Over 11 000 apply for NYS training

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2025-08-05

HENTIES BAY, 04 August 2025 - Some of the 700 recruits currently undergoing the National Youth Training Programme at the Henties Bay training centre. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

HENTIES BAY, 05 AUG (NAMPA) – The National Youth Service (NYS) has recorded over 11 600 applications for its 16th intake National Youth Training Programme - the highest since the training programme began.
Of this number, only 1 068 applicants were successfully recruited due to limited resources.
Seven-hundred recruits, comprising 350 males and 350 females, have been placed at the Henties Bay Training Centre in the Erongo Region, while 368 are und...

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HENTIES BAY, 04 August 2025 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi inspecting the bed-making skills of one of the 700 recruits at the National Youth Training Programme at Henties Bay. The skills are among some of those taught during the 7-month long programme. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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