All form 4 leavers who attained grade D plain and above have been urged to sign up for the National Youth Service (NYS) training, a programme that seeks to give the youth vocational training, instill patriotism and empower them to help safeguard the country.
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Social Protection Committee, Alice Ng’ang’a, who is also the Thika Town Constituency MP urged the youngsters to seize the opportunity that will inculcate in them a team spirit, discipline and a new perspective towards life.
After the training, Ng’ang’a noted that the successful recruits will benefit from free vocational and technical courses that will propel them to ready jobs locally and internationally.
Speaking in Thika, the MP noted that enrollment to the service is free and voluntary and after successfully completing, the recruits are sent to technical and vocational schools within NYS to train in various fields such as agriculture, engineering and hospitality.
“Those who didn’t get an opportunity to join universities and colleges should seize this noble chance. At NYS they will enroll for courses of their choice and they will increase their chances of securing jobs in the future,” the lawmaker said.
Her sentiments were echoed by parents who said that their idle children will have an opportunity to further their education.
“We have in the past failed to get this information on time and we only hear that so and so were picked for training. Now that we have the right information, we will take all our children to the recruitment centres,” said resident Joseph Thiga.
NYS has already announced to the general public of the recruitment exercise throughout the republic from May 15 to May 19.
Applicants are required to be Kenyan citizens between the ages of 18 and 24 with an average KCSE grade of D plain or higher, possess a Good Conduct Certificate and be ready to get a medical checkup during and after the recruitment exercise.
They should submit their original national ID cards and academic certificates to the recruitment centre.
They are also supposed to get ready to undergo challenging physical training and be ready to help the country in any part of the Republic of Kenya.
Established in 1964 to train youths in tasks of national importance, including service in the armed forces, national reconstruction programmes and disaster response, NYS training had for more than 20 years since establishment been compulsory for pre-university students.
By Kamau Njoroge
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