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How to calculate PAYE in Uganda from your salary: 2026/27 rates with examples
You pay no PAYE on the first UGX 335,000 a month. For pay between 485,000 and 10,000,000, PAYE is 30% of your pay minus 111,750, so a salary of 1,500,000 pays UGX 338,250.
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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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District Service Commission jobs in Uganda: forms, reference numbers and where to submit
District and city service commissions run their own adverts. How to read one, fill PSC Form 3 in triplicate, attach the right copies and deliver your application on time.
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