Recruitment

Careers and Recruitment

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLICE SERVICE

A person seeking to be a trainee shall complete an application form and submit it to the Police Officer in charge of the Police Station nearest to which the applicant resides. A candidate for appointment as a trainee Police officer must:

i.	be a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago;

ii.	be required to pass a medical examination conducted by a Government Medical Officer nominated for the purpose;

iii.	be required to undergo a polygraph test, psychological test and be tested for dangerous drugs at the cost of the Service;

iv.	be of good character as evidenced by a police certificate of character;

v.	be not less than eighteen years and not more than thirty-five years of age on the 1st January of the year in which the appointment is made;

vi.	in the case of a male, be of good physique and at least one hundred and sixty-seven centimetres in height; or

vii.	a female, be of good physique and at least one hundred and fifty centimetres in height;

viii.	possess passes in five subjects in the CXC Examinations, including English Language, at General Proficiency at Grade I, II, or III or at Basic Proficiency at Grade I in all five subjects, or five G.C.E. 0’ Level passes, including English, at Grade A, B or C in all five subjects, or produce proof of having reached an equivalent or higher standard of education;

ix.	possess a Trinidad and Tobago driver’s permit with a class 3 endorsement to drive light motor vehicles;

x.	be required to pass a physical examination and an agility test; and

xi.	be required to pass a written examination.