Top National Diploma Programs In Uganda
The diploma courses are categorised into two broad categories of National Diploma and Higher Diploma. Both National Diploma and Higher Diploma Courses are offered for a duration of 2 years.
However the National diploma programmes provide the basic knowledge and skills whereas higher diploma programmes are a head up as regards to education.
They provide an indepth training with broader and intensive coverage equivalent to that of an associate degree. For instance, a student of Mechanical Engineering at National Diploma will study Basic Mathematics rather than Advanced Mathematics offered by a student of Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
The entry schemes for National Diploma Programmes are:
- Advanced level entry scheme
- Certificate entry scheme
- Diploma entry scheme
- Graduate entry scheme
Entry requirements for Higher Diploma Programmes are; National Diploma in the related discipline, or an equivalent qualification weighted by Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board.