Tag: RCIPS recruitment
RCIPS seeks Caymanians to boost its ranks
(CNS): Amid news that police officers from the Cayman Islands are tackling critical and challenging work on hurricane-ravaged islands, the RCIPS launched another recruitment drive, particularly targeting Caymanians between the ages of 18 and 40. The aim is for a class of at least ten recruits to begin the 17 weeks of initial training in early […]
Police call on ‘special’ people to volunteer
(CNS): The RCIPS is putting out a call for all people who may be interested in “a very special and rewarding type of volunteering” as a member of the Special Constabulary. The three-week recruitment drive to bolster the ranks of dedicated volunteer police officers started Friday. The specials have the full powers of a police constable and […]
Six rookie cops now on the beat
(CNS): After seventeen “rigorous weeks of training” on the Initial Recruit Foundation Course, six new RCIPS officer have hit the streets for their on-the-job training. The classroom course provided “a firm grounding in the legal, operational, and fitness aspects” of police work, officials said, but getting out on the beat is where the theory will […]
RCIPS opens the door to would-be recruits
(CNS): Local residents who want to join the RCIPS as a police constable can now submit applications online all year round without any deadlines. Police Commissioner David Byrne said the open and ongoing recruitment of local constables would make it easier for people to apply. “Our intention is to make the recruitment process more convenient […]
Just six recruits from 114 begin cop training
(CNS): Five men and one woman from a diverse range of backgrounds began the classroom element of their RCIPS training Monday. The 2017 recruit class is smaller than police management said they had hoped after they received 114 applications during last September’s recruitment campaign. Once the minimum qualifications were met, criminal record checks made, exams taken, […]
