Government Secondary Schools HERE.
It should also be remembered that the Education Ministry is hiring about 500 new teachers and headteachers to fill vacant positions in several secondary schools across the country. (See Details Here).
JOBS AT HEALTH MINISTRY, POLICE AND PRISONS
Uganda Police is conducting interviews for over 16600 people, including about 500 on the additional shortlist. (See Names of Ugandans shortlisted for police jobs Here and There).
Police will be firing several officers at the rank of special police constables, as reported Here.
Ministry of Health has advertised juicy jobs at its headquarters, top regional hospital and key institutions. (See Details and how to apply Here).
Uganda Prisons has shortlisted 4800 Ugandans for Government Payroll Jobs as Warders, Wardresses (See their names as well as interview venues and dates Here and There).
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