Business Management and Administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions, essential to efficient and productive business operations. Business Management and Administration career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy.

This cluster features careers in business and marketing fields. They include:

· accounting,

· administrative support,

· advertising,

· computer science,

· distribution,

· finance, insurance,

· business operation,

· management,

· marketing and market research,

· merchandising,

· personnel management,

· purchasing,

· real estate,

· sales,

· tourism,

· procurement,

· store management and stock controls,

· fleet/transport management.

Because of its location in the great lakes region and favourable macro and micro economic policies, trades and investment policies and political stability, Uganda is increasingly becoming a hub for businesses in various fields.

There are now more bonds, processing and packaging warehouses being created. There are also exportation of merchandise like fresh food stuff and fruits, grains , construction materials, and re-exportation of motor vehicles, etc to neighbounng countries like Southern Sudan, DRC, Rwanda and Burundi, which are offering new and exciting opportunities for Ugandans. Change in business management, from a family affair to a professional plane is also offering more opportunities as big businesses are now willing to hire professionals to carry out the day-to-day management and execution of their businesses.

There is a growing need for business management and administration elites if Uganda is to develop her economy faster. The more people are equipped with business skills, the more innovativeness, saving power and appropriate investments. This is also an area where self employment is very easy, given the many loan facilities on offer by bankers for creative/innovative and promising proposals, especially for small to medium scale enterprises.

Business related services are in demand. For instance, clearing and forwarding, auditing, market surveys, product and service promotion and advertising, rents and debt collection, estate management, etc.

Appropriate Combinations at 'A' Level

MEG/ENT, MEG/ART, MEG/AGRIC, PEM/ART, PEM/ENT, PEM/any

Language plus all Arts combinations and GP

Subjects at “O” Level:

Math, English, Entrepreneurship, Accounts, Kiswahili, all Arts Subjects and any of the international languages like French, German, Arabic, Chinese, etc.

Courses and Career Development Prospects

• Business Administration,

• Agribusiness Management

• Land Economics

• Actuarial Science

• Business Statistics

• Development Economics

• Community Psychology

• Bachelor of Commerce

• Enterprise & Small Business Management

• Procurement

• Accounting & Finance

• Business Computing

• Guidance and Counselling

• Social Work & Social Administration

• Urban Planning

• Human Resource Mgt

• Business Education

• Development Studies

• Computer Science

• Industrial Psychology

• Micro-Finance

• International Business

• Project Planning Management

• Also Professional qualifications like ACCA, CPA, ACP, CIMA,

Training Institutions in Uganda

Degree Level, Diploma and Certificate Level

Makerere University

Uganda Colleges of Commerce e.g. Aduku, Kabale, Pakwach, Soroti, Tororo,

 

Kyambogo University, Uganda Management Institute, Gulu University, NTCs e.g. Kabale, Muni, Mubende, Unyama, Busitema University Kigumba Cooperative College, Mbarara University, Nsamizi Training Institute

The many private tertiary institutions e.g. Multitech, Kawa, YMCA, etc. Some few private universities,

Utamu, Kisubi University, Constituent College of Uganda Matyrs University, Kampala International University, St. Lawerence University, Ndejje University