Internships and your first job
Move from study to work with fewer surprises. These guides explain industrial training and graduate placements, then the registrations and deductions that come with a first formal job: a TIN from URA, your NSSF number, PAYE and your payslip. Rates and rules change, so check the date on each guide and the official sources it links.
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Electrician permits in Uganda: the ERA installation permit, its classes and the qualifications behind them
Why electrical installation work needs a personal permit from the Electricity Regulatory Authority, which qualification leads to which class, how long a permit lasts and how to apply.
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Surveyor registration in Uganda: two years under a registered surveyor and the SRB practising certificate
What the Surveyors Registration Board asks for before you can practise as a land, quantity, valuation or mining surveyor, the interview and fees, and how to renew your practising certificate.
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How to become an advocate in Uganda: LLB, the Bar Course entry exam and enrolment
Who can apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice at the Law Development Centre, what the pre-entry exam covers, the 2027 fees and how new advocates are enrolled.
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How to become a CPA in Uganda: the ICPAU papers, three years of practical training and membership
The CPA(U) course and its 18 papers, the Practical Experience Training logbook, the full membership application and fee, and what the August 2026 results say about the exams.
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Medical laboratory careers in Uganda: cadres, AHPC registration and opening a lab
The laboratory cadres the AHPC recognises, how a lab professional registers and keeps an annual licence, and the steps the Council sets before a medical laboratory can open.
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Allied health registration in Uganda: the AHPC route for clinical officers, lab, imaging and therapy staff
Which professions the Allied Health Professionals Council regulates, what to bring to register, how foreign trained applicants apply and how to renew your annual practising licence online.
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Pharmacist registration in Uganda: exams, internship and the PSU membership
The route from a B.Pharm to practising as a pharmacist: the pre-internship exam, a year of internship, the pre-registration exam, PSU membership and the annual certificate of practice, with the 2026 fees.
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Nurse and midwife registration in Uganda: how to apply on the UNMC portal
Sign up on the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council portal, apply as a new entrant, scan documents in the right format and track your application, with the document list for each route.
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Engineer registration in Uganda: ERB requirements for engineers, technologists and technicians
Who can register with the Engineers Registration Board, the experience and sponsors it asks for, how the online application and career report are arranged, and the fees as of October 2026.
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TVET in Uganda: certificates, diplomas, assessment and routes into work
How technical and vocational training is organised under the TVET Act 2025, who accredits courses and assesses skills, how to enter a National Technician Diploma and how to judge a course before you pay.
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Your first job in Uganda: TIN, NSSF number, PAYE and your payslip
Get a free TIN from URA, confirm your NSSF number, understand the PAYE bands in force from 1 July 2026 and read every line of your first payslip.
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Internships and industrial training in Uganda: how to find a placement and apply
How industrial training, field attachment and graduate placements work in Uganda, where to look for a place, what to send and what to expect about pay.
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