The Federal Government has unveiled plans to restructure the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation programme as part of a broader reform aimed at equipping corps members with practical skills and improving national service.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, said the revamped orientation camp would be divided into three phases.
According to her, the first two weeks will focus on civic responsibility, national values, and leadership development.
The second phase will cover career mapping, financial literacy, business planning, and access to finance, while the final two weeks will provide specialised training based on each corps member’s chosen career path.
Usman explained that under the new framework, corps members will select one of 11 specialised streams during registration and receive targeted training throughout the orientation programme to prepare them for future employment and national service.
The specialised streams are Agric Corps, Medical Corps, Education Corps, Tech and Digital Corps, Legal Corps, Public Service Corps, Infrastructure Corps, Green Corps, Enterprise Corps, Creative Economy Corps, and Paramilitary and Security Corps.
She said the initiative is designed to equip graduates with practical skills aligned with their academic backgrounds, career aspirations, and the country’s workforce needs.
She also disclosed that the reforms include a review of NYSC deployment procedures, with greater consideration given to prevailing security realities when posting corps members across States.
