Addressing the media in Parliament on Friday‚ acting police commissioner Kgomotso Phahlane said the new training was 21 months long‚ compared to 24 months previously‚ and was aimed at improving policing.
Police would be “better equipped and better trained”‚ he said.
He said new trainees would spend one month in a police station before even entering the academy‚ to familiarise themselves with procedures.
Thereafter‚ they would complete eight months of theory and practical training at the academy‚ followed by a 12-month “probation” period in which they would do operational duties.
During these 21 months‚ they would complete three weeks of training on crowd management and learn advanced tactical techniques.
