The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) was established in 1963 with the mandate to train officers of the Ghana Armed Forces and allied officers of Africa in command and staff responsibilities.  Over the years, it has received and trained personnel from sister African nations and has concentrated on core military/ defence programmes, leading to the award of Pass Staff College (PSC) certificate.

GAFCSC is noted, as a world-class College and a regional training center, not only in Defence and Military Studies but also in Governance and Leadership, International Politics, Administration and Management, as well as Crisis and Conflict Management.  In this, the College has collaborated with both local and international institutions of higher learning – University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Cranfield University (UK), and Bradford University (UK).

MISSION: To train selected middle-level officers of the Ghana Armed Forces, other security services, and qualified civilians as well as officers of friendly Armed Forces, for middle-level policy, command, staff and leadership functions in joint, combined and multi-agency operations. To provide higher engagements, within the national and international environment. 

VISION: To project GAFCSC as a Center of Excellence and as one of the leading Staff Colleges in Africa and the rest of the World.

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