The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has rejected Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates without proofs of Industrial Training (IT) certification from participating in the ongoing camping activities that began on Monday.
NYSC had introduced a new policy demanding IT certification for those seeking to fulfil their national service obligations. and has halted the screening process for some HND graduates.
The NYSC had announced that HND graduates must provide evidence of completing their one-year mandatory IT certification before being registered in their respective camps.
The policy mandates that graduates of polytechnics and monotechnics who had been mobilised for Batch B Stream II provide evidence of the mandatory one-year Industrial Training (IT) as a requirement for participating in the camp.
Leadership reports that a few corps members were rejected at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Kubwa, Abuja, on Tuesday at 11 a.m., observed that registration was going smoothly with corps members who had all the requirements.
They expressed hope for a resolution that allows them to fulfil their service obligations without being penalised for unforeseen gaps in documentation.
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One of the corps members who spoke anonymously, because she did not want her name to appear in public, described the process as wrongly timed since their mates were already serving without passing through the hurdle.
“They are asking for the IT certificate; once you present it and other documents, they ask you to proceed with the registration. The requirement has led to frustration among some corps members. Most of the corps members without the IT certificate are frustrated, as you can see some of them there,” she said.
A nursing mother, Mrs. Hauwa Collins, who came to register early in the morning, told our correspondent that the process was transparent as long as you had all the necessary documents.
“I arrived at the camp before 10 a.m. When the screening started, I was asked to present my IT certificate, age declaration, and other documents. They did not waste time after verifying all the records. I have collected my kits now and I am about to finish the registration.
“But some of our colleagues are frustrated. I met one woman who came from Kaduna and is upset because she was screened out,” she added.
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