OCDC READY FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF ITS 14TH SEMINAR
Officer Carrier Development Centre (OCDC) is the only premier military training centre established to impart professional military knowledge and to develop carrier prospect for middle-grade officers of the Sri Lanka Army. In order to enhance the knowledge on current, local and global issues, two seminars are conducted annually and all arrangements have been finalized to hold the second thematic seminar for the year 2019 and it will be held on 19th and 20th December 2019 for the 14th consecutive time under the well-spoken topic of $Countering violent extremism; contemporary trends and challenges$. Major General Nirmal Dharmaratne WWV RWP RSP ndu psc, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker.
The target audience of this seminar is expected to be comprised of 67 Lieutenant Colonels and Majors of SL Army who are commanding battalions: the prime tactical formation of the Army, and 09 x officers of Navy and Air Force, equivalent to the same ranks from Police and STF, professionals from inline Ministries and some selected students of Kotalawala Defence University and University of Peradeniya.
The intellectual forum includes renowned professors and prominent speakers of Sri Lanka and they will contribute their knowledge to develop own counter-insurgency strategy to face current challenges.
Special invitees, Commandant - SLAVF, some PSOs including Director General Infantry and Director General Finance Mgt, Security Forces Commander - Central, Directors of Army Headquarters, Commandants of Trg Schs, past Commandants of OCD and Senior officers have confirmed their participation.
Prof Amal Jayawardane - Senior Professor, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Maj Gen (Retd) KPA Jayasekara WWV RSP USP ndc psc, Maj Gen PR Wanigasooriya USP ndu USACGSC, Mrs Manisha S. Wanasinghe Pasqual and Dr. Chamila Thalagala will be the chairpersons for the five sessions.
The Guest Speakers would be Dr Harinda Vidanage - Director, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) Sri Lanka, Col DKSK Dolage USP psc, Col AMCP Wijayarathe RWP RSP psc, Mr Ashan Wickramasinghe, Mr Asif Fuard, Dr Sanjiva Weerawarana, Lt Col PSS Sanjeewa RSP psc, Mr Indika Perera (Independent Lawyer), Mr Nilanthan Nirunthan (BCIS) and Maj DP Aluthge SLAGSC.
