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Pre Retirement Course for Army Personnel Awards Certificates

On the directions of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Rathnayake, Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs) Training School on Monday (25) commenced a Special Course, named ‘Spiritual Biodynamic Traditional Agriculture’ for officers and other ranks who will retire from service, together with the ‘Sanasa’ Natural Farm, Ukuwela with the coordination of famous environmentalist, Mr. Thilak Kandegama, Director General, Natural farm and Agriculture Training Centre, ‘Sanasa’, Ukuwela.

16 Army personnel followed this course, intended to further farmers the contribution of those people to country upon retirement.

Personality Development, Physical Training, Leadership, Stress Management, Elder Education, Ethics, Civil Law and Labour Law, Human Resource Management and Business Development, etc  as subjects of this course at NCO Training School were taught during the training.

In the second stage, lecturers of Natural farm and Agriculture Training Centre and ‘Sanasa’ conducted the training in Natural Cultivation, Paddy Cultivation, Export agro industry, spices horticulture management, Fertilizers Production, Energy Management, Apiculture, Livestock Farming, Mushroom Cultivation, Pro-harvest Technology and Market Standardization, Enterprise Development. Meanwhile, course students received practical field knowledge also at the Natural Farm and Agriculture Training Centre.

Certificates were awarded to those 16 Army personnel upon successful completion of their training during a ceremony.

Mr. Sarath Ekanayake, Hon. Chief Minister, Central Province, Mr. Nandimitha Ekanayake, Hon. Deputy Minister, Higher Education, Mr. Rohana Dissanayake, Hon. Deputy Minister, Transport, Mr. K.G.J Abeysooriya, Chairman, ‘Sanasa’, Mr. Thilak Kandegama, Major General P.P De Silva, Commander, Army Training Command, Colonel A.K.A.B Gunarathne, Director, Brigadier K.D.C.G.J Thilakerathne, Commandant, NCO Training School, Brigadier K.R.W.D.M.S Bandara, Brigadier Training, Army Training Command, Directorate for Agriculture and Livestock, Lieutenant Colonel K.M.W Bandara, Commanding Officer, NCO Training School were participated with the occasion.