Shadow Minister for Police and Member for Bathurst Paul Toole has welcomed the first cohort of new police officers for 2024 who attested at a formal ceremony at the Goulburn Police Academy on Friday, 1 March.
Class 361 comprised of 158 new probationary constables including 112 men and 46 women. Nine of the recruits received awards for outstanding academic, physical, marksmanship and practical policing achievements.
Amongst the graduates is also five police dogs and their handlers who have also graduated from an intensive training program.
Shadow Minister for Police Paul Toole shared his welcome to the enthusiastic new recruits, police dogs and their handlers, who come from diverse backgrounds and professional experience.
“I am proud to welcome the new recruits into the NSW Police Force, who have taken up the incredibly challenging but rewarding responsibility of serving and protecting the people of NSW,” Mr Toole said.
“This is an exciting time for all graduates who today embark on a new era of their career. Graduation couldn’t have come at a better time with these probationary constables helping to strengthen the ranks of our modern and world-class Police Force.
“Policing is like no other profession; it is a selfless career where officers will make countless sacrifices for the betterment of the wider community. They are the guardian angles our society could not function without.”
The recruits have completed eight months of foundational training and those allocated to commands across NSW will report to their stations from Monday 4 March 2024 to complete 12 months' on-the-job training and study by distance education with Charles Sturt University.
Two recruits will be reporting to the Chifley Police District on Monday with one stationed in Bathurst and one in Lithgow.
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