The National Youth Service Kenya offers several courses for the youths who join the institutition. There are a total of 8 schools, each specializing in a certain field.
If you are planning to join NYS,here is a list of courses to pursue.
| S/NO | INSTITUTION | COURSE | LEVEL | REQUIREMENTS | ||||
| 1. | (Plant | (i) Plant operation | Artisan | (i) | KCPE | |||
| operator/Mechanics) | (ii) Plant Mechanics | Artisan | (ii) | KCSE | ||||
| Machakos | (iii) Welding & Fabrication | Artisan | (iii) KCPE | |||||
| 2. | On Job Training _ Tana | (i) Plant Operation | Artisan | (i) | KCPE | |||
| (ii) Plant Mechanics | Artisan | (ii) | KCPE | |||||
| (iii) Motor Vehicle Mechanics | Artisan | (iii) KCPE | ||||||
| 3. | Yatta School of | (i) Agriculture | Diploma | (i) | KCSE mean grade C- & above | |||
| Agriculture- Machakos | (ii) Agriculture | Craft | (ii) | KCSE mean grade D | ||||
| (iii) ICT | Craft | (iii) KCSE mean grade D+ & above | ||||||
| 4. | NYS Engineering | 1. | Automotive Engineering | Diploma | ||||
| Institute- Nairobi | 2. | Electrical Engineering | Diploma | |||||
| Options | ||||||||
| i. | Power option | Diploma | ||||||
| ii. | Installation and control | Diploma | ||||||
| iii. | Telecommunication | Diploma | · | KCSE mean grade C- | ||||
| 3. | Mechanical Engineering | i. | Mathematics C-, D+ | |||||
| Options | ii. | Physics D+ | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||||
| (i) | Production | Diploma | (The above requirements cuts across | ||||
| (ii) | Material &metallurgy | Diploma | all the courses) | ||||
| (iii) | Fabrication technology & | Diploma | |||||
| metallurgy | |||||||
| (iv) | Industrial Plant | Diploma | |||||
| 4. | Computer Studies | Diploma | |||||
| 5. | Information Technology | Diploma | |||||
| 6. | ICT | Diploma | |||||
| 7. | Civil Engineering | Diploma | |||||
| 8. | Construction plant | Diploma | |||||
| 9. | Building technology | Diploma | |||||
| 10. | Avionics | Diploma | · | KCSE mean grade C+ | |||
| 11. | Air Frame | Diploma | iii. | Mathematics C+ Physics C+ | |||
| 5. | On Job Training- Kerio | (i) Motor vehicle Mechanics | Artisan | (i) | KCPE | ||
| Valley | (ii) Plant Mechanics | Artisan | (ii) | KCSE | |||
| (iii)plant operator | Artisan | (iii) KCPE | |||||
| 6. | Textile and Garment | (i) Beauty Therapy | Craft | (i) | KCSE mean grade D | ||
| Training Institute- | (ii) ICT | Craft | (ii) | KCSE mean grade D+ and at | |||
| Nairobi | least a D in English | ||||||
| (iii)Fashion and design | Diploma | (iii) KCSE mean grade C- & above | |||||
| (iv)Fashion and design | Craft | (iv) KCSE mean grade D | |||||
| (v)clothing and textile/Fashion and Design | Artisan | (v) | KCPE | ||||
| 7. | NYS Technical Training | (i) Fashion & Design | Diploma | (i) | KCSE mean grade C- | ||
| Institute- Naivasha | (ii) Fashion & Design | Craft | (ii) | KCSE mean grade D | |||
| (iii)Fashion and Design/Clothing and Textile | Artisan | (iii) KCPE | |||||
| (iv) ICT | Craft | (iv) KCSE mean grade D+ and at | |||||
| least a D in English | |||||||
| 8. | Center for Early | (i) Early Childhood & Development Education | Diploma | (i) | KCSE mean grade C(plain) | ||
| Childhood Education- | (ii) Early Childhood & Development Education | Craft | (ii) | KCSE mean grade D+ | |||
| 2 | |||||||
| Naivasha | ||||||
| 9. | NYS CATERING | (i) | Food and beverage | Diploma | (i) | KCSE mean grade C- |
| SCHOOL-Gilgil | ||||||
| (ii) | Food and beverage | Craft | (ii) | KCSE mean grade D+ | ||
| (iii) Catering & Accommodation | Diploma | (iii) KCSE mean C(plain) | ||||
| Management | ||||||
| (iv) Catering & Accommodation | Craft | (v) | KCSE mean grade D+ | |||
| management | ||||||
| (v) | ICT | Craft | (vi) KCSE mean grade D+ | |||
| 10. | On Job Training-Nairobi | (i) Motor Vehicle Mechanics | Artisan | (i) | KCPE | |
