Abstract:

Governments of Uganda and schools in Uganda have made great efforts to develop the education sector for quality education through Higher Institutions of Learning. In Uganda, the number of these institutions has increased since almost four decades. Unfortunately, through different tracer studies, statistics show that employments are rare to the African graduates and worse in Uganda. Youth unemployment in Uganda is the highest in Africa. More than 62 % of graduates in Uganda are not employed and the African development Bank says it could be as high as 83 %. The main question was to find out all opportunities in Higher Institutions of Learning that could enable graduates and Mbale District dwellers to induce, maintain, and promote sustainable development. The purpose of the research was therefore to identify those opportunities in Higher Institutions of Learning that can be useful to sustainable development of Mbale. The research was conducted in Uganda in Mbale District. The method of research was qualitative. The researcher used interview as well as moderator guides as tools for data collection. The sampling technique was random and convenient in nature. The findings were critically examined and faithfully reported. Identified opportunities in Higher Institutions of Learning were essentially: guided skills based knowledge, technologies, scientific know-how that can be used to induce, maintain, and promote sustainable development through global education, research, and technology and all findings have to lead to special approaches that will satisfy the needs of people in Mbale, Uganda and the world.

Keywords: School leadership, Higher Institutions of Learning, Integral Development.

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