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The Ministry of Defence has received over K17 million to implement the voluntary Zambia National Service (ZNS) Voluntary Skills Training Programme for youths.
The release of the funds is meant to implement President Hakainde Hichilema’s directive to restart the ZNS Voluntary Skills Training which ended many decades ago.
This is according to a statement issued in Lusaka on Monday by Ministry Principal Public Relations Officer, Paul Shalala.
Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary, Maambo Haamaundu, said the training would ensure that seven youths from each of the 156 Constituencies across the country benefit in the first cohort.
“Applications by the youths to be trained will start in July 2025 and by the end of the same month, selections will be done,” Hamaundu said.
He said the ZNS Voluntary Skills Training Programme was meant to give youths the skills which would enable them become entrepreneurial and stand on their own.
The Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary adds that President Hichilema wants this training to benefit the youths who need to create jobs for themselves.
“Successful applicants for the ZNS Voluntary Skills Training Programme will be trained at ZNS Skills Centers in Eastern, Copperbelt and Northern Provinces,” Hamaundu said.
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