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About us
The United Kingdom Telecommunications Academy was created in 1995 at the time when the global telecommunications industry was moving into the eras of privatisation and liberalisation. It was established by the UK government, in partnership with the telecommunications companies British Telecommunications (now BT) and Cable & Wireless, with the objective of representing the UK industry in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Development sector and developing international training courses and accredited knowledge transfer. We are an independent organisation. Rather than providing training directly, we carefully select training partners who can deliver world-class training that meets the needs of people across the sector and accredit awards granted by our partners.
Academic training courses
The UKTA has partnered with academic institutions in Africa, China and the U.K. and encouraged students from around the world to obtain both Doctors and Masters degrees. It has facilitated and helped to arrange scholarships for many exceptional individuals. Currently, the UKTA’s main focus is leveraging its U.K. based academic expertise with its African based institutional relationships and delivering two Master’s degree courses which blend online and face to face learning.
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Master of Communications Management
Master of Communications Management: Online Master of Communication Management (eMCM)
The UKTA, in partnership with the University of Rwanda, formally launched the online Master of Communication Management (eMCM) in April 2016.
Who Should Apply?
The programme is delivered online by experienced lecturers and professors from the United Kingdom. The eMCM is designed for individuals within ICT and telecommunications sectors who wish to enhance their managerial knowledge and competence. This includes engineers and managers working in telecommunications regulatory authorities, ICT service providers and other ICT stakeholders. Policy makers in ministries and government departments responsible for ICTs will also benefit from the eMCM.
Modules and Delivery Periods
The eMCM will be delivered online through the Provider Website. The programme comprises four 30 credit modules and a 60 credit dissertation. The modules covered in this course are:
- Project Management for ICT: April – July each year
- Legal, Regulatory, Policy and Environment of a Converged Society: July – October each year
- Human Resources for ICT: October – December each year
- Strategic Management for ICT January – April each year
- Dissertation: for the 6 months following completion of the 4 modules above
After 60 credits (completion of any 2 of the above modules), candidates can exit with an award of a post-graduate certificate. After 120 credits (completion of the 4 modules), candidates will be awarded a post-graduate diploma. Upon successfully completing a dissertation, candidates will be awarded the Masters degree. This flexibility enables candidates to undertake specific modules for their Continuous Professional Development whilst also obtaining an academic award.
How to apply
To be admitted into the programme, possession of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science and IT, business management, human resource management, law or related qualification from an accredited institution is required.
Applications for the Masters degree are open. To download the application form, click here. Once completed, send the form and all supporting documents to the following email address:
Prior to submitting an application, please ensure that you have the funds available to pay the tuition fees. Please note that applications are accepted any time and successful applicants will start on the next module. Applications less than 2 weeks before a module will begin at the following module.
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GSMA (Short courses)
The GSMA is the world leading association of mobile communications and networks. It offers a wide range of short courses on a diverse range of policy and technical aspects of electronic communications. These courses are accredited by UKTA and are available free of charge to UKTA students.
The GSMA closely analyses mobile telecommunications/ICT policy and regulation and their effects worldwide. The Capacity Building programme’s in-house experts have used this knowledge to create high-quality short training courses which reference real-world examples to highlight best practice. Offered both as face-to-face classes and online for remote learning, GSMA courses help policymakers and regulators understand the implications of different approaches and how they can affect the delivery of mobile services to their citizens.
GSMA face-to-face courses vary in length from one to three days and are delivered in many countries through partnerships with reputable international organisations. Face-to-face courses are also delivered on-site at Ministry or regulatory authority offices. All GSMA courses are also available online via the GSMA Capacity Building eLearning portal, which allows remote study from anywhere in the world, through a PC, tablet or mobile.
All GSMA courses, both face-to-face and online, are free of charge, subject to availability.
View all available training courses on the GSMA Portal.