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More potential leaders graduate from special police course
The graduating ranks assemble before the ceremony’s commencement
Of the 23 junior officers who graduated from the Junior Officers’ Course yesterday, 18 were ranks from 15 different branches of the Joint Services, including the City Constabulary, the Guyana Fire Service, the Mounted Branch and Divisions ‘A’ through ‘G’.
At the closing ceremony yesterday, at the Police Officers’ Mess, Eve Leary, the graduating ranks were reminded of the constant need for training and continued learning, as the environment around them was continually changing on a daily basis, and it was essential for the ranks to constantly adjust to suit that environment.
The objectives of the course were twofold — ‘to provide participants with the necessary knowledge and skills, so as to cause a positive change in attitudes in their role as middle managers in their respective organization,’ and to ‘develop the managerial and operational capabilities of the participants, to enable them to perform at a consistently high standard.
The course was divided into two modules, which covered a total of 116 different topics. The first module was delivered by faculty members of the University of Guyana (UG) and consisted of a variety of topics, including leadership, the use of language and speaking skills, and the role which the manager plays.
The second module was delivered by various members of the Joint Services and consisted of subjects like the managing of crime scenes, the managing of divisions and subdivisions, and the role and functions of the Joint Services, along with other related subjects.
The participants of the course were of various backgrounds, both as people and in the sector of the Joint Services which they represented.
According to W/Assistant Superintendent Graham, one of the graduates of the course, the open discussions brought out a number of different ideas. She described the course as very competitive.
This, Graham said, is due to the fact that the participants were very well selected. She added that she learnt a lot and enjoyed herself during the training. Because of this, she was sorry that the course had come to a close, she added.
Commissioner of Police (ag) Henry Greene highlighted that the course had been in existence since 1976, and was especially useful in grooming up-and-coming officers.
He said that he himself had gone through the same course years ago. He told the graduates that he still utilises what he had learnt in that course each day.
Turning to the other senior members of the force who were present, he said that he knew that all of them had also been through a similar course.
Greene told the graduating personnel that training was vital, and he continued by pointing out that self development is also very important. He said that while experience is vital to one’s own learning, training is also good, as it helps you learn from the experience of others.
He reminded the junior officers that the duty was theirs to give guidance and to provide leadership. In this regard, he went on by saying that the role of junior officers is fundamental in the workings of the Joint Services.
The acting Commissioner noted that the Joint Services had a history of partnership[s] with UG, citing the Diploma in Security. He also noted that they were looking at setting up a leadership programme some time in the near future.
He paid tribute to UG personnel who were involved in the course for the role they played, and he made it clear that when training or a course was backed by a university, it was given much more credibility.
He added that without the support from the University of Guyana, the course would not have been possible.
Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, told the ranks that many senior members of the Joint Services were retiring, and there was need for capable individuals to fill the vacuum which was being created.
He said that society is constantly evolving. As a result, training would always be needed to help members of the Joint Services — the junior officers in particular — who commonly interact with the public to be able and ready to deal with these ever-changing situations.
Rohee added that he was heartened to see participation from many different sectors of the Joint Services.
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