• For people who wish to communicate their skills and competences
• For job seekers to support their job applications
• For workers to prove their capacities
• For employers to understand the skills and competences of job seekers
• For clients to receive value for money

• The Worker’sPAS is a small booklet approved by the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) that recognizes and certifies your skills and competences in your particular trade/ occupation
• Each of your skills and competences can be added – a whole life long!
• The Worker’sPAS shows what you can!

The Worker’sPAS means “Worker’s Practically Acquired Skills’. It is a document that recognizes and certifies your skills and competences in your particular trade/occupation. Each of your skills/competencies acquired can be added into the Worker’sPAS – a whole life long. The Worker’sPAS shows what you can to your employers and clients

The Worker’sPAS is meant for people who never had the chance to pass a formal vocational education. It provides an opportunity for you to prove your skills that you acquired informally; either at your working station, daily labour activities, in an internship, or even just through learning by doing. The Worker’s PAS enables recognition of the entire scope of knowledge and experience held by you, irrespective of the context where your learning originally took place.

You can show what you can to your employers and clients; they will gain confidence in your capacities which results in better job and income opportunities. The Worker’sPAS proves your skills and a competence while at the same time helps you to understand the training areas that you can still work on.

The Worker’sPAS is officially recognized by the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) and is issued on the basis of Trade Specific Assessment and Training Packages (ATPs).The Assessment Package is also used in the formal vocational training system and consists of basically two major parts:
PART I: The “Occupational Profile”: The ATP contains the “Occupational Profile ”that gives information on what a person is expected to do and accomplish in a specific work life. This profile qualifies WHAT a person has to do in the job.
PART II: The” Assessment Instruments”: The ATP contains the “Assessment Instruments ”in the form of practical test items that will be used to assess whether a person complies with the requirements specific to each trade. The test items qualify the HOW and/or HOW WELL a person must do the job.

For example: Mr. Okello has worked for 5 years as a motorcycle mechanic in Mukono and he gained skills and experience in maintenance and repair of motorcycles based on his daily work.However he lacks a documentation of his skills and abilities. Because of this, he cannot favourably compete where documentation is required; his customers can question his abilities and may not trust his capacity. This also affects his negotiations for better pay in the event he is employed by another person. He decides to apply for the Worker’s PAS to overcome these constraints. He can choose between several items he wants to be assessed in, such as:
• Dismantling, cleaning, checking and reassembling cylinder head
• Repair of brakes, tyres and wheels
• Repair and service cooling system
• Dismantle, assemble and tune a 4-stroke engine
• Repair of fuel system…
The Worker's PAS targets;
• Workers in the informal sector • Early school leavers
• Unemployed youth
• Apprentices
• Any other interested individuals