Female ICT Trainer job at Holistic Empowerment Development Foundation (HEDF)

Institution: HEDEF Islamic and Vocational Institute
Department: Academic Affairs
Reports to: Principal / Head of Training
Duty station: Any HEDEF campus, Uganda
Role category: TVET Trainer
Recruitment focus: One qualified female trainer to strengthen gender inclusion and female learner mentorship

Job purpose
To deliver inclusive, practical and competence-based ICT training and assessment while serving as a professional role model and mentor for female learners. The trainer will prepare learners for employment, further training, digital entrepreneurship and responsible participation in technology-enabled workplaces.

Regulatory and professional alignment
The post shall be performed in accordance with the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Act, 2025; current TVET Council human-resource, registration, licensing and continuing professional development requirements; the curriculum or training package approved for the programme; applicable UVTAB assessment rules and centre procedures; occupational safety and health requirements; and Institute policies. The trainer must remain eligible to train and assess within the scope authorised by the competent regulators.

Key duties and responsibilities
Training planning and delivery

• Prepare work plans, schemes of work, activity plans, lesson plans, worksheets, practical projects and training materials.
• Deliver practical training in computer applications, operating systems, hardware, networking, internet use and digital productivity.
• Teach introductory programming, databases, web or digital-media skills where these are part of the approved programme.
• Integrate entrepreneurship, communication, employability, online safety, data protection and responsible use of technology.

Assessment and learner evidence

• Develop assessment plans, practical tasks, rubrics and marking guides aligned to approved learning outcomes.
• Conduct continuous and summative assessment and maintain accurate learner portfolios and competence records.
• Participate in moderation, internal verification, external assessment and assessment-security procedures.
• Provide timely, specific feedback and organise remedial or extension activities based on evidence.

Laboratory systems and cyber safety

• Maintain computer-laboratory inventories, user accounts, software licences, maintenance logs and issue records.
• Apply basic network, endpoint, backup, malware-prevention, access-control and dataprotection practices.
• Enforce safe use of electrical equipment, ergonomic workstations and responsible disposal of electronic waste.
• Report equipment faults, security incidents and resource needs promptly.

Learner support gender inclusion and mentorship

• Create a respectful learning environment in which women and men participate fully in practical activities.
• Mentor female learners on confidence, career pathways, workplace readiness, safeguarding and progression in technology fields.
• Monitor attendance, progress and conduct and refer welfare or safeguarding concerns through approved channels.
• Support clubs, innovation projects, competitions, industrial attachment and career guidance.

Industry linkage and professional development

• Build relationships with ICT employers, service providers, innovation hubs and placement organisations.
• Use employer feedback and current technology practice to improve examples, projects and laboratory activities.
• Maintain trainer registration, licensing and continuing professional development as required.
• Participate in inspections, programme reviews, staff meetings and quality-improvement actions.

Person specification
Essential education and professional qualifications

• Female applicant with a National Diploma, Higher Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Information and Communication Technology, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or a closely related field from a recognised institution.
• Basic andragogy training and eligibility for TVET Council trainer registration and licensing.
• A recognised instructor qualification such as DITTE, PGDTTE or an accepted equivalent, where prescribed for the appointment.
• Demonstrable practical competence appropriate to the approved ICT programme and level.

Essential experience

• At least two years of relevant ICT industry, technical-support, systems, networking, software or digital-services experience.
• Experience teaching, training, coaching, supervising interns or mentoring learners in practical ICT skills.
• Experience maintaining a computer laboratory, user environment or ICT service records.

Preferred qualifications and experience

• Experience delivering competence-based education and practical assessment in a TVET setting.
• Industry certification in networking, systems administration, cybersecurity, cloud services, software development or digital productivity.
• Experience supporting girls or women in education, safeguarding, STEM clubs or career mentorship.

