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Steel fixer / reinforcement worker

Other names

Official name: Structural ironworker

structural steel fitters, steel fitters, structural iron and steel worker, structural steel erector, rebar workers, steel erector

Building trades

They put up steel frames for buildings and bridges and place metal rods inside concrete.

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    Put iron parts into buildings and bridges.

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    Build steel frames for buildings.

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    Set metal rods to make strong concrete.

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

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National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

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Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

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Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
charpentier en structures métalliques/charpentière en structures métalliques
español
ferrallista
العربية
عامل الأشغال الحديدية الهيكلية / عاملة الأشغال الحديدية الهيكلية
português
Operador de montagem de estruturas metálicas/Operadora de montagem de estruturas metálicas
Deutsch
Metallbauer – Konstruktionstechnik/Metallbauerin – Konstruktionstechnik
italiano
esperto in carpenteria metallica per l’edilizia/esperta in carpenteria metallica per l’edilizia

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