Position title
Carpentry Trainer
Description

GO USETECH is seeking a skilled and motivated Carpentry Trainer to provide practical vocational training to youth, refugees, and host community members in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Kikuube District – Uganda.

GO USETECH is a community-driven organization dedicated to empowering youth and vulnerable communities through practical skills development, digital training, and entrepreneurship programs. Our mission is to equip individuals with marketable vocational skills that enable them to become self-employed, start small businesses, and build sustainable livelihoods.

Through our carpentry program, learners gain hands-on experience in woodworking, furniture production, and workshop safety, enabling them to produce quality furniture and construction items for local markets. The program emphasizes creativity, craftsmanship, and entrepreneurship, helping trainees transform skills into real economic opportunities.

The Carpentry Trainer will deliver practical and structured training in woodworking techniques while maintaining a safe, inclusive, and productive workshop environment.

Responsibilities
  • Teach carpentry theory and practical woodworking skills.
  • Train learners in the safe use of hand tools and carpentry machines.
  • Demonstrate techniques in measuring, cutting, shaping, assembling, sanding, and finishing wood products.
  • Guide trainees in producing furniture such as chairs, tables, beds, shelves, and cabinets.
  • Promote quality craftsmanship and professional woodworking standards.
  • Maintain workshop safety, cleanliness, and proper storage of tools and materials.
  • Monitor tool and material inventory and report equipment needs.
  • Conduct practical assessments and track learner progress.
  • Provide mentorship and encourage teamwork, creativity, and entrepreneurship among trainees.
  • Prepare training reports, attendance records, and final evaluations.
Qualifications
  • Diploma in Carpentry, Woodwork Technology, Furniture Design, or a related field.
  • Minimum 2 years of practical experience in carpentry or furniture production.
  • Experience in training or mentoring vocational learners is an an added advantage.
  • Ability to communicate in one or more community languages such as:
    • Swahili, Arabic, French, Luganda, Runyankole, Runyoro
  • Experience working with refugees or vulnerable communities is desirable.
Job Benefits
  • Opportunity to empower youth and vulnerable communities with practical carpentry skills.
  • Work within a mission-driven organization focused on community transformation through skills development.
  • Gain experience in humanitarian and community-based vocational programs.
  • Opportunity for contract renewal based on performance and funding availability.
  • Contribute to sustainable livelihood development in refugee and host communities.
Contacts

📧 Email: careers@gousetech.org

Applicants should submit:

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Cover Letter
  • Academic Certificates
  • National ID or Refugee ID
Employment Type
Contractor
Beginning of employment
As soon as possible
Duration of employment
4 Months (Renewable)
Industry
Vocational Training / Carpentry & Woodwork / Community Development
Job Location
Kasonga - Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, KIKUUBE, South Western, P.O.BOX 491026, HOIMA, Uganda
Working Hours
Full-Time (Monday – Friday)
Base Salary
€300000-€400000 Per month
Date posted
January 10, 2026
Valid through
January 20, 2026
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