Knowledge and technical competence

• Computer hardware, operating systems, productivity software, troubleshooting, networking and internet services.
• Cyber hygiene, access control, privacy, backups, safe online behaviour and responsible use of artificial intelligence tools.
• At least one additional area relevant to the programme, such as programming, databases, web development, graphics or systems administration.
• Competence-based training, practical assessment, learner records, blended learning and digital classroom tools.

Behavioural competencies and personal attributes

• Confident practical facilitator and positive role model for female learners.
• Clear communication, patience, creativity and strong learner-support skills.
• Integrity, confidentiality, cultural sensitivity and commitment to safeguarding.
• Organised, dependable, collaborative and committed to continuous technical learning.

Performance expectations

• Approved ICT content is delivered through well-planned practical training and valid assessment.
• Learner competence, completion and progression improve, with active participation by female learners.
• Laboratory equipment, software, accounts and records are secure, current and well maintained.
• Safeguarding, cyber safety, assessment integrity and inclusion standards are consistently applied.
• Training remains relevant through employer engagement and continuing professional development.

• Prepare work plans, schemes of work, activity plans, lesson plans, worksheets, practical projects and training materials.
• Deliver practical training in computer applications, operating systems, hardware, networking, internet use and digital productivity.
• Teach introductory programming, databases, web or digital-media skills where these are part of the approved programme.
• Integrate entrepreneurship, communication, employability, online safety, data protection and responsible use of technology.
• Develop assessment plans, practical tasks, rubrics and marking guides aligned to approved learning outcomes.
• Conduct continuous and summative assessment and maintain accurate learner portfolios and competence records.
• Participate in moderation, internal verification, external assessment and assessment-security procedures.
• Provide timely, specific feedback and organise remedial or extension activities based on evidence.
• Maintain computer-laboratory inventories, user accounts, software licences, maintenance logs and issue records.
• Apply basic network, endpoint, backup, malware-prevention, access-control and dataprotection practices.
• Enforce safe use of electrical equipment, ergonomic workstations and responsible disposal of electronic waste.
• Report equipment faults, security incidents and resource needs promptly.
• Create a respectful learning environment in which women and men participate fully in practical activities.
• Mentor female learners on confidence, career pathways, workplace readiness, safeguarding and progression in technology fields.
• Monitor attendance, progress and conduct and refer welfare or safeguarding concerns through approved channels.
• Support clubs, innovation projects, competitions, industrial attachment and career guidance.
• Build relationships with ICT employers, service providers, innovation hubs and placement organisations.
• Use employer feedback and current technology practice to improve examples, projects and laboratory activities.
• Maintain trainer registration, licensing and continuing professional development as required.
• Participate in inspections, programme reviews, staff meetings and quality-improvement actions.

• Computer hardware, operating systems, productivity software, troubleshooting, networking and internet services.
• Cyber hygiene, access control, privacy, backups, safe online behaviour and responsible use of artificial intelligence tools.
• At least one additional area relevant to the programme, such as programming, databases, web development, graphics or systems administration.
• Competence-based training, practical assessment, learner records, blended learning and digital classroom tools.
• Clear communication, patience, creativity and strong learner-support skills.
• Integrity, confidentiality, cultural sensitivity and commitment to safeguarding.
• Organised, dependable, collaborative and committed to continuous technical learning.

• Female applicant with a National Diploma, Higher Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Information and Communication Technology, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or a closely related field from a recognised institution.
• Basic andragogy training and eligibility for TVET Council trainer registration and licensing.
• A recognised instructor qualification such as DITTE, PGDTTE or an accepted equivalent, where prescribed for the appointment.
• Demonstrable practical competence appropriate to the approved ICT programme and level.
• At least two years of relevant ICT industry, technical-support, systems, networking, software or digital-services experience.
• Experience teaching, training, coaching, supervising interns or mentoring learners in practical ICT skills.
• Experience maintaining a computer laboratory, user environment or ICT service records.
• Experience delivering competence-based education and practical assessment in a TVET setting.
• Industry certification in networking, systems administration, cybersecurity, cloud services, software development or digital productivity.
• Experience supporting girls or women in education, safeguarding, STEM clubs or career mentorship.