Following the signing of Orders to launch the competitive entrance examinations for the 2nd batch of trainees into Cycles A, B and C of the NASLA Initial Training Programme, the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development has expressed his determination to provide RLAs with well-qualified human resources.
Thousands of Cameroonians will be sitting the prestigious NASLA competitive entrance examinations for the 2024 financial year. Following the signing of Orders No. 000023/A/MINDDEVEL, No. 000024/A/MINDDEVEL and No. 000025/A/MINDDEVEL of 20 February 2024, by the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development, to launch competitive entrance examinations for the admission of two hundred (200) trainees for Cycle A, two hundred and twenty (220) trainees for Cycle B and eighty (80) trainees for Cycle C, respectively.
Interested candidates should take note of the registration modalities provided for in the Orders launching the said competitive examinations at the Ministry of Decentralization and Local Development, in Regional Delegations of the said Ministry and at NASLA in Buea, or on online platforms of the Institution (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @NASLACameroon), Website: http://www.nasla.cm.
Major innovation
The second edition of the NASLA competitive entrance examinations has undergone a change. By virtue of the aforementioned Orders, the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development, Mr Georges ELANGA OBAM, has introduced another type of candidate:
- Candidates who work will henceforth take part in competitive entrance examinations. In addition to the conditions laid down in the Orders, they must also obtain authorisation to sit the exam from their various employers;
- The drop in the registration fee for the competitive entrance examination, which now stands at CFAF twenty thousand (20,000) per candidate for all types of applications (external, internal, employee candidates) and all cycles combined, in accordance with Order No. 000490/MINFI of 21 December 2022 specifying the practical modalities for implementing fees for administrative competitive entrance examinations;
- The choice of Buea as the unique examination centre for cycles A, B, and C.
Context
It should be noted that the competitive entrance examinations that have been launched are part of the deepening of the decentralization process. The Government created the National School of Local Administration (NASLA) as an institutional mechanism for professional training in the administration of Councils, Regions and their establishments, unions or associations. Regional and Local Authorities need qualified officials and workers to boost their performance in promoting local development in general and improving living conditions for the local population in particular. NASLA offers a suitable high-quality training in this area.