NCDS Commences Course 2-2025: Shaping Our Future Strategic Leaders

The National College of Defence Studies (NCDS) commenced Course 2-2025 on February 7, 2025, in Accra. The 11-month course will focus on the theme; "SMART Governance for Sustainable Development." Twenty-six participants from the Ghana Armed Forces, Nigerian Army, Rwandan Army, Zambian Air Force, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, and the National Security Secretariat are enrolled in the program. The course emphasizes critical thinking, strategy making, and professional development through intensive studies, teamwork, and research. At a brief opening ceremony, the Commandant encouraged participants to work hard because a lot would be required of them when they graduate from the College. A matriculation ceremony is scheduled for March 5, 2025, at Burma Hall in Burma Camp.