YOUR COURSE OF STUDY AFFECT YOUR NYSC PPA POSTING: 3 UNBELIEVABLE REASONS

The primary aim of the National Youth Service Corp is to promote unity within the country. Nonetheless, your course of study still affects your Primary Place of Assignment. Your NYSC PPA posting is affected by certain factors, which are influenced by your course of study. The NYSC program was designed to post youth corpers to different states outside their geopolitical zones.

It has always been the desire of most corp members to serve at a reputable organization where they can utilize their expertise or get to use the knowledge acquired from their course of study at their NYSC PPA. Unfortunately, a few years back, NYSC posting was limited to four sectors and this has prevented youth corpers from putting their course of study to use.

There has been a significant increase in the rate of unemployment in the country. It was discovered by the Former Minister of Youth Development that some private sectors were no longer employing human labor due to the availability of corp members, which was largely sponsored by the Federal Government. Many of these private organizations save their expenses by giving little or nothing to youth corpers and fail to employ qualified staff members. They know that they have access to corp members every year. Before a youth Corper leaves their organization, they are already booked for another. 

During the former minister of Youth Development, Minister Bolaji Abdullahi, Youth corpers were only posted to limited sectors; Agriculture, Education, Infrastructure, and Health. This posting policy has greatly impeded the gathering of experience that would effectively prepare corps members for the job market because they require specialized training in their areas of study. Many Youth corpers are limited to these sectors, thereby restricting them from gaining much experience in their field of study.

This news might sound surprising to some people, but it is what you know. As a prospective corp member, your course of study influenced where you are posted as your NYSC PPA. It might interest you to know that PPA means your Place of Primary Assignment. 

Your NYSC PPA, just as its name and you must have encountered in this article, is a place where you are assigned to perform your duty throughout your NYSC duration. Corp members usually move to their NYSC PPA immediately after they complete the NYSC orientation program.

You could be posted to a primary or secondary school, local government, ministry or any other firm where your skill is required, usually determined by your course of study. 

Henceforth, Youth corpers will no longer be limited to those four sectors mentioned earlier. Posting of corp members will henceforth be according to their course of study. Other sectors like banking, oil and gas and other private sectors would be explored to create a wide range of experience for youth corpers. 

This was passed accrossed by the current minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande which must take effect with the Orientation Batch C youth corpers.

CAN MY COURSE OF STUDY AFFECT MY NYSC PPA POSTING?

That’s the content you have been seeing so far. Before the new system was announced, there were many reasons why your course of study could affect your NYSC PPA. Usually, corp members get to choose their preferred place of service, and though may not be a key determinant, corp members still have a choice of their own. You are about to read different reasons why your course of study or personal influence can determine your NYSC Place of Primary Assignment. 

Below is a list of various reasons why your course of study affects your NYSC PPA: 

• Availability and request of Nysc PPA in the state where you are deployed; 

There are more PPAs in some states than others, as well as some NYSC PPAs. Some states possess more PPAs than others, and some PPAs possess more spaces than the rest.

For instance, if your state of deployment has more schools than other organizations, you are most likely to be posted to a school, irrespective of your course of study. You might be lucky to be amongst the few people posted to other organizations in your state of deployment. 

On the contrary, if your state of deployment has few schools and more companies, ministries or other organizations where your skill will be useful depending on your course of study, you stand a higher chance of not being posted to a school. 

• Corp members’ choice and efficiency:

During online registration, corp members are allowed to specify their preferred PPAs. This is not a surety that you will be posted to the PPA of your choice. NYSC PPA posting is determined by the available vacancies and demands in your state of deployment. 

However, your efficiency and performance during the youth orientation camp can also influence your PPA. For example, if you stand out or pass excellently in the SAED program or other events in the camp, potential employers may develop an interest in employing you or wish to have you work at their organization during your NYSC period or beyond 

• Lobbying or connection of the corps member: 

At times, some youth corpers may influence their NYSC PPA posting by lobbying or through connection with the NYSC personnel, the potential organization where they desire to be employed, or other powerful or influential people. Usually, this step is taken for different purposes like convenience, health-related issues, personal desire, safety, or financial reasons. 

Nonetheless, it is unethical or not advisable to influence your NYSC PPA posting as it could oppose the aims and objectives of the NYSC program. It also has negative consequential effects tampering with NYSC posting.

Conclusion

Your NYSC PPA can be greatly influenced by your course of study. Though it is not the only factor, there other factors which have been highlighted above. You should get yourself prepared to be posted anywhere, be willing to participate and contribute to national growth. Meanwhile, do not jeopardize your safety and convenience with your posting. 

Your PPA can end up being a place of unforgettable experience or lifetime opportunity, endeavor to positively impact and pick lessons from your place of primary assignment. Opportunity comes but once, they say. Make judicious use of your time at your NYSC PPA.

 Though a great change is about to happen in the NYSC scheme, you must prepare yourself for all possibilities and plan how you intend to enjoy your service year, notwithstanding your place of primary assignment. You could be posted to an organization outside your course of study, so be ready to explore other opportunities ahead of you. You can develop a fascinating knowledge. Do not limit yourself to your course of study alone. This is also an opportunity for people who studied a course they didn’t like or have full knowledge of. Have a wonderful service year ahead.