National training programme "Kafa'at 4" commences

Muscat: The national training programme "Kafa'at 4" (Competencies 4) commenced today under the supervision of the Secretariat General of the National Security Council, with the participation of military and security services and several units of the State's administrative apparatus.

The programme is being organized as part of preparations for the implementation of the national exercise "Al-Dir'a Al-Shamil 3/2026" (Comprehensive Shield). It aims to enhance participants' capabilities and train them on response plans, consolidate institutional integration and coordination among military and security services, and build a shared national understanding of optimal handling of security, economic, and social dimensions.

This will achieve role integration among the various concerned entities and contribute to the development of an integrated joint security framework.

The opening ceremony was held under the patronage of Maj.Gen Idris Abdulrahman Al Kindi, Secretary General of the National Security Council at the Royal Office, in the presence of Maj.Gen Abdullah Ali Al Harthy, Assistant Inspector-General of Police and Customs for Operations and Chairman of the Joint Security Operations Committee, along with a number of Their Excellencies, senior commanders of military and security services, and specialists from the relevant entities.