WELCOME TO NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE
Turning youth into productive citizens.
PUPLIC INFORMATION
NYS information flyers
NYS Information Booklet
For general information
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
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CALL UP INSTRUCTION FOR CURRENT AND FORMER NYS RECRUITS/TRAINEES TO APPLY FOR POSSIBLE RECRUITMENT INTO THE NAMIBIAN POLICE FORCE (NAMPOL)
CALL UP INSTRUCTION FOR CURRENT AND FORMER NYS RECRUITS/TRAINEES TO APPLY FOR POSSIBLE RECRUITMENT INTO THE NAMIBIAN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE (NCS)
Our Programmes
1. PHASE ONE:
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING
National Service Training is aimed at:
- Instilling discipline amongst the youth
- Inculcating a sense of patriotism
- Developing the youth into individuals with physical and mental endurance, exemplary moral and ethical character and integrity
2. PHASE TWO:
VOLUNTARY SERVICE
VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Voluntary Services aims to:
- Champion a responsive youth voluntary service nationwide that will contribute to cultivating patriotism through mobilizing youth involvement in projects of national importance, thereby contributing to the national developmental agenda.
- Instill volunteerism and civic virtues among the Namibian youth.
3. PHASE THREE:
TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET)
TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET)
Technical and Vocational Education Training(TVET) aims to:
- Equip youth with skills and thus making them employable and able to be self-employed.
- The Service offers eleven (11) skills trades accredited by the Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) and registered with the Namibia Training Authority (NTA).
News
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Highlights
The National Youth Service (NYS), in partnership with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare marked the closing of a six-week Pilot Training Programme for Children Living and Working on the Streets at the Henties Bay Training Centre.
The 2026 academic year of the National Youth Service (NYS) Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme was officially launched on 11 March 2026, at the Rietfontein Training Centre. The programme currently accommodates 476 trainees, comprising 225 new entrants and 190 continuing trainees.