The National Youth Service (NYS) on Wednesday, January 10, listed requirements for young Kenyans willing to join the service.
This was after the paramilitary training force received overwhelming messages from Kenyans seeking to know the requirements for 2024 enlistment.
According to NYS, the recruitment exercise will be undertaken in every sub-county across all 47 counties in Kenya.
On the date of recruitment, NYS noted it would make a public announcement in both print and electronic media.
Qualifications & Requirements for 2024 NYS Recruitment
Any person willing to join NYS must be a Kenyan citizen by birth. Naturalised citizens do not qualify for enrollment.
Kenyans willing to join the Service must be aged between 18-24 years old. This is in line with the vision of NYS which is to be a centre for excellence in transforming, training and empowering the Kenyan youth.
In academic qualifications, interested applicants must have attained a minimum grade of D (plain) or its equivalent in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
The youth must be medically and physically fit. This is ascertained during the recruitment exercise.
Youth attending the recruitment exercise must have not been convicted of a criminal offence. Proof of a certificate of good conduct issued by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is mandatory.
Lastly, interested candidates must meet any other qualification that the Director General may prescribe from time to time.
Employment Opportunities After Training
NYS assured young Kenyans that the Service had developed an exit strategy that ensures that all graduates are absorbed in employment upon completion of the program.
“Just to mention but a few, 80 per cent transition to other disciplined services, labour export to Europe amongst others,” a statement from NYS read in part.
On November 2023, President William Ruto directed that NYS trainees be given priority during police and military recruitment.
