GAFCSC ends 2-week course in defence management

The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), has ended a two-week course in defence management for the year 2019 at the Otu Barracks in Teshie.
The course, which began on Monday, June 24 and ended on Friday, July 5, was in collaboration with the Cranfield University of the United Kingdom.
Over 140 participants, including 40 Ghanaian officers on the regular staff course, took part in the programme.
The remaining participants were from the other security services, the ministries, departments, other agencies and 13 sister African countries.
 The participating officers from allied military were from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo and Zambia.
The course was designed to expose uniformed and civilian personnel working within the security sector to the principles and techniques for the governance and management of the defence and security sectors of their respective nations as well as to issues that arise in that regard. 
Major General William Omane-Agyekum, Commandant of Military Academy Training School (MATS) said security issues the world over had become complex but more transparent than before.
“And this informed the decision to organise this course for you to understand the role your various security services, ministries, departments and agencies play in ensuring a harmonised architecture,” he noted.
He said the increasing sophistication and illusive nature of the threats in today’s world made it a more delicate process, adding that, training in the management of defence and security was a critical requirement for any nation. 
“The course has therefore been designed to expose uniformed and civilian personnel working within the security sector to the principles and techniques for the governance, management and security sectors of our nation and to the issues that arise in that regard.”
Major General Omane-Agyekum noted that the course objectives were relevant and vital for a continued national development.
 “I want to applaud the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College for successively bringing together agencies of state to deliberate upon, practicalise and seek common ways to address important national issues.” This is commendable and I urge all ministries, departments and agencies to extend the necessary support to sustain such programmes. 
“It is noteworthy that effective collaboration amongst the academia, government institutions and the private sector has been the driving force for development in advanced countries,” he added. –GNA