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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SHORTLISTED NYS RECRUITS FOR POSSIBLE RECRUITMENT INTO THE NAMIBIAN POLICE FORCE
CALL-UP INSTRUCTION FOR THE 17TH INTAKE OF VOLUNTARY NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES
CALL-UP INSTRUCTION FOR THE 17TH INTAKE OF VOLUNTARY NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES
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
On 14 September 2026, the Honourable Dr. Sanet Steenkamp, Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, officially inaugurated the new nine-member Board of the National Youth Service (NYS). The Board, appointed for a three-year term effective 1 July 2026, is entrusted with providing strategic direction, strong governance, and policy oversight to advance the Service’s mandate of youth development across Namibia. Welcoming the new Board, NYS Commissioner Dr. Felix Musukubili expressed confidence that the new Board will usher in a renewed era of strategic growth, strengthened governance, transparency and enhanced service delivery.
The newly appointed Board of the National Youth Service (NYS), accompanied by the Executive Management, on 27 July 2026, paid a courtesy visit to Her Excellency Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia, at State House. The purpose of the visit was to formally introduce the fully constituted Board to the President and provide an update on the strategic programmes currently being implemented under the 2026/27 Annual Business and Financial Plan (ABFP), as well as the Service's performance against key targets achieved during the 2025/26 financial year.