The DIPLOMA IN POLICING-FIRST YEAR focuses on officials in the Detective Services Division or officials that aspire to become detectives. This would include officials within the Department of Safety and Security, for instance members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) or members of private institutions that deal with instances of violence or crime. The content of this course would therefore deal with a variety of skills that are necessary when performing policing functions.

In short it entails the following:

FIRST SEMESTER

Modules

· Criminal Investigation Principles

· Administration and Communication Skills

· Information Management

PRACTICAL TRAINING

National Certificate Resolving of crime is a vocational course

Vocational means that at the end of the training the learner must have acquired practical skills and hence if employed is ready to deliver right away.

Types of Practical’s a learner will do during training:

· Police visit, Patrols, Arrest procedure, search procedure, Evidence collection/Preservation and presentation.

Practical Assessment contribute 70 % of the syllabus and theory assessment contribute 30%.

SECOND SEMESTER

Modules

· Crime scenes and Incidents

· Investigative Methods and Techniques

· Vehicle Crime Investigation

Career Opportunities: On completion of National Diploma Policing you will be qualified to work in:-

§ Areas of Security & surveillance,

§ Private Security,

§ SAPS