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In 1968, approval was granted for SCSC to be established; and the College began a two-year development of a site at Fort Canning. Originally known as Bukit Larangan, Fort Canning was also the location of the house of Sir Stamford Raffles. It was renamed after the Governor-General and first viceroy of India, Lord Canning. The College was officially opened by the then Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, on 13 February 1970 with Col Kirpa Ram Vij as the College Director. The first Command and Staff Course commenced on 17 Feb 1970. By 1975, the facilities at Fort Canning were clearly inadequate and plans were made for the College to relocate to a bigger campus. In 1976, the College moved to Marina Hill. By 1979, the officers from the Army, Navy and Air Forces were training together. Within four years however, the College moved to Seletar Camp which was officially opened on 13 February 1982, on her twelfth anniversary. By 1983, National Service officers were selected to attend the Command and Staff Course. In 1984, the Singapore Command and Staff Course was opened to officers from all ASEAN countries.
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SCSC in its Previous Locations
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In June 1995, the College moved to SAFTI MI in Jurong. The Institute was officially declared opened on 25 August 1995 by the then Prime Minister, MR GOH CHOK TONG. The importance of the College is self-evident. The majority of the SAF’s mid level commanders and staff officers has been and will be trained here. It is here that they acquire the knowledge and expertise needed for command and staff appointments in MINDEF, the Army, the Air Force and the Navy.
The College conducts courses as directed by the Ministry of Defence. Currently it conducts an integrated tri-Service Command and Staff Course (CSC) and the National Service Command and Staff Course (NSCSC) for the Army. The College also administers the Graduate Diploma in Defence Technology & Systems (GDDTS ) Course and the Advanced Military Technology Appreciation Course (AMTAC).
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International Officers' Participation
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Since 1984, Army officers from the ASEAN countries have been attending the Command and Staff Course. The pioneer participants came from the Malaysian, Indonesian and the Philippines Armed Forces. They were followed by officers from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and the Royal Thai Army. As from 1990, the course was opened to Army Officers from the FPDA countries.
Australia sent its first candidate in 1990, with New Zealand following suit in 1991 and the United Kingdom in 1992. In 1992, SCSC also expanded the intake of international officers to include Saudi Arabia and the USA. Since then, the College has had representatives from Bangladesh, Turkey, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, India, UAE, Cambodia (formerly Kampuchea), China, Bahrain and Canada.
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Last updated on 21 Sep 2007
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