STAFF DUTIES COURSE

OVERVIEW OF STAFF DUTIES COURSE

 
The Staff Duties course is run thrice in a year for soldiers/ ratings/airmen of the Armed Forces.  Each course is of 8 weeks duration.

The aim of the SD course is to standardize staff duties at clerical level in the Armed Forces. 
At the end of the Course, the successful students are awarded the qualification of Clerk Staff Duties Grade 1 (Clerk SD A1) and are expected to:

a.       Be able to fit into any Service establishment or institution as a Chief 
          Clerk or head of department.

b.       Be able to handle all types of Service correspondence in any joint
          Service unit.

c.       Be capable of providing clerical support, especially in Staff Duties to
         any officer of the Service.
 

d.       Be able to organize Staff Duties on-the-job training for clerks.

e.       Be suitable to serve as clerical staff in the Service.