Posted on :
21 Nov, 2017
21 Nov, 2017
The Police Administration has necessary procedures it follows in recruiting applicants into the Service. This is done in two (2) main ways after publication in both electronic and the print media and the mode of the application is clearly outlined out for the prospective applicants to follow. They are as follows;
Through sale of application forms at designated points e.g. Post Offices, Police Regional Headquarters and the six Police Training schools.
Direct application from prospective applicants.
Job Description
Job Title: 2017 Recommended Job Update
General Eligibility
General Pool
Applicants must be Ghanaian by birth,
Between the ages of 18 and 25 for General pool
Height [173cm or 5.8ft for male and 165cm or 5.4ft for female]
Educational qualification as may be prescribed by the Appointment and Promotion Advisory Board of the Ghana Police Service
Applicant must have clean records from Criminalities
Must be medically fit by Police standard
Professional Eligibility
This includes all the above except the age limit which is between 18 and 35 or as may be prescribed by the Appointment and Promotion Advisory Board of the Ghana Police Service.
Invitation for Body Screening
Applicants who meet the above criteria are shortlisted and invited to undergo body screening and selection process at various designated centers specified in the advert taking into consideration Regional Balance.
Photographs of applicants are collected and affixed on their forms for identification purposes during the process.
Aptitude Test
Successful applicants are made to write Aptitude Test involving General Paper, Essay, Dictation, Comprehension and any other as may be prescribed by the Appointment and Promotion Advisory Board of the Ghana Police Service
Publication of Test Results
Results of the above test are released and pasted at the various regional centers including all the Training Schools for the information of applicants.
Medical Examination
Successful applicants are made to undergo Medical Examination at ONLY Police Hospital after having paid the necessary medical examination fee at a designated Bank and receipts used as prove of payment.
Criminal Check
To ensure that people with criminal background are not recruited into the Service strict Criminal checks are conducted on all successful applicants. Only applicants without criminal records are called for training.
Invitation for Training
The final stage of the Recruitment Exercise is the issuing of Admission Letters accompanied with Prospectus to applicants who were able to go through the entire process.