Image Gallery: June 2004
Graduation day in East Timor
29 June 2004
The ADF’s long term commitment to East Timor was again demonstrated on Friday, June 24 when 10 East Timorese students graduated from the recently opened and ADF-built, English Learning Training Facility Centre (ELTF) located in Metinaro, 40km east of Dili. For the students, attendance at ELTF is much more than just learning a foreign language. For each graduate it means a world of opportunity moves within their grasp. Fluent in English, they are now well equipped to explore training opportunities that exist in English-speaking countries.
Four of the graduates from the latest course have already been selected to undergo further training in Australia while another will further his education in the United States of America. As the number of graduates increases, it is hoped that they will continue to travel abroad furthering their education and then returning to their homeland to continue on with the nation-building process.
The
ELTF forms part of a larger training complex
that was established under the Australian Defence
Co-operation Program (DCP) which has been providing
support to East Timor since February 2001. Such
support has been specifically tailored to meet
the ongoing requirements of the East Timorese
Defence Force (ETDF) so that it may evolve into
a highly credible, relevant and sustainable
force in the years ahead. Overall
there are 28 DCP members throughout East Timor
providing a variety of specialist support ranging
from basic military training through to policy
development and implementation.
More images of the Defence Co-operation Program
can be found here.
| JPAU25JUN04MD199 The English language training facility's graduation class of 2004, celebrating graduation day. (Date taken: 25 June 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU25JUN04MD212 The English language training facility's graduation class of 2004, celebrating graduation day. (Date taken: 25 June 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU25JUN04MD223 The English language training facility's graduation class of 2004, celebrating graduation day. (Date taken: 25 June 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU25JUN04MD249 The English language training facility's graduation class of 2004, celebrating graduation day. (Date taken: 25 June 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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