Hundreds of Youth Services officers recruited soon

Irangika Range

Two hundred and fifty Youth Services officers will be recruited within the next two months and half of them will be from Youth Clubs affiliated to the National Youth Services Council (NYSC), Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said.

Fulfilling one of the promises given in the Mahinda Chinthana regarding Sri Lankan youth, this step will contribute in solving the unemployment problem prevailing in Sri Lanka.

The 250 Youth Services officers have been selected regardless of their ethnicity, religion or caste to represent all communities in Sri Lanka.

Youth clubs affiliated to the NYSC are involved in producing talented and skillful youth to the country. They undergo various training programmes which have been designed to improve personal development, discipline, leadership qualities and knowledge of social and political issues. Thus, they can be good leaders in the future to serve the country, the minister said.

"We are working towards fulfilling the needs of the youth in Sri Lanka for them to be well equipped, independent and valuable youth to contribute to the nation's development. The NYSC is focusing on their personal development creating a conducive environment for them to become youth leaders.

"They must build corporation and peace among the people by giving leadership to protect the motherland and its sovereignty," the minister added. The government is committed to create employment opportunities for all youth in Sri Lanka, he said adding, "we have planned to improve both technical and vocational sectors to achieve 'skills for life-jobs for skills' providing nationally and internationally recognized training in keeping with advanced technology and meeting the demands of the labour market both domestic and foreign.