City of Johannesburg Metro Police Traineeship


Advertiser: City of Johannesburg
Location: Johannesburg

The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality hereby invites applicants who are interested in undergoing an intense training programme to qualifying as Metropolitan Police Officers to apply.

Terms of training and possible employment: Metro Police Trainees will be accepted to undergo training for 18 months and upon successful completion of the training, will be considered for employment as Metro Police Officers.

Requirements:
- Be in possession of a valid Senior Certificate (Grade 12).
- Be a South African resident of Johannesburg metropolitan area.
- Be between the ages of 18 to 35 years.
- Be healthy; physically and mentally fit (Medical Certificate required).
- Have no criminal conviction (excluding previous convictions relating to political activities in the previous dispensation).
- Be prepared and willing to allow his / her fingerprints to be taken for purposes of checking criminal records.
- Be proficient in English.
- Possess a valid minimum Code B driving license (manual transmission).

Personal attributes: The incumbent should be reliable, honest, have a positive attitude, be patient and ability to work under pressure, under all weather conditions and shift hours.

Terms of training:
- For the duration of the training (12 months traffic officer qualification and 6 months Police skills programme):
- The trainees will be subjected to the terms of the training contract.
- The City will pay a stipend in compliance with its policy.

Upon completion of training the trainee will be considered for full-time employment with the City subject to:
- Successful completion of the full extent of the training programme; and
- As qualified MPO, the incumbent must take the oath of office as determined by the Municipality. After successful completion of the course you will be deployed to any area within Joburg Municipal boundaries.

Application process:
Updated CVs with certified copies of qualifications, drivers licence, SA ID and Medical Certificate to be hand delivered at: City Of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Academy, 1 Stevenson Road, Selby. (Opposite Booysens station).

No faxed and e-mailed applications will be accepted. Should you not receive correspondence from us by 31 December 2013 please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Closing date: 4 December 2013

Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.