Vocational Training School

Develop Sustainability's vocational apprenticeship programs provide training in construction and craftsman skills to the under-educated and under-employed youth in Uganda. These vocational skills and a high level of quality in craft are locally in demand. We often refer to them as "jobs that make sense." We train in practical ways, with a hands-on approach to teaching and learning. Young people apply new techniques, improve service delivery skills, and learn the details surrounding their trades of interest. Through these hands-on trade practices, we teach young people how to support themselves, create an income, and be job-makers instead of job-seekers. Our goal is to make business owners and a strong base of skilled support for construction and other relevant trades in Uganda.

We mentor integrity and excellence as we teach practical skills. Develop Sustainability combines community projects with skills practice-- showing these young people that you can use your vocations to improve your community. We utilize resourceful & skilled teams, local tradespeople, and our skills and experiences - to teach practical trades.

Currently, we are training in a variety of skills;

Wood-working & furniture building
Masonry
Plumbing
Welding and Metal Fabrication
Landscape Design
Tailoring & Sewing skills
Hair & Beauty
Add-Value Horticulture & Farming
Organic Fertilizeration & Pest Control
Food Preservation
Aquaponic Systems & Symbiotic Fish Farming
Business accounting
Construction architecture
General small-business Management & Business Accounting

Our programs teach skills and practices that students can begin to apply immediately. They are given the opportunity to use their hands and their minds to increase their successes. Through hands-on vocational apprenticeship, business management training, and lifeskills mentorship, we advocate self-sustainability and encourage a focus towards expanding their potential.

We are confident that we will continue to expand the scope of skills and opportunities we offer, but our biggest goal is to do all these things well. Apprentices can spend six months to three years developing their skills with Develop Sustainability. And our students, then become teachers. It is a beautiful cycle. Some apprentices come during school breaks to pick up work and learn what they can add to their list of accomplishments. Some have graduated from university but need to expand their resourcefulness & skills, find gainful employment, and support their families. Some have not had the opportunity to attend regular schools, some have been orphaned or impacted by their families' impoverished situations. Develop Sustainability gives them a chance to learn new skills and mindsets to help them rise above misfortune.