NYSC Director-General, Brig. General Nnamdi Okore-Affia
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as published by the Punch
The National Youth Service Corps on Wednesday said only eligible graduates, who pass through duly accredited, full-time courses from higher institutions, would be mobilised for participation in the forthcoming 2013 Batch ‘A’ scheme, scheduled for between March 6 and 26.
The National Youth Service Corps on Wednesday said only eligible graduates, who pass through duly accredited, full-time courses from higher institutions, would be mobilised for participation in the forthcoming 2013 Batch ‘A’ scheme, scheduled for between March 6 and 26.
Already, the NYSC has started
collaborating with relevant regulatory organisations of corps producing
institutions, such as the National Universities Commission for
universities and degree-awarding institutions, and the National Board
for Technical Education for monotechnics/polytechnics and the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board.
A statement bythe Director-General of
the NYSC, Brig. General Nnamdi Okorie-Affia, in Abuja said any
prospective corps member, whose admission status was not known to JAMB,
would be deemed to have been improperly admitted.
He said, “Accordingly, the data of all
prospective corps members, as submitted for mobilisation by their
respective institutions, are subjected to screening for conformity with
the requirements of these regulatory/examination bodies.
“In this regard, all prospective corps
members whose admissions are not known to JAMB will be deemed to be
improperly admitted. The admission status of such students will require
the affected CPIs to regularise same with JAMB. Similarly, all CPIs have
been advised to abide by the extant admission quota approved by the
NUC and NBTE respectively in making submission for mobilisation.
“Any submission in excess of quotas
approved will not be accepted. Graduates of courses not duly accredited
by these regulatory bodies will not be mobilised for service.”
The NYSC noted that “the regularisation
of admissions with JAMB is the duty of the CPIs; the confirmation of
approved admission quota for each course and the determination of their
accreditation status is the prerogative of the regulatory bodies – NUC
and NBTE”.
Okorie-Affia added, “It is imperative to
state that the NYSC will not act as a liaison office between the CPIs
and these regulatory/examination bodies.”