The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) has expressed interest in partnering with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to consolidate its achievements in youth mentorship, corps empowerment, and national integration.
Speaking during a visit to the NYSC Headquarters in Abuja, the Registrar and Chief Executive of the CIPM, Ms. Oluwatoyin Naiwo, said the Institute is the only statutory regulator of human resource management practice in Nigeria, established by an Act of Parliament in 2004.
“As at today, we have over 20,000 certified members including senior public officials, and we operate 5 Zonal Offices nationwide with our headquarters in Lagos” she said.
Naiwo commended the NYSC for its progress in mentoring youths for leadership roles and equipping them with entrepreneurial skills for job creation. She advocated stronger collaboration between both organisations.
“We commend your visionary reform which is focused on skills development, digital innovation and employability, which are repositioning the Scheme as a powerful engine for national workforce readiness,” she added.
The Registrar emphasised the need for Corps Members to become acquainted with the CIPM and to be properly guided toward post-service opportunities.
To this end, she proposed presentations by the Institute during NYSC Orientation Courses to empower Corps Members with insights on workplace experience, structured career planning, and related professional development opportunities.
In his response, the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, expressed the Scheme’s readiness to collaborate with organisations committed to youth development and national integration. He noted that Corps Members are always receptive to initiatives that add value to their personal and professional growth.
The Director-General underscored the importance of manpower development, stating that the NYSC is favourably disposed to strengthening collaboration with the CIPM.
He added that both agencies would constitute a joint technical team to work out modalities for implementing the proposed partnership.