​KAMPONG TANAH JAMBU, Friday 15 January 2016 – The Opening Ceremony of the Command and Staff Course (CSC) 2016 was held at Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Auditorium, Kampong Tanah Jambu.

Present to officiate the opening ceremony of the course was the Commander of RBAF, Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah.

A total number of 27 officers are attending the course including 14 officers from RBAF; an officer from Royal Brunei Police Force and other 12 military officers from the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh, the Peoples Republic of China, Republic of 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, and The United States of America.

Also present at the opening ceremony was the Services Commanders/ Commandants, Directors and representatives from the Defence Attaches of respective countries.

The Command and Staff Course is a 40-weeks post graduate level course delivered in partnership with New Zealand’s Massey University, who is responsible for delivering the academic component of the Tri-Service course which is also 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.

Successful students at the course will be awarded the military qualification of ‘passed Staff College’ (Joint) and also the Post Graduate Diploma in International Security with the option of pursuing a Master degree for the most able students.