Water Engineering

Plumbing Course ar KIMUVOTI 

1.0 Introduction
Kisoro Municipal Vocational Training Institute (KIMUVOTI) is a private vocational institute located in Kisoro Municipality, Kamonyi Village, South Western Uganda.
Among the Courses Offered:
Plumbing is one of the most important and marketable trades because every building, hotel, school, and home needs a clean water supply and proper sanitation.
The plumbing course at Kisoro Municipal trains youth with hands-on practical skills to install, repair and maintain water systems.

2.0 Objectives of the Plumbing Course

1. To produce skilled plumbers who can work in construction and maintenance.
2. To create self-employment and reduce youth unemployment in Kisoro.
3. To improve community health through clean water and sanitation.
4. To supply skilled labour to the construction industry and tourism lodges around Kisoro.

3.0 Department Activities
The department teaches both theory and practical work. The main modules include:

• Introduction to plumbing tools and materials
• Water supply systems - pipe laying, joining, installation
• Drainage and sanitation systems, toilets, septic tanks, manholes
• Repair and maintenance of plumbing systems
• Rain water harvesting and storage

4.0 Contribution to the Community Development

1. Employment creation: Graduates get jobs in construction sites, Kisoro Municipal Council, National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC)
2. Improved Sanitation: Trained plumbers help households install proper toilets and reduce borne diseases like cholera and typhoid.

5.0 Challenges Facing Plumbing Department

• High cost of modern plumbing materials like PPR and copper pipes to training.
• Need for industrial training placement with big construction companies

6.0 Conclusion
Plumbing at Kisoro Municipal Vocational Training Institute is a life changing course. In just two years’ youth with no job can become a professional plumber capable of employing others.
Improving health and supporting the growth of Kisoro town, and it is a course that provides skills for work, skills for Life.