The Johannesburg metro police are embarking on a mission to recruit and train 500 new metro police officers every year until 2010.
The plan is to ensure that there are 4 000 officers by 2010, said Superintendent Wayne Minnaar on Monday.
The new recruits will be expected to undergo basic training for six months and field training for a further six months. Eligible candidates need a matric certificate and a valid driver’s licence, and should have no criminal record.
After the basic course, recruits will be required to write a test.
”We are calling individuals from the white, coloured and Indian community who have a passion to become metro officers to apply,” Minnaar said.
The course will be advertised twice a year, in April and October. Those enrolled the course will be paid R2 000 a month, and once qualified they will be entitled to a R4 600 stipend. Thereafter the officers will be placed on a progression plan that increases yearly. — Sapa