Skills Certification

Re:Build has partnered with qualification awarding authorities in Uganda and Kenya to support clients access jobs.

 

Apprenticeship - Service Delivery Pillar, ReBuild Skills certification seeks to help refugees with prior learning and skills to access employment opportunities. Qualification awarding institutions issue clients with certification in sectors such as mechanics, welding, hairdressing, beauty and cosmetics, masonry and plumbing. 

  

Client Eligibility for Re:Build skills certification program 

  • Possession of a certifiable skill in a particular field e.g. plumbing, mechanics, welding, hairdressing and beauty, tailoring and other

  • Willingness to undergo recognition of prior learning (RPL) assessment and examination by qualification awarding institutions before certification. 

Certificate Accreditation 

Re:Build actively advocates for the recognition of refugee educational certificates, which requires accreditation from different examination bodies. Re:Build identifies and supports clients with certifications obtained from their home countries for verification and recognition. The clients are then issued an equivalent certification recognized in Kenya and Uganda.  

Client Eligibility for the certificate accreditation program 

  • Physical proof of a certificate from a training institution or institution of higher learning obtained from the home country. 

  • Willingness to submit the certificate to the examination and qualification awarding authorities through Re:Build. 

Progress to date 

62 refugees and 11 nationals received certificates for their prior learning. The certification process is still ongoing. Graduation and certificates will be issued by early October 2023.