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The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police Training College started assessments for 12 335 candidates this week, in the search for 120 candidates who will undertake the learnership programme for Traffic Service and Metro Police vacancies.

Since Monday 29 July 2019, candidates have reported to the City’s Ndabeni facility for a physical assessment – the first step in determining whether they qualify for the job.

Candidates will be subjected to:

• 2,4 kilometre run within 13 minutes for males and 15m30seconds for females
• A Reach test
• Push-ups (30 for male candidates within 60 seconds and 21 for female candidates)
• Sit-ups (45 for male candidates within 60 seconds and 31 for female candidates)
• Shuttle runs (10 in 60 seconds for male candidates; 10 in 70 seconds for female candidates)

‘This physical assessment is not for the faint-hearted. We require that all of our operational staff have a level of physical capability to do the job, and anyone who fails to meet the requirements of the physical assessment is not allowed to proceed to the next phase. It is also no walk in the park for the staff, who are assessing an average of 1 050 individuals a day, over a 12-day period.

‘The number of applications is astounding and speaks to the need for gainful employment. These jobs are no walk in the park, but I trust that there are candidates in the crowd of thousands who will one day wear the uniform with pride and serve and protect their communities with distinction,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.

Once the physical assessments are completed, the candidates left standing will partake in a written assessment, followed by interviews. The successful candidates will move on to the 12-month Traffic learnership, followed by a six-month municipal policing qualification at the Metro Police Training College in Observatory.

‘In the last six months we have spoken often about increasing our enforcement footprint, particularly with the additional budget that has been made available to the Safety and Security Directorate. This recruitment process is directly linked to those announcements made. We will soon be celebrating the graduation of another batch of Metro Police and Traffic officers which will further increase our numbers on the ground,’ added Alderman Smith.

Issued by City of Cape Town