The faculty of education is built on the philosophy that education is a human right, a powerful driver of development, and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty, improving health, leading to gender equality, and creating peace and stability. Education delivers large and consistent returns in terms of income and it is the most important factor in ensuring equity and equality. For individuals and households, education promotes employment, earnings, better health, and poverty reduction.

For over 5 decades, the Karamoja region has faced insurgency caused by cattle rustling.  This insurgency has not only distorted socio-economic development in the region but has also grossly affected access to quality education. The Faculty of Education and Peace Studies at Karamoja Peace and Technology University (KAPATU) will offer transformative university education focused on 21st-century skills for self-reliance and community development.

The approach of the faculty will be an integration of formal education, peace education, human rights, and psycho-social support to integrate the community members who have faced the trauma of violence. We shall use the tier 1 and tier 2 approaches to deliver our programs. Tier 1 will follow the upgrading approach while tier 2 will enroll direct entrants who have completed A level.

The department of professional studies teaches courses which provide the professional training of teachers. Such courses are classified into the foundations of education, educational psychology, and curriculum studies and pedagogy. All students who are doing the diploma and the bachelor of education courses will have to study these professional studies courses.

The department higher education and peace studies will focus mainly on Post Graduate Programs mainly the PhD and MPhil in Peace, Leadership, Security, and Strategic Studies. Students in the department of higher education and peace studies will be mainly executives including civil servants, political leaders, religious leaders, and the business community. The mode of delivery will by presentations by students and we shall have both physical and virtual sessions.

The department of science education will train primary and secondary school teachers of science subjects such as mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry. For such teacher’s mathematics will be compulsory and the three subjects which are considered as integrated science for primary schools will be done as electives. The department aims at addressing the challenge of the shortage of science teachers in the region.

The department of arts and humanities education train primary and secondary school teachers to teach arts and humanities subjects such as English language, social studies, religious studies as recommended in Ugandan secondary and primary school curriculum. For such teachers, English language will be compulsory and the three subjects which are considered as arts subjects for the primary schools will be done as electives.

The department of vocational studies education will focus on training teachers to teach vocational studies subjects. Such subjects will include art and design, agriculture, business and entrepreneurship studies, home management and nutrition, and technological studies. Graduates of such education can work as teachers but also can be self-employed in the sectors of their study.

The department of Special needs education will train teachers who are specialized in handling children with special needs in primary and secondary school. Specialized training will be given in hearing impairment, visual impairment, and intellectual impairment all with a practical skills training program.

The department of early childhood development and education aims at providing affordable, culturally relevant and quality ECD training, ranging from short tailor-made courses to two-year qualifications. The department offers certificate courses, diploma courses and bachelor’s degree courses. The department collaborates with other ECD institutions in the country including the directorate of early childhood education in the Ministry of Education and Sports, universities and other institutions providing early childhood care and training.