The National Youth Service Corps has announced that graduates of polytechnics and monotechnics without evidence of mandatory one-year Industrial Training will not be allowed to participate in national service.
According to NYSC Coordinator in Lagos State, Mrs Yetunde Baderinwa, the corps has issued a circular to that effect, stating that the one-year IT is a prerequisite for HND programmes.
Baderinwa said, “Some graduates of polytechnics and monotechnics do not observe the mandatory one-year IT before being admitted for HND programme. They must undergo the one-year IT with evidence of completion before going for HND, and institutions must confirm this before admitting them for HND.”
She added that prospective corps members who are HND graduates will be required to present evidence of completion of the IT before being registered at any NYSC orientation camp.