The candidate students for the competition must be:

• 1. An actively enrolled final year student or a recent graduate (within one year) of a public or private TVET Institution registered with the Ministry of Education and Sports. Students in their first year with exceptional performance can also apply
• 2. Enrolled in one of the following programs:
• (a). For Agro-processing, relevant programs include: Food Science/Food Technology, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Agriculture, Horticulture, Agro-processing (including fisheries), Agri-business Home Economics, Catering, and Hotel management
• (b).  For Agro-Machinery fabrication, relevant programs include: Welding and fabrication, Agricultural engineering, Industrial Technology, Equipment designing technology, General Engineering, Machining and any other related courses
• 3. Aged between 15 and 21 years at the time of application
• 4. Interested in TVET programs and willing to participate actively in the skills’ competition activities
• 5. Agree to avail themselves for marketing purposes as and when required and accept that the organizers of the NASC hold the right to all media and publications with the applicant’s inclusion