Career Guidance Handbook 2014
Occupational category – 7: Government and Public administration
Executing governmental functions / which includes governance; National Security; Foreign Service; Planning; Revenue and Taxation' Regulation; and Management and Administration at the local (decentralised) and state/ levels.
In a democratic society, government is the means of expressing the public will. This is because government has three important arms: the legislative, the executive and the judiciary. This tripartite functions of governance and public administration, act as control mechanism for excesses of the others. Uganda is running two forms of government:
Central and Local governments. The 2006 Decentralisation Act gives autonomy to Local Government for self governance and administration.
This means that the Central government has the overall state responsibilities, while the decentralised or Local Government performs management and governance at district level.
Governance and Public Administration Career Cluster includes a variety of activities, mainly of policy, planning and regulatory nature, and virtually every occupation can be found within government. There are, however, some activities that are unique to this cluster. For instance, the Central government defends us from foreign aggression; represents
Uganda's interests abroad; deliberates, passes and enforces laws; ramifies international commitments and administers many different programs. Central and local governments pass by-laws or ordinances and provide vital services to constituents.
The East African Community (EAC) is expanding opportunities, under this career cluster, mainly in the regional governance functions, which includes trade, immigration, education, transport, administration including clerical works, politics or legislative assembly, etc.
There are many opportunities in government in all career areas. These include public technical officers of various ranks, in various fields/functions, like education, finance, health, security, safety, etc.
There are also opportunities in the elected positions, from local levels to national parliament, in the forces, and the judiciary.
However, students need to know that for the technical areas (bureaucratic), i.e., the white collar jobs, opportunities are becoming fewer and fewer as government divestures itself from some functions to the private sector.
Government is therefore no longer the big employer, but the private sector is.
Appropriate Combinations at 'A' Level:
All combinations at 'A’ level plus General Paper
Subjects at 'O' Level:
All 'O' level subjects
Courses and Career Development Prospects
In a democratic society, government is the means of expressing the public will. This is because government has three important arms: the legislative, the executive and the judiciary. This tripartite functions of governance and public administration, act as control mechanism for excesses of the others. Uganda is running two forms of government:
Central and Local governments. The 2006 Decentralisation Act gives autonomy to Local Government for self governance and administration.
This means that the Central government has the overall state responsibilities, while the decentralised or Local Government performs management and governance at district level.
Governance and Public Administration Career Cluster includes a variety of activities, mainly of policy, planning and regulatory nature, and virtually every occupation can be found within government. There are, however, some activities that are unique to this cluster. For instance, the Central government defends us from foreign aggression; represents
Uganda's interests abroad; deliberates, passes and enforces laws; ramifies international commitments and administers many different programs. Central and local governments pass by-laws or ordinances and provide vital services to constituents.
The East African Community (EAC) is expanding opportunities, under this career cluster, mainly in the regional governance functions, which includes trade, immigration, education, transport, administration including clerical works, politics or legislative assembly, etc.
There are many opportunities in government in all career areas. These include public technical officers of various ranks, in various fields/functions, like education, finance, health, security, safety, etc.
There are also opportunities in the elected positions, from local levels to national parliament, in the forces, and the judiciary.
However, students need to know that for the technical areas (bureaucratic), i.e., the white collar jobs, opportunities are becoming fewer and fewer as government divestures itself from some functions to the private sector.
Government is therefore no longer the big employer, but the private sector is.
Appropriate Combinations at 'A' Level:
All combinations at 'A’ level plus General Paper
Subjects at 'O' Level:
All 'O' level subjects
Courses and Career Development Prospects
- Law
- Political Science
- Human Resource Management
- Information Technology
- Education
- Community Psychology
- Public Administration
- Community Based Rehabilitation
- Administrative and Secretarial Sciences
- Guidance and Counselling
- Development Studies
- Industrial and organization Psychology
For Secondary Schools