Nyamitanga Technical Institute started in 1953 by the White Father Missionaries as a Rural Trade School with the aim of producing Artisans in Carpentry and Joinery, Bricklaying and Concrete Practice, which were being examined by East African Examinations Council (EAEC).

Rural Trade run up to 1977 when it became a Junior Technical School (UJTC) with Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) as its awarding Body. In 1984 it was elevated to a Technical Institute for award of Craft Certificates for two years, a status it still holds to-date when it awards UBTEB National Certificates and Short Course Certificates of 3 to 6 months.