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Southern Courier reports that the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) trainees who were recalled from duty earlier this year because of training discrepancies have finally graduated.
This was announced during the launch of the City’s Johannesburg 10+ programme in Orange Farm last week. City mayor Geoffrey Makhubo indicated: “We are happy that the 1,097 JMPD trainees have finally completed their training as required by law and with the concurrence of the relevant regulatory authorities for metro police qualifications. These officers and are now fully qualified, metro police officers. Another 415 trainees are finalising their training and will graduate in June 2021.” The trainees were recalled for omitting to complete key and compulsory modules in their training, which included firearms training. An investigation found the officers had incomplete portfolios of evidence, had written backdated exams and some did not have verifiable proof of their training. The new officers were welcomed into active service as part of the City’s 10+ programme, a ward-based community policing programme where at least 10 metro police officers will be assigned to each of the City’s 135 wards.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at The Citizen
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