No. 35 Junior Command and Staff Course graduation ceremony
12:37pm on Monday 11th April 2011
The Graduation Ceremony of the No. 35 Junior Command and Staff Course was held at the Junior Command and Staff College auditorium at SLAF Academy China Bay on 8th April, 2011. The Director Inspection and Safety Air Vice Marshal TLW Dissanayake graced the occasion as the chief guest.


A total of 19 Officers from the Air Force in the ranks of Squadron Leaders and Flight Lieutenant, 04 Officers from the Army in the rank of Major and Captains and 01 Lieutenant from the Navy were part of the group who successfully completed the course.


The Junior Command and Staff College is accredited to the University of Kelaniya and all Officers who fulfill the required criteria will be awarded with a Post Graduate Diploma in Defence Management.


As an adult education programme, the course is conducted on the basis of a knowledge sharing exercise where the course participants are expected to actively seek out knowledge under the guidance of the directing staff as well as visiting experts.


         The Officers are required to endure a 14 week  residential course on a full time basis. It consists of compulsory modules suited to fulfill the command and staff duty requirements of the SLAF. The course curriculum is also designed to promote the development of English and IT skills. Great emphasis is also given to the development of public speaking skills of the course participants.


 

In order to complete the course,  the participants are required to carry out an independent research after which they have to submit a research paper and face a 'viva voce' before a panel of examiners.


The course participants are also taken on an organized study tour to number of selected outside organizations in order to expose them to the various challenges of management and the means by which different organizations meet them.


Physical fitness is also an important part of the curriculum and a regular program of physical training and organized games  are included tn the curriculum to ensure that course participants maintain fitness throughout the course duration.




The following officers have received special awards at the Graduation Ceremony.

No. 35 JCC DETAILS

Course Duration (03rd January 2011 to 08th April 2011)

Best All round PerformanceSqn Ldr HASPK Fernando
Best Book ReviewSqn Ldr MADCI Gunasinghe
Best All round SportsmanSqn Ldr SP Weerasinghe
Best Management Skills Sqn Ldr RWMPWHJB Gunathilake
Best in Public Speaking Sqn Ldr SMS Sampath Sri
Best Commandant's PaperSqn Ldr KHDP Kasagala
Best in Academics Sqn Ldr MADCI Gunasinghe

All round Performance

1st Place 02380 Sqn Ldr HASPK Fernando
2nd Place02261 Sqn Ldr MADCI Gunasinghe
3rd Place 02262 Sqn Ldr UDLP Gunasinghe
4th Place 02383 Sqn Ldr RWMPWHJB Gunathilake
5th Place02218 Sqn Ldr SP Weerasinghe

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