What does Uplerna do?

Uplerna is a Uganda platform that matches verified teachers with schools and parents through HR review, transparent ratings, and free CPD for verified teachers.

How are teachers verified on Uplerna?

Teachers upload a headshot and credentials. Uplerna HR reviews qualifications, experience, and professional records before profiles go live.

Is Uplerna free for teachers?

Yes. Teachers join free. Schools pay to hire verified teachers, and homeschooling parents pay for teacher access.

Where does Uplerna operate?

Uplerna serves teachers, schools, and families across Uganda, with a focus on fair placement and transparent matching.

Teacher supporting learners in a Ugandan classroom

The Ugandan education system faces a persistent mismatch between teacher supply and school demand.

5–7% of teachers exit annually. 87,000–100,000+ unfilled posts and a projected need for 360,000 more teachers by 2040. A gap that’s as much about mismatched placement and rigid wage-bill-driven hiring as it is about raw supply.

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Teacher

Free. Upload docs for HR review.

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School

UGX 30,000 to hire verified teachers.

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Homeschool

UGX 50,000 for teacher access.

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What we do

A digital platform that matches verified teachers with schools and parents through a transparent, trust-based process.

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Verified teachers

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Okello Kenneth

Rakai · Central · 2-5 yrs

O-LevelPLE/UCE/UACE

MathematicsPhysics

4.9 · 1 placement review

UGX 1,500,000/mo1 placed

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Nalubega Sarah

Kampala · Central · 6-10 yrs

P.1–P.7Home

MathematicsScience

4.8 · 2 placement reviews

UGX 1,200,000/mo2 placed

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How it works

Four steps

Join free. Get verified. Get found.

1Create your profile and upload credentials
2HR reviews and verifies you
3Schools and parents can request you
4Take free CPD and build your rating

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CPD

Free courses

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Free

Foundations of Effective Teaching

By Uplerna

Core habits that make a classroom work: planning, presence, and learner attention.

· Set clear lesson intentions
· Manage time in mixed-ability rooms

4 weeks · All teachers

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Free

Curriculum Design and Planning

By Uplerna

Turn a syllabus into a term plan that schools and parents can follow.

· Map topics to terms
· Write usable schemes of work

4 weeks · Primary and secondary

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Voices

From the platform

“I had been looking for a teaching post near home for over a year. Within two weeks on Uplerna I had three school enquiries. I now teach Mathematics 12 km from home.”

Okello Kenneth

Mathematics Teacher, Rakai District

“Finding qualified Science teachers was our biggest challenge every term. We now have verified candidates we can contact directly.”

Nalukwago Beatrice

Head Teacher, Nakasongola Primary School

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