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Telecommunications engineer

Other names

radio engineer, transmission engineer, broadcast engineer, communications designer, telecoms engineer, information systems engineer, telecom engineer, telecommunications technologist, communications engineer, telecommunications designer, telecommunications engineers

Telecoms

They design, build, test and fix systems like radio and phone networks, and teach staff to use new equipment.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Document technical specifications and operating standards for telecommunications equipment.

  2. 2

    Provide user support by diagnosing network and device problems and implementing technical or procedural solutions.

  3. 3

    Implement system renovation projects in collaboration with technical staff, engineering consultants, installers, and vendors.

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Sources

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Uganda licensing routes for regulated careers (councils, boards and their Acts)

Official record

Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council, Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council, Law Council and the other bodies named on each licence. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public statutes and regulator pages

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

Official record

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

Official record

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

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
ingénieur de télécommunications/ingénieure de télécommunications
español
ingeniero de telecomunicaciones/ingeniera de telecomunicaciones
العربية
مهندس اتصالات / مهندسة اتصالات
português
Engenheiro de telecomunicações/Engenheira de telecomunicações
Deutsch
Telekommunikationsingenieur/Telekommunikationsingenieurin
italiano
ingegnere delle telecomunicazioni

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