The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of No. 23 English Medium and No. 94 Sinhala Medium Non-Commissioned Officers' Management Courses was held yesterday (21 August 2024) at the Astra Hall SLAF Academy China Bay under the patronage of the Director General Welfare, Air Vice Marshal PSN Fernando as the Chief Guest.

The core purpose behind this 14-week-long course is to groom Non-Commissioned Officers of the Tri-Forces with robust academic sense, efficient managerial skills and sharp leadership traits. Affiliated with the University of Rajarata, the course culminated in the awarding of Management Certificates to eligible Non-Commissioned Officers.

The No. 23 English Medium and No. 94 Sinhala Medium comprised 65 Senior Non-Commissioned Officers and 57 Junior Non-Commissioned Officers from the SLAF, one Junior Non-Commissioned Officer from the SL Army and one Senior Non-Commissioned Officer from the SL Navy, two Senior Non-Commissioned Officers from Maldivian National Defence Force. At the ceremony, 125 awardees received certificates to mark the successful completion of the courses.

Sergeant Devinda KGH and Corporal Galappaththi OA were recognized as the Best All-Rounders among the Senior Non-Commissioned Officers and Junior Non-Commissioned Officers of the No. 23 English Medium course. Meanwhile, Flight Sergeant Lakmal WAR and Corporal Kumarasinghe LRYT earned well-deserved awards as the Best All-Round Senior Non-Commissioned Officer and Junior Non-Commissioned Officer respectively in the No. 94 Sinhala Medium Course.

In addition to these outstanding achievers, the ceremony also celebrated a host of other special award winners, each contributing their unique strengths to the success of the courses.

AWARD WINNERS NO.23 ENGLISH MEDIUM NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS' COURSE

BEST ALL-ROUND SNCO
Sergeant Devinda KGH - (Aero Electrical & Instruments)

BEST ALL-ROUND JNCO
Corporal Galappaththi OA - (Aero Electrical & Instruments)

BEST STUDENT IN MANAGEMENT   
Corporal Dissanayake DMMSSP - (Air Radio)

BEST PUBLIC SPEAKER - SNCO    
Sergeant Devinda KGH - (Aero Electrical & Instruments)

BEST PUBLIC SPEAKER - JNCO   
Corporal Dissanayake DMMSSP - (Air Radio)

AWARD WINNERS - NO 94 SINHALA MEDIUM NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS' COURSE

BEST ALL-ROUND SNCO   
Flight Sergeant Lakmal WAR - (Operations Ground)

BEST ALL-ROUND JNCO   
Corporal Kumarasinghe LRYT - (Accounts Assistant)

BEST STUDENT IN MANAGEMENT
Flight Sergeant Dissanayake DMSB - (Operations Ground)

BEST PUBLIC SPEAKER - SNCO    
Sergeant  Karunarathna APGN - (Operations Ground)

BEST PUBLIC SPEAKER - JNCO   
Corporal Kumarasinghe LRYT - (Accounts Assistant)

BEST PHYSICAL FITNESS - SNCO   
Flight Sergeant Thilakarathne  WDSK - (Logistic Assistant)

BEST PHYSICAL FITNESS - JNCO   
Corporal Dassanayake MSD - (Physical Training Instructor)