RTB Verification Team Confirms UAIT's Full Compliance — 2025/2026 Students Clear All CBT/CBA Requirements

KIGALI, RWANDA — On 28th June 2026, a two-member verification team from the Rwanda TVET Board (RTB) conducted an official inspection visit to the United African Institute of Technology as part of the national CBT/CBA verification process for the certification of graduating students. The inspection, which involved a thorough review of both the learning environment and individual student portfolios, concluded on a highly positive note: every student from the 2025/2026 intake who had completed their studies and internship was found to have fulfilled all requirements for graduation, and RTB formally commended UAIT for its full compliance with RTB's regulatory framework.

The CBT/CBA Framework

Rwanda's TVET system operates on a Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBT/CBA) model — a rigorous, evidence-driven approach to skills education in which a student's readiness for certification is measured not simply by attendance or examination scores, but by demonstrated, documented competency across every element of their programme.

Under this framework, each student must assemble a comprehensive portfolio of evidence — a record of their practical work, assessments, internship outcomes, and skill demonstrations — which is then subject to verification by RTB's team. Only students whose portfolios meet RTB's prescribed standards across all competency units may be recommended for national certification.

The Inspection Process at UAIT

The RTB verification team arrived at UAIT's Kimihurura Campus on the evening of June 28th and conducted a structured two-part assessment. In the first part, the team examined UAIT's learning environment — reviewing how training is delivered, how competencies are tracked throughout the programme, and how the institution maintains its compliance records in line with RTB's CBT/CBA regulatory requirements.

In the second and most critical phase, the team reviewed the individual student portfolios of all 2025/2026 intake students who had completed both their core studies and their required internship period. Portfolio by portfolio, the inspectors examined the documented evidence for each competency unit — assessing whether each student's work met the national standard for certification eligibility.

The session was thorough and detailed, with the RTB team working closely alongside UAIT staff and management.

Outcome: All Students Fulfil Graduation Requirements

This outcome is a direct reflection of the structured approach UAIT takes to preparing its students — ensuring that learning is practical, documented, and tied to real workplace competencies from the very first day of the programme through to internship completion.

RTB Commends UAIT for Regulatory Compliance

Beyond confirming individual student clearance, the RTB team took the opportunity to formally acknowledge UAIT as an institution. They commended UAIT for being compliant with RTB's regulations on the CBT/CBA framework — noting that the institution's processes, record-keeping, and overall delivery of the programme meet the required standards set for TVET institutions in Rwanda.

The visit concluded with a handshake between UAIT's Deputy Vice Chancellor and the RTB verification team — a moment that marked not just the successful completion of the inspection, but also a shared commitment to continued collaboration in the certification and quality assurance of Rwandan TVET graduates.