Olawumi, on Wednesday said graduates with first class degrees would,
henceforth, be deployed to teach in universities and other tertiary
institutions.
Olawumi said this in Kaduna at a two-day pre-mobilisation workshop for
the 2015 Batch 'B' NYSC programme.
He said the new posting policy was to properly mobilise the right
manpower to boost the education sector.
"All corps members who graduated with First Class honours, Distinction
Degrees and Diplomas will be posted to tertiary institutions for
effective utilisation of their manpower.
"The posting policy of the scheme is being vigorously implemented for
the achievement of the desired impact.
"I, therefore, appeal to the authorities of all tertiary institutions
of learning to reciprocate this gesture by accepting and offering them
permanent appointments after service."
The NYSC DG disclosed that an online certificate verification
procedure would be introduced to make participation in the scheme more
transparent.
He said that the verification procedure was to promote smooth
interface between the scheme and the public.
"This is focused at further simplifying the procedures for certificate
verification and enquiries as to whether some individuals participated
in national service by making the process more transparent and less
cumbersome."
Olawumi, speaking on the workshop, said it was to holistically review
the scheme, identify and eliminate areas of difficulties that might
crop-up during call-up formalities.
"Pursuing its firm resolve to ensure that the mobilisation process is
transparent and 21st century compliant, the management of the scheme
introduced the online registration platform to ease the entire
exercise.
"The initiative is now widely accepted and applauded by all
stakeholders today because the initiative has eliminated cases of
registration by proxy and also granted easy access to call-up letters
by prospective corps members.
"Arrangements have also been concluded for the setting-up of a help
desk, where prospective corps members can get quick response to the
challenges they may face while registering online."
The NYSC boss assured all that necessary changes to the format for
online registration would be made in compliance with the NYSC Act.
Olawumi also said that 410,821 corps members had so far been trained
in different skills under the NYSC skill acquisition and
entrepreneurship development initiative.
He said ICT facilities would be provided to enable corps members have
a seamless mobilisation process.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the workshop was to allow
stakeholders review policies and challenges of the scheme.
The theme of the workshop is 'ICT and NYSC mobilisation process;
towards eliminating identified challenges.'
Governor Nasiru El-Rufa'I of Kaduna State, while declaring the
workshop open, assured all that the Kaduna State Government would
discharge its obligation to the scheme.
The governor, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Youths and Sports, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Musa, said, "no stone will
be left unturned to ensure the safety and security of corps members in
all parts of the state."
-PUNCH
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