• Company Name: South African Police Service (SAPS)
• Job Title: Police Trainee
• Location: South Africa,  Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West and Western Cape.
• Reference Number: TRAINEE2025/2026
• Closing Date: 18 July 2025
• Remuneration During Training: R4,500 monthly stipend (with benefits)
• Post-Training Salary: R238,629 per annum (Constable rank)

South African Police Service (SAPS) Police Trainee 2025/2026 intake

The South African Police Services hereby invites unemployed South African Applicants to for their 2025 Police Trainee Learnership intake.

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Entry Requirements:

• Applicants must meet the following requirements:
• Be a South African citizen (documentary proof required)
• Be between 18 and 35 years old by the application closing date
• Have a Grade 12 school certificate or equivalent (proof required)
• Be proficient in at least English and one other official language
• Be medically, mentally, and physically fit (examinations required)
• Be prepared to take the oath of office and undergo training
• Have no visible tattoos when in uniform
• Have no criminal record or pending cases
• Not declared unfit to possess a firearm
• Not previously dismissed from employment for misconduct (including dishonesty, violence,
• sexual harassment, or drug-related issues)
• Allow fingerprinting and DNA sampling for background verification
• Be willing to undergo integrity, psychological, and security assessments
• Be willing to serve anywhere in South Africa

Applicants that apply must submit themselves to a fitness assessment. To be able to undergo the fitness assessment, applicants should comply to the following requirements: Body Mass Index of 6 than 30. Waist circumference ñ 102 cm (males) and s 90 cm (females)

• If an applicant is short-listed, it can be expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview.

Short-listed applicants for appointment may be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children's Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment.

The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, Act 37 of 2013 requires that all new appointments in the South African Police Service as from 31st of January 2015 provide a buccal (inside cheek) sample in order to determine their forensic DNA profile. The forensic DNA profile derived from the sample will be loaded to the Elimination Index of the National Forensic DNA Database.

Applicants to take note that Section 8 of the Public Administration Management Act of 2014 and the Public Service Regulations, 2016 prohibits employees from doing business with the State. Should the applicant have a company doing business with the State, she/he will deregister the business from the Central Supplier Database (CSD) of State organs or relinquish the Directorship from the said business, either prior to enlistment as an entry level Police Trainee, or within one month after being enlisted in the SAPS. Non-adherence will lead to the termination of the Memorandum of Agreement entered with the South African Police Service.

Applicants to take note that remunerative work such as within the taxi, liquor and security industries, etc. are prohibited in the South African Police Service in terms of Chapter 4 of National Instruction 18 of 2019: Integrity Management.

Applicants performing other remunerative work outside the Public Service will be required to apply for authorisation within the first month of entering into the Memorandum of Agreement and non-adherence to the mentioned National Instruction may lead to termination of the Memorandum of Agreement entered into with the South African Police Service.

Correspondence will be conducted with successful applicants only. If an applicant has not been contacted within 3 months after the closing date of this advertisement, it should be accepted that such applicant was unsuccessful in his or her application.

Applicants accept that a limited number of posts is available and being subjected to the selection processes is not a guarantee for appointment.

Applicants should take note that they are limited to one application. The system is restricted and will only accept one application.

Preference:

• Preference will be given to candidates with a valid driver’s license
• Preference will also be given to applicants with tertiary qualifications in:
• Criminal Law / Policing / Forensic Investigation (NQF 5 or higher)
• Any 3-year tertiary qualification (NQF 6 or higher)
• Grade 12 with university entrance (Bachelor’s / Diploma / Higher Certificate study

• Required Documents for Upload:
  • Certified copy of South African ID
  • Certified Grade 12 certificate or equivalent
  • Valid driver's license (if applicable)
  • Certified copies of any tertiary qualifications (if applicable)
  • Proof of address
  • Recent medical report (if required

To Apply:

• Register your account on the SAPS site;
• Enter your profile details through the Profile User page; Log into your account;
• On the home page, browse to the SAPS vacancy page link;
• Locate and select the job you want to apply for (i.e. TRAINEE2025/2026);
• Enter personal details through the multi steps application process and submit your application.

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