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TTPS Recruiting

Becoming a police officer is an opportunity to serve your country. It is a well paid, reputable profession that affords all its officers continuous training opportunities for personal and professional development.

How do I become a Police Officer?

An advertisement will be published in the daily newspapers, on the TTPS website and social media platforms. Follow the application guidelines stated.

Eligibility Requirements

A candidate for appointment as a trainee Police Officer must:

  • verifiedBe a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago.
  • verifiedBe required to pass a medical examination conducted by a Government Medical Officer nominated for the purpose.
  • verifiedBe required to undergo a polygraph test, psychological test and be tested for dangerous drugs at the cost of the Service.
  • verifiedBe of good character as evidenced by a police certificate of character.
  • verifiedBe 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.
  • verified Be of good physique and meet the minimum height requirement:
    • Male applicants: at least one hundred and sixty-seven centimetres (167 cm) in height.
    • Female applicants: at least one hundred and fifty centimetres (150 cm) in height.
  • verifiedPossess 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. O' 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.
  • verifiedPossess a Trinidad and Tobago driver's permit with a Class 3 endorsement to drive light motor vehicles.
  • verifiedBe required to pass a physical examination and an agility test.
  • verifiedBe required to pass a written examination.

Recruitment Screening

Applicants must attend screening appropriately dressed and with all required documents in their possession.

manMale Applicants

Attend screening dressed in a short sleeve shirt, dress pants, dress socks and dress shoes.

womanFemale Applicants

Attend screening dressed in a short sleeve skirt business suit with whole shoes.

Documents to bring for screening

  • descriptionAcademic Certificates with proof of 5 O' Levels, its equivalent or a higher standard of education.
  • badgeDriver's Permit.
  • child_careComputerized Birth Certificate.
  • contact_pageNational Identification Card or Passport.
  • content_copyCopies of all documents.
  • photo_cameraTwo (2) passport size photos.

Recruit Requirements

In accordance with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Regulations Chapter 15:01, Regulation 3, candidates must successfully complete all of the following requirements in order to become a recruit:

  • edit_noteWritten examination
  • spellcheckDictation
  • menu_bookEnglish
  • publicGeneral Knowledge (local, regional, international and TTPS)
  • fingerprintBackground investigation including fingerprinting
  • medical_servicesMedical examination
  • directions_runAgility test
  • record_voice_overInterview
  • monitor_heartPolygraph examination
  • psychologyPsychological examination
  • scienceDrug testing

Ready to Apply?

For additional details, interested persons can contact the Recruiting Office.

call (868) 223-2015 ext. 22122 to 22127 mail onlinerecruiting@ttps.gov.tt

Online applications may be submitted via email to onlinerecruiting@ttps.gov.tt