Overview
- The national recruitment portal opened on Wednesday, 21 October and will accept free online applications until 13 November for roughly 18–35-year-olds with no criminal record.
- SAPS says every applicant will face fitness, psychometric and integrity tests plus a medical exam and interview before selection for training.
- Training lasts six months for candidates with an NQF Level 6 qualification and nine months for matric holders, with trainees paid a R5,000 monthly stipend during academy time.
- Successful recruits move to a starting salary of about R248,175–R250,000 per year and qualifying graduates may be placed in units such as the Hawks, Crime Intelligence or Forensic Services.
- SAPS logged more than 156,000 profile registrations in under 24 hours, warns applicants to use only official channels to avoid scams, and notes past intakes drew over one million applications while still falling short of employment-equity targets.