In order to fill positions as entry-level Police Trainees for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme (BPDLP), the South African Police Service (SAPS) is starting to seek patriotic persons who are eager to serve and proud to safeguard their nation. Apply below.
31st August 2023.
Internship
Selected applicants shall participate in a Basic Police Development Learning Programme (hereafter referred to as the PROGRAMME) for a period of 21 (twenty one) months.
The PROGRAMME shall consist of three phases:
Matriculants/Graduates in other specialization
One (1) month at a designated police station; Stipend: R4500.00 per month
Law Gradates – One (1) month at a designated police station; Stipend: R4500.00 per month
Matriculants/Graduates in other specialization
8 months basic training at a designated SAPS academy. Stipend: R4500.00 per month
Law Gradates – Six months basic training at a designated SAPS academy. Stipend: R4500.00 per month
After successful completion of the Induction and the Basic Training Phases, the police trainee shall be appointed as a member of the Service undergoing the Workplace Exposure Programme (12 months). Salary notch: R216 033 per annum
The Service will offer the police trainee free training materials, meals, and lodging during the PROGRAMME’s Basic Training Phase.
Throughout the 21-month Basic Training Learning Programme, trainees will also be eligible for medical assistance benefits.
Upon successful completion of the Basic Training Learning Programme trainees will be considered for permanent appointment as members of the SAPS at the rank of Constable.
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 cornpletion of the Institution Phase.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) will not consider candidates for employment who have previously worked for a government agency and were fired due to misbehavior.
In view of the physical demands of the Basic Police Development Learning Programme, 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.
South Africa
10,000
INSTITUTION PHASE (BASIC TRAINING IN THE ACADEMIES) – ) Stipend: R4500
PROBATION PHASE (AFTER TRAINING IN THE ACADEMIES – Month Salary notch: R216 033 per annum
In addition to this, appointees will receive the applicable service benefits from probation phase.
Act of Appointment: SAPS Act, 1995 (Act No 68 of 1995).
Successful candidates will serve as Police Trainees on contract.
Core Functions:
The core functions of the posts, on successful completion of the training, are as follows:
• 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
Interested applicants should submit their applications on the official application form, which can be obtained free of charge from any Police Station / SAPS Recruitment offices or downloaded from the SAPS Website (https://www.saps.gov.za). The Z83 previously utilized will no longer be accepted.
All instructions on the application 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 local Police Stations during office hours. Contact details for the relevant Provinces will be published on the website. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.
Attached uncertified copies of the following documents to your application form:
Applicants to undergo and pass a medical examination (Body Mass Index of ≤ than 30 / Waist circumference ≤ 102 cm (males) and ≤ 88 cm (females)
If an applicant is short-listed, it can be 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 (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, Act 37 of 2013 requires that all new appointments in the South African Police Service as from 31st of 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.
The closing date for applications is 31st August 2023.
Application forms must be hand delivered and enquiries directed to the following addresses:
Visit Award Webpage for Details
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