| (ii) Motor Vehicle Electrician | Artisan | (ii) | KCPE | |||
| (iii) Panel beating & spray painting | Artisan | (iii) KCPE | ||||
| 11. | Advanced Building | (i) Masonry | Craft | (i) | KCSE D | |
| School- Nairobi | (ii) Plumbing | Craft | (ii) | KCSE D | ||
| (iii) Electrical Installation | Craft | (iii) KCSE D | ||||
| (iv) Carpentry | Craft | (iv) KCSE D | ||||
| (v) Upholstery | Craft | (v) | KCPE & ABOVE | |||
| 12. | NYS Technical College- | (i) Mechanical production | Craft | (i) | KCSE mean grade D | |
| Mombasa | (ii) Electrical & Electronics | Craft | (ii) | KCSE mean grade D | ||
| (iii) Motor Vehicle Mechanics | Craft | (iii) KCSE mean grade D | ||||
| (iv)Refrigeration & Air Conditioning | Craft | (iv) KCPE | ||||
| (v)ICT | Craft | (v) | KCSE mean grade D+ and at | |||
| least a D in English | ||||||
| (vi)Plumbing | Craft | (vi) KCSE mean grade D | ||||
| (vii)Masonry | Craft | (vii) KCSE mean grade D | ||||
| (viii) Carpentry | Craft | (viii) KCSE mean grade D | ||||
| (ix) Welding and Fabrication | Craft | (ix) KCSE mean grade D | ||||
| 13. | Rural Craft Training | (i) Automotive Engineering | Craft | (i) | KCSE mean grade D | |
| Center- Turbo | (ii) Mechanical Production | Craft | (ii) | KCSE mean grade D | ||
| (iii)panel beating and spray painting | Artisan | (iii) KCPE | ||||
| (IV)Motor vehicle Mechanics | Artisan | (iv) KCPE | ||||
| 3 | ||||||
| (V)Motor vehicle Electrician | Artisan | (v) KCPE | ||
| (vi)Welding and Fabrication | Artisan | (vi) KCPE | ||
| 14. | Nairobi Engineering | (i) Mechanical Production | Craft | (i) KCSE mean grade D |
| Craft Training School- | (ii) Electrical Installation | Craft | (ii) KCSE mean grade D | |
| Nairobi | (iii)ICT | Craft | (iii) KCSE mean grade D+ and at | |
| least a D in English | ||||
| (iv) Automotive Engineering | Craft | (iv) KCSE mean grade D | ||
| 15. | NYS Vocational | (i) Motor Vehicle Technology | Craft | (v) KCSE mean grade D |
| Institute- Nairobi | (ii) Electrical & Electronics technology | Craft | (vi) KCSE mean grade D | |
| (iii) Metal Processing Technology | Craft | (vii) KCSE mean grade D+ and at | ||
| (iv) ICT | Craft | least a D in English | ||
| (viii) KCSE mean grade D | ||||
| 16. | DRIVING SCHOOL– | (i) Driving | Class B,C& E | KCPE & above |
| Nairobi | ||||
| 17 | NYS Institute of Business | (i) Supply chain management | Diploma | (i) KCSE mean grade C- |
| Studies–Nairobi | (ii) Supply chain management | Craft | (ii) KCSE mean grade D | |
| (iii) Human Resource Management | Diploma | (iii) KCSE mean grade C- | ||
| (iv) ICT | Diploma | (iv) KCSE mean grade C- | ||
| (v) Sales & Marketing | Diploma | (v) KCSE mean grade C- | ||
| (vi) Sales & Marketing | Craft | (vi) KCSE mean grade D | ||
| (vii) Business Management | Diploma | (vii) KCSE mean grade C- | ||
| (viii)Business Management | Craft | (viii)KCSE mean grade D | ||
| (ix)CPA | III,II,I, K | (ix)KCSE mean grade C+ with C+ | ||
| in Maths and English | ||||
| (x) Secretarial studies | Diploma | (x)KCSE mean grade C- | ||
| (xi) Secretarial studies | Craft | (xi)KCSE mean grade D | ||
| (xii) ATC | Technician | (xii)KCSE mean grade D+ with D | ||
| in Maths and English | ||||
NOTE
- The duration of diploma courses is 3 years
- The duration of craft courses is 2 years
- The duration of artisan courses is 2 years except plant operation which takes 6 months
- Driving takes 6 months although there is a proposal to reduce this to 3 months
- CPA and ATD take three years
The Golden Crown Driving School provide approved driving lessons for your NYS 5 hour prelicense course. Get your license at any age: teens, adults and seniors welcome.
The Golden Crown Driving School provide approved virtual and in classroom driving lessons for your NYS 5 hour prelicense course. Get your license at any age: teens, adults and seniors welcome.