By Sani Idris
The Nigerian Air Force Institute of Administrative Management (NAFIAM) has graduated 154 personnel on sundry course of which eight officers were of the Ghana Air Force.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that a total of six courses graduated.
The courses include; Initial Personnel and Administrative Management Officers’ Course 30/2024, Integrated Basic Clerical Course 45/2024, Basic Information Assistant Certificate Course 3/2024, Combined Information and Public Relations Assistant Course 2/2024.
Others were; Physical Fitness Specialist Management Course 3/2024 and A2 Catering Course 2/2024.
Addressing the graduands at a combined graduation ceremony on Friday in Kaduna, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, reiterated his commitment to deliberate training and
mission-oriented force development.
This, he said one of the key enablers of his command philosophy of transforming the (NAF) into an agile and resilient force that effectively meets the
airpower demands of national security in all operational
environment.
Abubakar, represented by AVM Ibikunle Daramola, the Chief of Civil Military Relations, NAF Headquartes Abuja, said regard, the force has continued
to place high premium on the training and retraining of personnel
for operational effectiveness and efficiency.
He disclosed that, in the pursuit of the objective, a total of 39 instructors from the NAFIAM were trained at the
National Teachers’ Institute in teaching methodology and
assessment/evaluation techniques.
This, the CAS said was necessary to enhance the professionalism of the instructors for excellent service
delivery.
He stated that the NAF is ready to partner with sister services, paramilitary agencies, organisations and the general public in the training and capacity
building of its workforce for enhanced productivity.
According to him, the graduands are now better equipped and prepared for the duties ahead of them, adding that the courses they underwent were
designed to adequately prepare them to provide workable and
enduring solutions to a plethora of problems in the field.
Abubakar therefore charge them to bring to bear the knowledge they
gained while on the course.
He also charged them to show commendable
professionalism while discharging their assigned tasks to
contribute their quota to the development of the Nigerian and
Ghana air forces.
“Discipline is the bedrock of any fighting
force and forms the basis upon which cohesion and team spirit
depend. You must therefore uphold the high standard of discipline which the military is known for.
He thanked the Chief of the Air
Staff of the Ghana Air Force, who has placed high premium on training for enhanced proficiency, professionalism and
capacity development of his personnel.
He also thanked the Air Officer Commanding
Ground Training Command for his efforts at improving the quality
of training in the lnstitute.
Earlier, the Commandant of NAFIAM, AVM Mohammed Yusuf, said over the period of six weeks to six months, the graduands were exposed to lectures, presentations, tutorials, practicals classes, tours/visits, research projects, practices and demonstrations in line with real time situations in the field.
“Hence, the graduands have been adequately prepared to function effectively in relevant capacities that require their training and skill levels,” he said .
Yusuf thanked the CAS for his support to meet the training needs of the Institute.
NAN reports that highpoints of the event was the unveiling of “The Administrator”, the official magazine of the institute.
Awards were given to graduands who distinguished themselves.(NAN)
