The South African Police Service (SAPS) is recruiting entry level Police Trainees and invites applications from young, energetic, intelligent, physically and mentally fit persons of all races and gender who are dedicated to serving their country by pursuing a career in policing for enlistment in the Basic Police Development Learning Programme (BPDLP).
Post Title: Police Trainee
Remuneration:
Institution Phase (Basic Training in Academies
Stipend: R4,500.00 per month
Probation Phase (After Training in the Academies)
Salary Notch: R186,483 per annum
In addition to this, appointees will receive the applicable service benefits from probation phase.
Successful candidates will serve as Police Trainees on contract.
Core Functions:
After successful completion of the Training Programme, Trainees will be deployed to carry out one or more of the following functions:
• Prevent, combat and investigate crime.
• Maintain public order
• Protect and secure the inhabitants of the Republic and their property, and
• Uphold and enforce the law
Basic Police Development Learning Programme (BPDLP)
Selected applicants shall participate in a Basic Police Development Learning Programme (BPDLP) for a period of 21 months.
The PROGRAMME shall consist of three phases:
• Induction Phase
One (1) month at a designated police station.
• Basic Training Phase
Eight (8) months Basic Training at a designated SAPS Academy (with practical training at a designated police station)
• Probation Phase
After successful completion of the Induction and Basic Training Phases, the police trainee shall be appointed as a member of the Service under probation (12 months)
During the Basic Training Phase of the Programme the service shall provide free training gear, meals and accommodation to the police trainee.
Trainees will also receive medical aid benefits for the duration of the 21-month Basic Training Learning Programme. Upon successful completion of the Basic Training Learning Programme trainees will be considered for permanent appointment as members of the SAPS.
Placement : Successful candidates will be trained at any SAPS Academy in South Africa and will be placed at any Police Station / Unit in South Africa after completion of the Institution Phase.
Requirements:
Applicants must:
⁃ Be a South African Citizen.
⁃ Be in possession of a Senior Certificate / National Certificate (Vocational – Safety in Society) of which documentary proof must be furnished.
⁃ Be proficient in at least English and one other official language.
⁃ Be between eighteen (18) and under thirty (30) years of age (on closing of the advertisement)
⁃ Have no previous criminal convictions and shall allow his or her fingerprints to be taken and background enquiries to be made.
⁃ Not have any tattoo marks of which will be visible or irreconcilable with the objectives of the Service.
⁃ Be prepared to take oath of office.
⁃ Undergo and pass a Psychological and Integrity assessment as determined by the National Commissioner and be found to comply with the profile of a police official.
⁃ Be prepared to successfully undergo such training as determined by the National Commissioner.
⁃ Be prepared to serve and be trained anywhere in the Republic of South Africa.
The following will be an added advantage:
• An aggregate of “4” and above in English in the final Senior Certificate examination and/or a fully completed three (3) year National Diploma / Degree recorded on the National Learner Record Database (NLRD) with at least NQF 6 or higher value.
• At least a valid vehicle driver’s licence.
⁃ All applicants will be subjected to a fitness, psychometric and integrity testing as well as medical evaluation and will be interviewed during the recruitment, selection and enlistment process. The SAPS will also verify the qualifications, driver’s licence, citizenship and residential address of each applicant.
⁃ Applicants will be subjected to a vetting process which will include security screening , reference checking and fingerprint verification to establish wether any illicit activity has been recorded or pending against candidates.
⁃ Applicants who previously served in a Government Department and who were dismissed as a result of misconduct will not be considered for appointment in the SAPS.
⁃ In view of the physical demands of the BPDLP, applicants with chronic diseases, physical impairments or any other health condition that may lead to interruption of the training programme, may be excluded from participation in the programme. Should applicants fail to disclose any health condition it may result in their withdrawal from the programme on the determination thereof.
General information:
⁃ Interested applicants should submit their applications on the official application form, which can be obtained free of charge from any Police Station or downloaded from the SAPS website (https://www.saps.gov.za). The Z83 previously utilised will no longer be accepted. All instructions on the application form form must be adhered to, failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application. Applications must be hand delivered timeously at the relevant address which can be obtained on the mentioned website. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.
⁃ The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form.
⁃ A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) and copy of Identity Document (ID) need not be certified must be attached together with the application form.
⁃ Appointments will be made in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995.
⁃ Successful candidates will be trained at any SAPS Academy in South Africa and will placed at ant Police Station / Unit in South Africa after completion of basic training.
⁃ If an applicant is short-listed, it can expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview.
⁃ Short-listed applicants for appointment may be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment.
⁃ The Criminal Law (Forensics Procedure) Amendment Act, Act 37 of 2013 requires that all new appointments in the SAPS as from 31st January 2015 provide a buccal (inside cheek) sample in order to determine their forensic DNA profile. The forensic DNA profile derived from the sample will be loaded to the Elimination index of the National Forensic DNA Database.
⁃ Correspondence will be conducted with successful applicants only and if an applicant has not been contacted within 3 months after the closing date of this advertisement, it should be accepted that such applicant was unsuccessful in his or her application.
The closing date for the applications is 30 JUNE 2022.
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