1. Requirement to NSTP 1
“NATIONAL SERVICE POLICY”
THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
SUBMITTED TO:
Mrs. Vina V. Velasco
SUBMITTED BY:
Datu Imam, Norjana
Ferranco, Regina
Hernandez, Joshua
Salamera, Christian Carl Diego
Taguba, France Angelyn
Tampoco, Genelou

2.  The Republic of Ghana
Ghana is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Ivory Coast to the
west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire.
 National Service Secretariat (Ghana)
 Ghanaian students who graduate from accredited tertiary institutions are
required under law to do a one year national service to the country.
 The National Service Secretariat (NSS) is the government agency mandated
to formulate policies and structures for national service.
 Vision
Leader in Youth Service
 Mission
Mobilize and Deploy Ghanaian citizens of 18 years and above for National
Development.
 Slogan
“Service To The Nation”
 Core Objectives
1. Encourage the spirit of national service among ALL segments of Ghanaian society in the
effort of nation -building through active participation.
2. Undertake projects designed to combat hunger, illiteracy, disease and unemployment in
Ghana.
3. Help provide essential services and amenities, particularly in towns and villages of the
rural areas of Ghana.
4. Develop skilled manpower through practical training.
5. Promote national unity and strengthen the bonds of common citizenship among
Ghanaians.

3.  National Service Deployment
The Scheme’s deployment is contingent on provisions of section (3) of Act 426, which
directs the scheme to deploy personnel to undertake National Service duties in:
[a] Agriculture
[b] Health
[c] Education
[d] Local Government
[e] Rural Development, including surveying, physical planning, civil engineering and
rural industries.
[f] Youth Programmes
 Terms of service
o All graduates from Ghanaian tertiary institutions must complete a one year
national service.
o Every year several out of tens thousands of graduates are posted to various
sectors as service personnel.
In 2009 - 2010 service years, about 67,000 graduates were
posted.
In the 2010 - 2011 service years, 50,069 personnel were
posted
o The service is done irrespective of type of sponsorship the individual may
have received or the country in which the tertiary course was pursued.
o The personnel upon posting to an establishment is subject to the rules and
regulations that govern it. In case where the establishment's rules conflict
with that of the NSS, the latter's is used. Again, graduates who
are sponsored by certain institutions to offer tertiary programmes return to
those institutions. All benefits that the service personnel are entitled to
shall be frozen till the personnel complete their service.

4.  Monthly Allowances
Service personnel are paid monthly allowances. The amount paid is determined by
the Ministry of Finance.
The allowance that is approved is what the ministry would pay the personnel
throughout the service year.
Payment is calculated from the date the service personnel reports for duty at
his/her designated post.
Personnel posted to statutory boards, corporations and churches or quasi-
church organizations are paid by those establishments and not the secretariat.
 Leaves
Annual leave
All personnel are entitled to a month's annual terminal leave for the year that spans
their service. The month leave is usually given in June to all personnel.
Maternity leave
Female service personnel may apply for a 3 month maternity leave. If the leave is
granted the personnel, she is to serve for three extra months to make up for the period
of service lost. Heads of user-agencies and employers are expected to inform both
the Executive Director and the Regional Directors of the Secretariat before anyone
proceeds on maternity Leave and when they resume duty. Personnel who are granted
maternity leaves are not paid during the time of their leave.

Offenses under the NSS Act
The NSS is governed by Act 426 under which there are the following offenses:
o Evasion
Personnel who do not report to their posts after 3 months of being posted are
considered to have evaded the service. For such a personnel, appropriate sanctions under
Act 426 are applied.

5. o Desertion
A Service Person that takes up posting but does not complete the full period, without
proper authorization from the Board shall be declared a deserter. Three [3] months after
desertion, the service person shall be declared an evader. Any National Service rendered
before desertion will be nullified and personnel on reporting back to the National Service
Secretariat shall be made to start a fresh.
o Self posting
Service Personnel who post themselves to establishments/institutions other than
those, to which they were officially posted, either with or without the knowledge of the
Heads of those establishments, are declared self-posters and their service with the
establishments is not recognized by the NSS.
 Exemption from National Service
Candidates for national service may on application be exempted from service by the
National Service Board on production of valid documentary evidence establishing that:
1. An individual who has undertaken National Service at an earlier date.
2. A graduate who is 40 years old or more.
 End of Service
A Service person shall be issued with a Certificate of National Service after the
successful completion of the service. An assessment form duly commented on and signed
by the Service Person should have been completed by the employer and forwarded to the
Regional Coordinator by the end of May each year.