Since National Citizenship Service (NCS) began, over 200,000 young people have taken part in this life changing opportunity. NCS is the fastest growing youth movement in this country for a century, with a 46% increase in the number of participants between 2013 and 2014.<\/p>
Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Participants Commence NCS<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Participants Graduated<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 8,400<\/p><\/td> 6,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 26,000<\/p><\/td> 22,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 39,600<\/p><\/td> 32,300<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 57,800<\/p><\/td> 50,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The participant figures for 2015 will be published with the 2015 evaluation in due course.<\/p>"}
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