The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced that the 2020/2021 service year officially starts on Monday, September 7, 2020.

In a statement issued on Monday, the NSS said a total of Eighty-Six Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy-Eight (86,478) eligible graduates from accredited tertiary institutions and private registrants who enrolled for the 2020/2021 national service have been posted to various user agencies across Ghana.

Registration and validation of the prospective service persons would begin at all centres across the country from Thursday, September 3, 2020, the NSS statement said.

The figure is an increase on the 77,962 prospective national service personnel who were posted in the 2019/2020 service year.

However, service personnel deployed to educational institutions are directed to hold on with their registration and validation until schools officially re-open.

Read the entire statement below;

PRESS RELEASE

NSS RELEASES POSTINGS FOR THE 2020/2021 SERVICE YEAR

The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has today, August 31, 2020, released postings of a total of Eighty-Six Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy-Eight (86,478) eligible graduates from accredited tertiary institutions and private registrants who enrolled for the 2020/2021 national service, to various user agencies across Ghana

All eligible national service personnel are therefore requested to log onto the Schemes website, on www.nss.gov.gh, to check their placements and then proceed to the various user agencies to endorse their appointment letters, before they book appointments online for registration and validation at designated centres in the regions.

Registration and validation would begin at all centres across the country from Thursday, September 3, 2020.

National service personnel are therefore to note that, the service period officially commences on Monday, September 7, 2020.

However, service personnel deployed to educational institutions are directed to hold on with their registration and validation until schools officially re-open.

This special arrangement is being implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic directives and is intended to prevent large gatherings of national service personnel at registration centres.

Management wishes to emphasize that it will not encourage change of postings, and therefore, urges all service personnel posted to accept their placements and consider it as part of their contributions towards the socio-economic development of the nation

Thank you.

Signed

HON. MUSTAPHA USSIF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR