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May 2022

Entebbe Uganda, 30th May 2022: Uganda Tourism Board in partnership with Directorate of industrial training (DIT), Sector Skills Council, and Enabel is conducting an assessment of tourist guides in Uganda at Uganda wild Life Education Center (UWEC) in Entebbe from 30th may 2022- 1st June 2022.

The assessment is being done as per the revised (ATP) Assessment and training package 2020. The purpose of the assessment is to ascertain the tourist guides that qualify for a licensing by UTB. The licenses will be issued upon successful passing of the both theoretical and practical exams.

Earlier today, 142 tour guides were subjected to their first theory exam as part of the assessment process. The tourist guides are going to be assessed in levels depending on their depth of knowledge, skills and experience. ATPs Provide assessment tools for level 1, leve2 and level 3.

The objectives of the assessment exercise are,

  1. To ensure that we have professional tourist guides who can give our tourists an adventure of life time through their professional guiding skills.
  2. To ensure that all practicing guides in Uganda are licensed by UTB.
  3. To regulate the tourist guides by ensuring that only licensed guides are allowed to do guiding in Uganda.
  4. To vet the list of guides that qualify for licenses and group them accordingly to their levels.
  5. To improve on the quality of services offered by guides to our tourists.
  6. To professionalize the guiding job

UTB’S REGULATORY MANDATE

Uganda tourism board (UTB) is mandated by the Tourism Act [2008] section 7(j & k) to regulate the tourism industry in Uganda. This is done through:

  1. Registering  all tourism enterprises i.e. Tour Guides, Travel Agents, Tour Operators, Accommodation Facilities, Stand-alone restaurants, Homestays
  2. Inspecting and monitoring all tourism enterprises in Uganda
  3. Licensing all tourism enterprises
  4. Assessing, training and licensing all tour guides
  5. Classifying accommodation facilities
  6. Grading  stand-alone restaurants
31
May
May 31, 2022

UTB, DIRECTORATE OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (DIT) & PARTNERS MOVE TO ASSESS TOUR GUIDES

Entebbe Uganda, 30th May 2022: Uganda Tourism Board in partnership with Directorate of industrial training (DIT), Sector Skills Council, and Enabel is conducting an assessment of tourist guides in Uganda at Uganda wild Life Education Center (UWEC) in Entebbe from 30th may 2022- 1st June 2022. The assessment is being done as per the revised (ATP) Assessment and training...
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27
May
May 27, 2022

UTB OFFICIALLY HANDS OVER THREE NEW DESTINATION INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FILM AWARDS TO THE HON MINISTER OF TOURISM, WILDLIFE AND ANTIQUITIES

Kampala, Uganda, 27 May, 2022: Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) on Friday officially handed over three international tourism film awards to Hon Tom Butime, the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities during a colourful ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala. The Minister was accompanied by Mr Basil Ajer, Director of Tourism and other senior officials from...
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26
May
May 26, 2022

UGANDA – THE PEARL OF AFRICA TO GERMANY – THE HEART OF THE GLOBAL MEETINGS INDUSTRY

IMEX 31st May to 2nd June 2022 Next week sees the global meetings industry come together at the Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt IMEX is the largest trade show in Europe for the meetings and events industry, bringing together global event planners and buyers with significant buying power. The business events sector has faced enormous...
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23
May
May 23, 2022

UGANDA TOURISM BOARD IN ROADSHOW TO ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS FROM KENYA

Nairobi, Monday, May 23 2022 Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) is seeking to partner with Kenyan tour operators to boost intra Africa tourism between the two East African countries with a focus on encouraging more tourists from Kenya to explore the natural, adventure, leisure, business and cultural attractions that Uganda has to offer. The roadshow comes in the...
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20
May
May 20, 2022

UGANDA TOURISM BOARD AND CITY AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP TOURISM IN JINJA CITY

Jinja City, Uganda, 19th May 2022: Uganda Tourism Board, Jinja City Authority have concluded plans to develop Jinja as a gateway tourism city in the Eastern part of Uganda.  The plans are a result of the meeting held between the UTB, Jinja City Council officials and the Private Sector at the Jinja City hall under the...
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13
May
May 13, 2022

UGANDA TOURISM BOARD, THE PRIVATE SECTOR TRAIN HOTEL GENERAL MANAGERS WITH EMPHASIS ON QUALITY ASSURANCE

Kampala Uganda, 15th. 04. 2022: Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in partnership with the private sector including Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) and Exchange VZW – a Belgian agency held a workshop at Nob View Hotel, Ntinda from 11th – 15th April 2022. The objective of the workshop was to train hotel general managers under the umbrella body...
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10
May
May 10, 2022

EUROPEAN UNION READY TO WORK WITH THE TOURISM SECTOR IN UGANDA

Kampala, Uganda, May 05th, 2022: The European Union delegation in Uganda has expressed readiness to work with the Tourism sector in Uganda, as part of their set priorities for four years beginning 2022/24. This announcement comes as the EU commences a new financial framework for its grant funding and working on arrangements to bring together different...
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07
May
May 7, 2022

NEW UGANDA DESTINATION BRAND SCOOPS THREE INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FILM AWARDS

CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, May 7th 2022. Uganda has been crowned this year’s Grand Prix and two times Gold award winner by the International Tourism Film Festival Africa for its film Explore Uganda – The Pearl of Africa. The film, premiered by Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) is an invitation to the world to rediscover the beauty of...
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