Ryakasinga CHE holds Sixth Graduation
On Saturday,
27/07/2019, Ryakasinga Center for Higher Education, College for Tertiary
Studies held its sixth graduation at its campus located in Ryakasinga, Shuuku
Town Council, Sheema District.
Seventy seven
students for the academic years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 graduated in
Secretarial studies(24 certificates&3 diplomas), Accountancy(40
certificates& 4 diplomas), Catering and Hotel Management (6 certificates).
Sixty nine(89.6%) were females and Eight(10.4%) were males. All students
passed in 1st and 2nd classes.
Ryakasinga CHE is
accredited by Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board(UBTEB), offering
Diploma and Certificate courses.
Officiating as
Chief Celebrant and Guest of Honor, Rev Didas Natweta, the newly appointed West
Ankole Diocesan Secretary, on his maiden official visit to the College appealed
to the graduands to use every available opportunity to go for further studies
and improve their skills. He also asked parents to enrol for skills like
computer studies and language proficiency in order to cope with the fast
growing society, which requires everyone to have modern development skills.
The College
Principal, Rev Duncans Mugumya, appreciated the involvement of females in
vocational studies and challenged their make counterparts to follow the trend.
He said that the misconception that makes cannot study vocational courses like
Secretarial studies has hindered skills development in the side of males, yet
males can also be good secretaries, chefs, waiters, etc
Rev Mugumya
appreciated the efforts by West Ankole Diocese as the foundation body and
government in supporting skills development at Ryakasinga CHE.
The institution,
which is mainly a secondary school has a population of around 1149 students of
which only 49(4.3%) are in vocational studies. Female students(85.7% of the
vocational students) are attracted to Ryakasinga by skills studies. The girl
child is strongly supported at the center according to the Principal, Rev Canon
Duncans Mugumya.