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The IMAS EOD Level 3 Course, which ran through 25th September to the 14th October 2022, at the MAT Kosovo training school, in Peja, Kosovo, brought together a group of 17 students of 11 different nationalities. Two of them were the two brothers from Solomon Islands, who attended IMAS EOD L1&2 and L3 back to back and both of them graduated. Their journey of getting the best IMAS training at the very best IMAS compliant training establishment was featured as a news story in a local Solomon Islands news media.
Brothers graduate from Kosovo’s IMAS [training school]
Original Article by the Alfred Sasako | solomonstarnews.com – October 23, 2022
BROTHERS Lonsdale Lenny and Sterry Lenny Junior have returned home, having successfully completed a seven-week intensive training at the World’s International Mines Action Standards (IMAS) Institute in Kosovo, Eastern Europe.
Lonsdale and Sterry Jnr have become our first civilian nationals to complete the training outside Solomon Islands.
Lonsdale and Sterry Jnr arrived back earlier this week, having graduated with Certificates in the art and techniques of identifying suspicious objects and how to safely deal with unexploded bombs or ordnances.
Their proud father, Sterry Lenny, told Solomon Star yesterday he was proud of his sons’ achievements.
Mr Lenny was a former policeman who seized the opportunity to establish the Solomon Islands Explosives Ordnance Technology (SIEOTEC) – the first local company to venture into a rather high-risk job.
“I taught local Solomon Islanders to do the clearing work before any building or infrastructure facility is undertaken. This is to ensure safety. Munda International Airport in Western Province is one of the many projects he had undertaken,” Mr Lenny said.
At the time he said preparing his boys to be involved in disposing of unexploded bombs had become a passion.
“I searched the internet to find out which institution and where I could send my boys. I found that the International Mines Action Standard (IMAS) offers the best training in the world.
“Because of the changing circumstances, I need to ensure my boys are ready for the challenges when things like regulations change as a result of international requirements.”
