KIMBERLEY : 11 August 2023 - The South African Police Service(SAPS) is embarking on the 2024/2025 recruitment drive in which we envisage to employ an additional 10 000 youth between the ages of 18 and 35, who will be trained to protect and serve our country as men and women in blue.
The SAPS are looking for patriotic citizens who are willing to proudly pursue a career as entry Police Trainees for the enlistment in the Basic Police Development Programme(BPDLP). It must also be noted that the age limit for recruitment of new trainees has been raised to 35.
The basic requirements are as follows:
*Be a South African citizen
*Be eighteen(18) and under thirty five(35) years old.
*Be in possession of a matric certificate
*Have no criminal record
*Submit to a medical examination and be physically and mentally fit.
*Undergo a psychological assessment that complies with the profile of a police official.
*Be prepared to successfully complete police training.
*Not have tattoo marks which are visible when wearing any uniform of the Service.
*A valid driving license for a motor vehicle will be to your advantage.
*Be prepared to serve anywhere in the Republic of South Africa.
In the South African Police Service there is over 200 career paths in our Visible Policing, Crime Investigation and Support environments.
Benefits after successful completion of the BPDLP includes:
*13th Cheque(Bonus)
*Leave benefits
*Service allowance
*Night shift and holiday allowances(shift workers)
*Bursary(available internally)
*Once-off cash payments(acquired improved qualification)
*Once-off cash payment and long service medal awards(recognition of long service for 20, 30 and 40 years).
Application forms can be obtained free of charge at any Police Station/SAPS Recruitment office or download from SAPS website(https://www.saps.gov.za). Application must be hand delivered to your local police station during office hours on or before the closing date 31 August 2023.
The SAPS management are embarking on this recruitment drive to ensure more boots on the ground in an effort to maximize our crime fighting efforts and wishes all applicants well in this process.