The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has
stated that for personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to be combat-ready
and operate at optimum level to counter both domestic and foreign threats, the
need to review the curriculum of its training institutions and facilities has
become expedient.
The CAS stated this at the winging ceremony of some pilots
and operators held recently at Headquarters NAF, Abuja, a statement by the
Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air
Commodore, Edward Gabkwet announced.
According to Air Marshal Amao, the NAF recently reviewed the
curricula of the various schools in the Air Force Institute of Technology
(AFIT) to meet expected standards, whilst also conducting instructional
training for the instructors to ensure enhanced performance.
He also revealed that the training curriculum for NAF cadets
at the Nigerian Defence Academy has been reviewed and new criteria specified
for NAF officers to be eligible for posting to the Academy as instructors.
Also affected are some selected ground and flying schools
where the CAS disclosed that, ‘I have authorized the audit of selected
institutions in the NAF, including flying schools, by a team of experienced
retired senior officers with a view to upgrading the practices and facilities
at the institutions to meet international standards and best practices.’
He went further to state that special arrangements have also
been made to upgrade operations training facilities to enhance the operational
capacity of NAF operators in anticipation of increased tempo of air operations
with the recently acquired platforms, while sustaining capacity building
programmes for the NAF Regiment in joint efforts for synergy of air-ground
integrated operations with sister services.
Overall, these efforts, according to the CAS, are geared
towards positioning the institutions and facilities as centres of excellence
that would produce pilots, engineers, technicians and other specialists that
are well equipped to carry out their constitutional roles more effectively and
efficiently.
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