Applications are now open for the 2021 Cohort of The National Youth Parliament of Jamaica (NYPJ).
The National Youth Parliament is structured to:
- Encourage active citizenship among youth and promote involvement in democracy and governance;
- Analyse and provide feedback from a youth perspective on statements, ministry papers, green papers and bills before the Houses of Parliament;
- Promote youth mainstreaming into national policies, strategies and programmes.
Applicant Requirements:
1. Must be a Jamaican between ages 15 and 27 yrs, to apply for the National Youth Parliament.
2. Are required to attend/participate in the following:
Introductory Training Feb. 2021
County Training Sessions and County Project planning Feb. 2021– Nov. 2021
Ongoing Work on Parliamentary Motions Feb. 2021 – Nov 2021
Mandatory 3 day Residential Workshop (TBD) Sept. /Oct.- 2021
Parliamentary Procedures - Review and Mock Sitting Nov. 2021
Sitting of the National Youth Parliament Nov. 2021
Application Deadline: 4:00pm - Friday February 12, 2021
