CSC 2012 Opening Ceremony

SUNGAI AKAR, Friday 20 January 2012 – The Opening Ceremony of the Command and Staff Course (CSC) 2012 was held this morning at Sungai Akar Camp. Present to officiate the opening ceremony of the course was the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin. In his speech, the Commander of RBAF emphasised that the joint nature of the course signaled a significant increase in responsibility that would provide many opportunities to stretch and test true leadership. He also iterated the importance of grasping and responding to the changing realities of security environment and the evolving nature of military operations.

A total number of 30 students will attend the course including fourteen officers from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces; a civilian officer from Ministry of Defence, an officer from Internal Security Department and fourteen military officers from Australia, the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh, India, the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Sultanate of Oman, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Also present at the opening ceremony was the Deputy Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Services Commanders/ Commandants, Directors and representatives from the Embassies of respective countries.

The Command and Staff Course is a 39-weeks course delivered in partnership with New Zealand’s Massey University, who is responsible for delivering the academic component of the Tri-Service course; Joint in nature. The course aims to broaden the professional and academic knowledge and develop command, analytical and communication skills of mid-level officers in order to prepare them for higher command and staff appointments.

KURSUS MAKTAB TURUS 2012 DIRASMIKAN

Sungai AKAR, Jumaat 20 Januari 2012 - Majlis Perasmian Kursus Maktab Turus (CSC) 2012 telah berlangsung pada pagi ini di Kem Sungai Akar. Hadir untuk merasmikan majlis perasmian kursus ini adalah Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin. Dalam ucapan beliau, Pemerintah ABDB menekankan bahawa sifat gabungan kursus ini menandakan peningkatan yang ketara dalam tanggungjawab, yang akan menyediakan banyak peluang untuk meregangkan dan menguji kepimpinan yang sebenar. Beliau juga mengulang semula kepentingan menggenggam dan bertindak balas kepada perubahan realiti persekitaran keselamatan dan sifat evolusi operasi ketenteraan.

Sebilangan 30 penuntut akan menghadiri kursus termasuk empat belas orang pegawai-pegawai dari ABDB; seorang pegawai awam daripada Kementerian Pertahanan, seorang pegawai dari Jabatan Keselamatan Dalam Negeri dan empat belas pegawai tentera dari Australia, Republik Rakyat Bangladesh, India, Republik Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Kesultanan Oman, Republik Islam Pakistan, Republik Filipina, Republik Singapura, Thailand, United Kingdom dan Republik Sosialis Vietnam. Turut hadir di majlis perasmian ialah Timbalan Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, Pemerintah-Pemerintah angkatan tentera/Komandan-Komandan, Pengarah-Pengarah dan wakil-wakil dari kedutaan-kedutaan negara masing-masing.

Kursus Maktab Turus ini ialah satu program berjangka selama 39 minggu, yang dikendalikan bersama Universiti Massey New Zealand, yangmana ianya bertanggungjawab untuk menyampaikan komponen akademik kursus "Tri-Service" yang bergabung. Kursus ini bertujuan untuk meluaskan pengetahuan profesional dan akademik dan membangunkan arahan, kemahiran analitikal dan komunikasi pegawai-pegawai peringkat pertengahan untuk mempersiapkan mereka bagi perlantikan yang lebih tinggi nanti.