Police Trainee

Police Trainee
Act of Appointment: SAPS Act, 1995 (Act No 68 of 1995).
Reference Number: Graduate 2022/2023
TRAINING PROGRAMME PHASE PROGRAMME REMUNERATION
Phase 1: Basic Training (9 months)Basic Training at a Training
Academy as a Police Trainee
Stipend: R4500 per month
Phase 2: Probation (12 months)
After successful completion of
Basic Training – will be appointed
to the rank of Constable
Salary notch: R189 279 per annum
In addition to this, applicants will receive the applicable service benefits.

Enlistment requirements:
Applicants must:-
Be a South African Citizen;
Be in possession of a Senior Certificate / National Senior Certificate / National
Certificate (Vocational) and be in possession of a Bachelor of Science Degree or other any other fields of study (minimum 3 year National Diploma/Degree) recorded on the National Learners’ Record Database on
NQF level 6 or higher;
Be fluent in at least two of the official languages, of which one must be
English; Between eighteen (18) and under thirty (30) years of age;
Have no previous criminal convictions or pending criminal cases and shall
allow his or her fingerprints to be taken and background enquiries to be made,
and found to be suitable for appointment;
Not have any tattoo marks of which will be visible and/or irreconcilable with
the objectives of the Service;
Be prepared to take the oath of office;
Complete and pass a medical examination;
Complete and pass a physical fitness assessment;
Undergo 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 undergo such training as determined by the National
Commissioner; and
Be prepared to serve and be trained anywhere in the Republic of South Africa
Core functions:
*Prevent, combat and investigate crime;
*Maintain Public Order;
*Protect and secure the inhabitants of the Republic and their property;
*Uphold and enforce the law.

General information:
 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.
 The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly
specified on the application form.
 A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be attached together with the
application form.
 Copies of an applicant’s ID, Senior Certificate / National Senior
Certificate / National Certificate(Vocational) and all educational
qualifications (Degree / National Diploma) obtained and academic record
must be attached, service certificates of previous employers (where
applicable), motor vehicle driver’s license (optional).

THE COPIES NEED NOT TO BE CERTIFIED.
 Qualifications and driver’s licences submitted will be subjected to
verification checking with the relevant institutions.
 Appointments will be made in terms of the South African Police Service
Act, 1995.
 Applications must be hand delivered timeously at the address indicated
below. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.
Western Cape Provincial Commissioner
South African Police Service
Private Bag X 9004 Cape
Town 8000
Lt Col Visser
Capt Van Zyl
PO Mahloane
(021) 409 6587 / 6579 / 6593

Applications can be hand delivered
at: 1st Floor, Customs House Building,
Lower Heerengracht Street, Cape Town
Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner
Recruitment & Staffing
South African Police Service
Private Bag X7471 King
Williams Town 5601
Lt Col Madlingozi
PPO E Du Randt
(040) 608-7153 /7156 /7157 /7158 /7245
/7248 /7161

Applications can be hand delivered
at: Recruitment & Staffing (Re-enlistments),
SAPS Provincial Head Office: Eastern
Cape, Old Griffiths Mxenge Building,
Buffalo Street, Zwelitsha, 5600
Northern Cape The Provincial Head Human
Resource Management:
Recruitment Office
Private Bag X 5001
Kimberley 8300
Col Smith
W/O Botha
(053) 8393724 /
(053) 8392813 /
(053) 8392510

Applications can be hand delivered
at: Lewende Hawe Building, 19
George Street (locked silver
container at entrance), Kimberley
Free State Provincial Commissioner
South African Police Service
Private Bag 20501
Bloemfontein
9300
Lt Col Jackson
W/O Van wayk
Sgt I Gailele
(051) 507-
6419/6807

Applications can be hand delivered
at: No 126 Charlotte Maxeke Street
,Metpol Building, 5th floor :Room 518
,Bloemfontein or posted to: PC: Free
State, Personnel Management,
Private Bag X20501, Bloemfontein ,
9301 Att: The Recruitment Centre
Gauteng Provincial Commissioner
South African Police Service
P/Bag X57, Braamfontein,
2017
Lt Col C Henning
Capt Lennox
Capt Daschner
(011) 274 7913
/ 7423 / 7424

Applications can be hand delivered
at: SAPS Provincial Head Office,
Gauteng Province, 16 Empire Road,
Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193
Limpopo The Provincial Head
Personnel Management
Private Bag X 9428
Polokwane
0700
Lt Col Kobe
PPO
Nemaghuvhuni
(015)290 6024
(015)290 6094

Applications can be hand delivered
at: 44 Schoeman Street Landbank
Building Polokwane 0700 or posted
to the Provincial Head(as given)
North West The Provincial
Commissioner South African
Police Service Private Bag
X801 Potchefstroom 2520
Colonel Nel
Capt Mpela
(018) 299
7097/7320

Applications can be hand delivered
at: 2nd floor Wespol Building: Corner
Nelson Mandela and Peter Mokaba
Street.
Mpumalanga The Provincial Head:
Personnel Management
Recruitment & Staffing:
Private Bag X 11299
Nelspruit, 1200
Lt Col. Todani
Capt NA Nkosi
(013) 762 4810
or 4898/ 4808/
4811/ 4809/
4318

Applications can be hand delivered
at: The Provincial Office, Recruitment
and Staffing, South African Police
Service, Ehmke Street No. 04,
Nelspruit next to Mlondolozi house.
KwaZulu Natal Provincial Commissioner
South African Police Service
P O BOX 1965 Durban
4000
Lt Col S N Zondo
W/O Machaie
PO P Moodley
(031)325 4808
6194/6403

Applications can be hand delivered to
6TH Floor, Servamus Building
,Room 619/620 15 Bram Fischer
Road, Durban or posted to: the
Recruitment Office SA Police
Service, P. O BOX 1965,Durban,4000

 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 basic training

 All applicants will be subjected to a physical fitness assessment and are
expected to conform to the Body Mass Index of less than 30 or Waist
circumference ≤ 102 cm (males) and ≤ 88 cm (females), 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 criminal records, qualifications, driver’s
license, 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.

 Applicants who previously served in a Government Department and who
were dismissed as a result of misconduct are excluded.

 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, will be excluded from participation in the programme. Such
applicants’ failure to disclose the conditions will result in their withdrawal
from the programme on the determination thereof.

 If an applicant is short-listed, it can be expected of him/her to undergo
a personal interview.
 Short-listed applicants for appointment to certain identified posts,
will 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 to that post.

 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.

 Correspondence will be conducted with successful applicants only and if
you have not been contacted within 3 months after the closing date of
this advertisement, please accept that your application was
unsuccessful.

 Successful applicants will be expected to undergo the Basic Police
Development Training Programme as prescribed by the National
Commissioner.

 The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after
the advertisement thereof.

The closing date for the applications is 11 MARCH 2022.
Click the link below to download the following in PDF
Advert
https://www.saps.gov.za/careers/thumbnail.php?id=4597
Application Form
https://www.saps.gov.za/careers/thumbnail.php?id=4597