10,000 NSS Personnel to undergo Emergency Response Training – Defence Minister
Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has announced that 10,000 National Service Personnel will commence training under the National Service Emergency Response Readiness Programme in August 2025.
Presenting an update on the defence sector on Monday, July 21, he said the training is aimed at equipping service personnel with essential skills in security, disaster preparedness, and public safety.
“The National Service Emergency Response Readiness Programme will begin in a few weeks. The basic military and emergency response training is a six-week orientation training scheduled to run in two batches from August to October this year,” the Minister disclosed.
According to him, the programme will initially involve 10,000 National Service volunteers, with plans to significantly increase participation in the coming year. Dr. Boamah emphasised that the programme is entirely voluntary and not compulsory.
“They are volunteers; it is not compulsory,” he stressed.
The training modules will cover a range of practical and value-based areas including basic military orientation, first aid, basic life support, disaster and fire management, nationalism and patriotism, loyalty, mentorship, and leadership.
“The core objective of the training is to equip the National Service personnel with the relevant skills in security, disaster preparedness, and public safety. It must be clear, however, that the training programme is optional,” he said.
