Awards

Intermediate Leadership Programme

Canadian Armed Forces Chief Warrant Officer Challenge Award

The Canadian Armed Forces Chief Warrant Officer Challenge Award is presented to one team from each Intermediate Leadership Program. The winners are selected by the CAF CWO and their team, for their interaction, their outstanding level of research, tangible examples as well as their sound recommendations. The CAF CWO Challenge Award will be presented by the Command Team of the Osside Institute, LCol Boisvert-Novak and CWO Belisle.

The Canadian War Museum Certificate

The Canadian War Museum Certificate is awarded to the candidate who drafted the best essay during the distance-learning portion of the Intermediate Leadership Programme.

Advanced Leadership Programme

Chief Warrant Officer Dan Brissette Award

With the purpose of initiating the transition from leading people to leading the institution of the CAF, candidates on the Advanced Leadership Programme are tasked with choosing a professional issue they feel the CAF is facing and use the knowledge acquired throughout the semester to create a final report that will present a researched response to the issue. The analysis based on the main concepts of the course, as well as final recommendations can be presented to their chain of command. The selection process includes two steps: first, three of these reports are chosen and then the drafters present them to a panel which includes the CAF Chief Warrant Officer.

The Chief Warrant Officer Dan Brissette Award was created to:

  • Recognize academic excellence by rewarding candidates who demonstrated a remarkable understanding of the theories, notions and concepts of the programme.
  • Discuss institutional leadership by presenting final reports that exemplify an exceptional understanding of institutional leadership issues.
  • Create an event to promote the expertise of the Osside Institute and connect non-commissioned officers through open discussions on institutional issues.

Chief Warrant Officer Brissette, MMM, MSM, CD, enrolled in the CAF as an infantryman in 1987 in Ottawa, Ontario. In 1995, he became a member of Joint Task Force Two and continued with the Special Forces community becoming the CANSOFCOM Command Chief Warrant Officer in July 2013. Chief Warrant Officer Dan Brissette retired in 2017 after 30 years of loyal and dedicated service and was chosen to be the namesake of the award due to his being an extremely committed and innovative leader.

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