• Irene Oryema
• Samuel Opono

This study assesses the possibility of implementing a plan in Northern Uganda to build an established brand with Vocational Education and Training (VET) Enterprise in Hairdressing and Barbering in Northern Uganda. The study took a single case study approach on Northern Uganda. Secondary method of data collection was used. Data sources included data from organisations providing VET in Northern Uganda, government websites, relevant internet sources and reports on VET and hairdressing on Northern Uganda and Uganda more generally. The techniques of analysis used in this research followed the feasibility criteria - things that make a hairdresser flourish - which also formed the themes for analysis: legal acceptability, market, economy, technical acceptability, the right location, convenience and satisfaction to customers. The research finds that a conducive and supportive environment of operation of VET exist in Uganda. Laws and policies support VET, there is a booming market for hair and beauty products although cheaper products dominate mass market for lower class people, economy is improving although Northern Uganda still lags behind, the preferred location for hairdressing and barbering business is Kampala city followed by urban areas around the country. Income of Kampala residents are two to three times more than the income of the people in Northern Uganda. Conclusively, it is possible to establish a hairdressing and barbering business and VET training center in Northern Uganda, in spite of economic, technical and market challenges. The conducive environment outweighs the challenges.

Youth, employability, technical skills, hairdressing, Northern Uganda

"Technical Skills Training and Youth Employability in Uganda: Assessment of the Possibility of a Hairdressing Model in Uganda", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.a52-a60, September-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109010.pdf

"Technical Skills Training and Youth Employability in Uganda: Assessment of the Possibility of a Hairdressing Model in Uganda", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no. ppa52-a60, September-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109010.pdf