Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Francois Beukman, has urged matriculants who are interested in a career in law enforcement to apply at their nearest police station.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Beukman said that interested parties should apply before the Friday (18 January) deadline this week.<\/p>\n
Matriculants who wants to make a contribution to their community and serve to achieve a safer South Africa are encouraged to apply to become trainees within the South African Police Service (SAPS), he said.<\/p>\n
Beukman added that young people between the ages of 18 and 30 who are in possession of a grade 12 certificate and have the necessary fitness levels should make use of Saps\u2019 first 2019 recruitment opportunity.<\/p>\n
“We need dedicated, motivated and energetic young people, who want to make a difference to the crime situation in the country, and who will lead by example,” Beukman said.<\/p>\n
Beukman said that the portfolio committee fully supports the strict vetting criteria and psychometric testing used by SAPS to establish if applicants are suitable for the job.<\/p>\n
Aspiring police members must have no links to criminality and fit the profile of a career law-enforcement officer.<\/p>\n
In May 2018, the SAPS embarked on a recruitment drive across the country for its Basic Police Learning Development Programme (BLDP) intake, which could only accommodate 3,500 people.<\/p>\n
However, the SAPS said it received some 517,000 applications from youth between the ages of 18 and 30 years at over 1,146 police stations nationwide.<\/p>\n