diff --git a/analytics-core/src/main/scala/org/ekstep/analytics/framework/util/JobLogger.scala b/analytics-core/src/main/scala/org/ekstep/analytics/framework/util/JobLogger.scala
index 2c3a2459..02fac8ce 100644
--- a/analytics-core/src/main/scala/org/ekstep/analytics/framework/util/JobLogger.scala
+++ b/analytics-core/src/main/scala/org/ekstep/analytics/framework/util/JobLogger.scala
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout
 import java.nio.charset.Charset
 
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderRef
+import org.ekstep.analytics.framework.dispatcher.KafkaDispatcher
 import org.joda.time.DateTime
 
 object JobLogger {
 
+    implicit val fc = new FrameworkContext();
+
     def init(jobName: String) = {
         System.setProperty("logFilename", jobName.toLowerCase());
         val ctx = LogManager.getContext(false).asInstanceOf[LoggerContext];
@@ -29,31 +32,35 @@ object JobLogger {
     }
 
     private def info(msg: String, data: Option[AnyRef] = None, name: String = "org.ekstep.analytics", pdata_id: String = "AnalyticsDataPipeline", pdata_pid: String = JobContext.jobName)(implicit className: String) {
-        logger(name).info(JSONUtils.serialize(getV3JobEvent("JOB_LOG", "INFO", msg, data, None, pdata_id, pdata_pid)));
+        val event = JSONUtils.serialize(getV3JobEvent("JOB_LOG", "INFO", msg, data, None, pdata_id, pdata_pid))
+        logEvent(event, name, INFO)
     }
 
     private def debug(msg: String, data: Option[AnyRef] = None, name: String = "org.ekstep.analytics", pdata_id: String = "AnalyticsDataPipeline", pdata_pid: String = JobContext.jobName)(implicit className: String) {
-        logger(name).debug(JSONUtils.serialize(getV3JobEvent("JOB_LOG", "DEBUG", msg, data, None, pdata_id, pdata_pid)))
+        val event = JSONUtils.serialize(getV3JobEvent("JOB_LOG", "DEBUG", msg, data, None, pdata_id, pdata_pid))
+        logger(name).debug(event);
     }
 
     private def error(msg: String, data: Option[AnyRef] = None, name: String = "org.ekstep.analytics", pdata_id: String = "AnalyticsDataPipeline", pdata_pid: String = JobContext.jobName)(implicit className: String) {
-        logger(name).error(JSONUtils.serialize(getV3JobEvent("JOB_LOG", "ERROR", msg, data, None, pdata_id, pdata_pid)));
+        val event = JSONUtils.serialize(getV3JobEvent("JOB_LOG", "ERROR", msg, data, None, pdata_id, pdata_pid))
+        logEvent(event, name, ERROR)
     }
 
     private def warn(msg: String, data: Option[AnyRef] = None, name: String = "org.ekstep.analytics", pdata_id: String = "AnalyticsDataPipeline", pdata_pid: String = JobContext.jobName)(implicit className: String) {
-        logger(name).debug(JSONUtils.serialize(getV3JobEvent("JOB_LOG", "WARN", msg, data, None, pdata_id, pdata_pid)))
+        val event = JSONUtils.serialize(getV3JobEvent("JOB_LOG", "WARN", msg, data, None, pdata_id, pdata_pid))
+        logger(name).debug(event);
     }
 
     def start(msg: String, data: Option[AnyRef] = None, name: String = "org.ekstep.analytics", pdata_id: String = "AnalyticsDataPipeline", pdata_pid: String = JobContext.jobName)(implicit className: String) = {
         val event = JSONUtils.serialize(getV3JobEvent("JOB_START", "INFO", msg, data, None, pdata_id, pdata_pid));
         EventBusUtil.dipatchEvent(event);
-        logger(name).info(event);
+        logEvent(event, name, INFO)
     }
 
     def end(msg: String, status: String, data: Option[AnyRef] = None, name: String = "org.ekstep.analytics", pdata_id: String = "AnalyticsDataPipeline", pdata_pid: String = JobContext.jobName)(implicit className: String) = {
         val event = JSONUtils.serialize(getV3JobEvent("JOB_END", "INFO", msg, data, Option(status), pdata_id, pdata_pid));
         EventBusUtil.dipatchEvent(event);
-        logger(name).info(event);
+        logEvent(event, name, INFO)
     }
 
     def log(msg: String, data: Option[AnyRef] = None, logLevel: Level = DEBUG, name: String = "org.ekstep.analytics")(implicit className: String) = {
@@ -69,6 +76,26 @@ object JobLogger {
         }
     }
 
+    def logEvent(event: String, name: String = "org.ekstep.analytics", logLevel: Level = DEBUG) = {
+        if (StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(AppConf.getConfig("log.appender.kafka.enable"), "true")) {
+            val brokerList = AppConf.getConfig("log.appender.kafka.broker_host")
+            val topic = AppConf.getConfig("log.appender.kafka.topic")
+            KafkaDispatcher.dispatch(Array(event), Map("brokerList" -> brokerList, "topic" -> topic))
+        }
+        else {
+            logLevel match {
+                case INFO =>
+                    logger(name).info(event);
+                case DEBUG =>
+                    logger(name).debug(event);
+                case WARN =>
+                    logger(name).debug(event);
+                case ERROR =>
+                    logger(name).error(event);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private def getV3JobEvent(eid: String, level: String, msg: String, data: Option[AnyRef], status: Option[String] = None, pdata_id: String = "AnalyticsDataPipeline", pdata_pid: String = JobContext.jobName)(implicit className: String): V3DerivedEvent = {
         val measures = Map(
             "class" -> className,
diff --git a/analytics-core/src/test/resources/application.conf b/analytics-core/src/test/resources/application.conf
index 02fe51e5..b45684b3 100644
--- a/analytics-core/src/test/resources/application.conf
+++ b/analytics-core/src/test/resources/application.conf
@@ -52,3 +52,8 @@ azure_storage_secret = azure-test-secret
 
 aws_storage_key = aws-test-key
 aws_storage_secret = aws-test-secret
+
+# Joblog Kafka appender config for cluster execution
+log.appender.kafka.enable="false"
+log.appender.kafka.broker_host="localhost:9092"
+log.appender.kafka.topic="telemetry.log"
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diff --git a/analytics-core/src/test/scala/org/ekstep/analytics/framework/util/TestJobLogger.scala b/analytics-core/src/test/scala/org/ekstep/analytics/framework/util/TestJobLogger.scala
index a85625d8..81174803 100644
--- a/analytics-core/src/test/scala/org/ekstep/analytics/framework/util/TestJobLogger.scala
+++ b/analytics-core/src/test/scala/org/ekstep/analytics/framework/util/TestJobLogger.scala
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class TestJobLogger extends BaseSpec {
         JobLogger.log("testing warn method", None, WARN);
         JobLogger.log("testing error method", None, ERROR);
 
+        JobLogger.logEvent("test event method", "org.ekstep.analytics", WARN)
+        JobLogger.logEvent("test event method", "org.ekstep.analytics", DEBUG)
     }
 
 }
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