
Bwindi Community Vocational College
Buhoma, Uganda
About
Founded in 2012, Bwindi Community Vocational College is a non-profit organisation based in Buhoma, Uganda working on education, employment & skills, community development.
Bwindi Community Vocational College (BCVC) is a non-profit tertiary training institution founded in 2012 in Buhoma, Kanungu district, south-western Uganda. It offers certificate and diploma courses in vocational subjects such as motor vehicle mechanics, tailoring and fashion design, ICT, hairdressing, building and construction, and tourism hospitality management. Its aim is to give young people and other community members practical skills for self-reliance and income generation. Courses are examined by UBTEB and the Directorate of Industrial Training, and the college is registered with Uganda's Ministry of Education and Sports. It also places graduates with local tourism lodges and hotels and relies on donations, equipment gifts and volunteers.
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Subsidised scholarship program
Education · Uganda
Aims to let less privileged community members study at the college at a subsidised cost.
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Future Generation Trust, Omushana.org
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