The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reviewed the curriculum of its training to enable its personnel to be combat ready and operate at optimum level to counter both domestic and foreign threats.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to him, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, disclosed this at the winging ceremony of some young pilots at the NAF Headquarters, Abuja.
Amao noted that the service recently reviewed the curricula of the various schools in the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to meet expected standards, while also conducting instructional training for the instructors to ensure enhanced performance.
He also disclosed that the training curriculum for NAF cadets at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) had been reviewed and new criteria specified for NAF officers to be eligible for posting to the academy as instructors.
The CAS, however, added that some selected ground and flying schools were also affected.
“I have authorised the audit of selected institutions in 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.
“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.”
These efforts, he said, are geared towards positioning the institutions and facilities as centres of excellence that would produce pilots, engineers, technicians and other specialists well equipped to carry out their constitutional roles more effectively. (NAN)
