The Closing Ceremony of Petty Officer Qualifying Information Technology (PO ‘Q’ IT) Course 01/2024 was held at the Information Technology School on 31st August 2024 with the participantion of OIC IT School, Lieutenant Commander (IT) WSC Fernando, 2IC IT School Lieutenant Commander (IT) KPHS Karunanayaka, the Chief Instructor, other instructors and Sailor Under Trainees of PO ‘Q’ IT course 01/2024.
The PO ‘Q’ IT course 01/2024 was commenced on 26th February 2024 with the participation of nine (09) Leading rate Information Technology sailors. The course was designed to enhance the Information Technology knowledge, and practical aspects of Sailor Under Trainees and to inculcate leadership qualities which are mandatory to perform their duties as a Petty Officer in Information Technology Branch of Sri Lanka Navy. The course was unfolded for 24 weeks with classroom instructions on compulsory IT branch and naval subjects with theoretical and practical training.
All trainees were awarded with a certificate on successful completion of the course and Leading Information Technologist WMD Dodamwala, IT 109082 was awarded with the Golden Mouse award, which is awarded to the highest aggregator in overall merit. At the closing address, Lieutenant Commander (IT) WSC Fernando, the OIC IT School stated that NMA keeps trust in all the course participants and believes that they will move ahead with the knowledge they have gathered during the course and will utilize it for the betterment of the Sri Lanka Navy. Â Â Â Â Â Â
