RELEVANCE OF SWOT ANALYSIS IN UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION

Abstract

Increased environmental uncertainty and complexity requires organizations to manage strategically as never before and SWOT analysis has emerged as one of winning tools used. The study is aimed at examining the relevance of SWOT on the performance of USE in Uganda. The study utilized time series data obtained from Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED). The study utilized the skills and knowledge from Quantitative techniques for management; Business environment and Introduction for research method by applying different data presentation, descriptive analysis and carrying out the trend analysis of key performance indicators of USE against the set SWOT variable identified at USE planning and performance reviews. The The results indicate that for SWOT analysis to achieve the required results, the set actions and strategies arising from SWOT analysis must be acted on timely. The delays on acting on the SWOT variables makes it static to the extent that it remains the same even after years of implementation hence irrelevant tool for dynamic environment. SWOT does not compel the implementers to address the strategies arising from SWOT analysis and it does not rank, which variable or strategy should be worked on first or together in order to achieve greatest impact. KEYWORDS: