{"id":21857,"date":"2020-08-09T05:59:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T05:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gometa.co.za\/info\/?page_id=21857"},"modified":"2020-08-09T05:59:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T05:59:06","slug":"how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-police-officer-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uni1.co.za\/articles\/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-police-officer-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"How long does it take to become a police officer in South Africa?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"advads-atf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"advads-2452416923\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads atf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8381596201\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><p>The duration of the Learning Programme will be 24 months, of which\u00a0<strong>12 months<\/strong>\u00a0will be at the Academy and\u00a0<strong>12 months<\/strong>\u00a0in the workplace. It will consist of two phases at the academy and one phase in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Police recruits undergo a Basic Police Development Learning Programme (BPDLP) when they enlist in the South African Police Service.<br \/>Upon recruitment, a Memorandum of Agreement is entered into between the South African Police Service and the police recruit for a contract period of 24 months. During this period, the recruit will be a police trainee and will undergo the Basic Police Development Learning Programme.<br \/>The purpose of the Basic Police Development Learning Programme is to enable newly-appointed police officials to &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>use a series of legal and policing skills to protect and serve members of communities in accordance with the Constitution of South Africa<\/li><li>provide a more effective service that will improve community satisfaction and position them to fulfil their mission of creating a safe and secure environment for all who live in South Africa.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>The course is presented at the accredited SAPS academies earmarked to present the Basic Police Development Learning Programme. &nbsp;The SAPS have the following academies:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>SAPS ACADEMY ALL SAINTS&nbsp;<\/td><td>EASTERN CAPE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SAPS ACADEMY BHISHO&nbsp;<\/td><td>EASTERN CAPE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SAPS ACADEMY GRAAFF \u2013 REINET&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>EASTERN CAPE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SAPS ACADEMY MTHATHA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>EASTERN CAPE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SAPS ACADEMY CHATSWORTH&nbsp;<\/td><td>KWAZULU-NATAL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SAPS ACADEMY ULUNDI&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>KWAZULU-NATAL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SAPS ACADEMY TSHWANE&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>GAUTENG<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SAPS ACADEMY BISHOP LAVIS&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>WESTERN CAPE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SAPS ACADEMY OUDTSHOORN&nbsp;<\/td><td>WESTERN CAPE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SAPS ACADEMY PHILIPPI&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>WESTERN CAPE<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>STRUCTURE OF THE BPDLP<\/strong><br \/>The duration of the Learning Programme will be 24 months, of which 12 months will be at the Academy and 12 months in the workplace.&nbsp; It will consist of two phases at the academy and one phase in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Phase One:&nbsp; Academy (10 months)<\/strong><ul><li>Foundational phase \u2013 will mainly focus on acquiring necessary knowledge and skills.<\/li><li>Practical application of knowledge and skills<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Phase Two:&nbsp; Workplace experience (12 months)<\/strong><ul><li>Workplace exposure at a station<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Phase Three:&nbsp; Academy (2 months)<\/strong><ul><li>Integrated assessments<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>When police trainees complete the training and are found competent, they are permanently enlisted in the South African Police Service as constables.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Payment and benefits during the first 24 months<\/strong><br \/>A police trainee will receive the following payment and benefits during the first 24 months:<br \/><strong>Phase 1: 10 months at the SAPS Academy<\/strong><br \/>R3 175,00 per month<br \/>Free meals and accommodation<br \/>Polmed medical aid \u2013 lower plan membership, no pension fund<br \/><strong>Phase 2 and 3: 12 months in the workplace at a station and two months integrated assessment at the Academy<\/strong><br \/>R 7 275,00 per month<br \/>Own meals and accommodation<br \/>Polmed medical aid \u2013 lower or higher plan membership, pension fund and all other benefits (Leave, allowances, etc)<br \/><strong>Permanent appointment after 24 months:<\/strong><br \/>R 10 307,00 per month<br \/>All benefits applicable to SAPS Act membe<\/p><div class=\"advads-content\" id=\"advads-2525321304\"><div style=\"width: 300px; padding: 20px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 8px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\r\n    <p style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 10px;\">Need Information or Confused about Something ? 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It will consist of two phases at the academy and one phase in the workplace. Police recruits undergo a Basic Police Development Learning Programme (BPDLP) when they enlist in the South African Police Service.Upon\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uni1.co.za\/articles\/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-police-officer-in-south-africa\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21857","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni1.co.za\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni1.co.za\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni1.co.za\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uni1.co.za\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uni1.co.za\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uni1.co.za\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21857\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni1.co.za\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}