This article is just a basic introduction to the application process for Australian Victorian police officers. In the actual application process, the individual situation will vary, so the recruitment website of the Victorian police officers, or their official response, will prevail.
State Police recruitment website: https://www.policecareer.vic.gov.au/police
For friends interested in and interested in applying for the state police, please read this article and study the official website above, and I would like to give you some help on the way to apply for what you have already started to apply for. (note: the police in every Australian state are recruited independently, so the application process, requirements, etc., are different in each state, depending on the official website of the state police.) there are several categories under the Department of the Victoria State Police.
From left to right:
Officer Police Officer, PO.
Security Officer (), Protective Service Officer, for train Station, PSO for short)
Civilian, Victoria Public Service, for VPS
Warden Police Custody Officer, PCO.
One of the questions that many people ask is what kind of patrolling at the train station?
The second type, translated as "security officer", is only responsible for the security of the train station and its surrounding area, and the uniform is the same as the police, but the difference lies in the words behind it.
This article introduces the application of the first Victorian Police (Police Officer). Application basic condition
Over 18 years of age
Australian nationality or Australian Green Card
With a Victorian driver's license.
requisition cycle
12 months 36 months
The specific cycle depends on the number of recruits at different times
And the applicant's personal application progress, and so on.
In addition to the above basic conditions, the following is 12 to 36 months, the need to go through each level.
Level 1: written examination
Level 2: preliminary background check
Level 3: video interview
Level 4: physical fitness test
Level 5: psychological testing
Level 6: physical examination
Level 7: in-depth background checks
Level 8: interview
Level 9: police walkie-talkie communication test
The first written quiz website: https://vpol.acer.edu.au
The written examination is divided into the following parts and each pass part
The following are one by one:
English skills Test-Literacy Skills
Example 1: (sort of like the reading comprehension of the IELTS)
Example 2: (choice of words with similar spelling)
Example 3:
Summary Writing-Summary Writing-20 min
Examples:
Extended Writing-Extended Writing
45 minutes (300 words)
Examples:
Oral communication test-Oral Communication-10 min
First watch a video, then answer the question, for example:
Car Strikes, I-95 Overpass in Fairfield -
Video address: http://vimeo.com/14132589
Computer skills Test-Computer Skills Assessment
Examples:
Text reasoning Test-Verbal Reasoning
Examples:
Mathematical reasoning Test-Numerical Reasoning
(it should be very simple for the Chinese to think of it.)
Examples:
Abstract reasoning Test-Abstract Reasoning
Examples:
Second preliminary background check. In this connection, the Victoria State Police will look into your relevant information, including:
[法] criminal record
If there is a traffic violation, if the driver's license is revoked or suspended, it will be Fail. directly. Minor speeding, parking, etc., will be subject to frequency, and time of occurrence for case by case review. At the time of application, the remaining points of the driver's license must not be less than 7 points.
Is there a bankruptcy record?
Credit record
This is to examine whether there is any arrears of fees, ticket evasion records, etc.
[法] social bond
Whether this censor has links to criminal groups or gangs, etc.
The third video interview
This session is similar to the average job interview, the mini version, which typically takes 20 to 30 minutes, and the main review is:
ablility to communicate
The basics of the individual, the original bag of the state police officer, and the Behavioral Questions to test your understanding and understanding of the job.
Fourth level physical fitness test
In general, the state police's fitness test requires a low-level panel across Australia, so for most applicants, this is probably the easiest of the applications. Reference can be made to this video produced by the recruitment Department of the Victoria State Police:
The fifth level of psychological test this level includes two parts, the first part is more than 800 psychological test multiple choice questions, are English, so if there are some problems not understood, I need to remember, because the latter may need to explain to the psychological officer. After completing the multiple choice question, based on the results, an interview with a psychologist for a period of 30 to 45 minutes will be arranged for a 1-to-1 interview. The main aspects of the review will be as follows:
Some of the questions in the psychological test multiple choice questions, such as the answers to some questions, differ greatly from the overall results.
There will be some "stress testing" problems, depending on how to deal with it on the spot.
How to deal with setbacks
How to regulate your emotions, etc.
The sixth physical examination includes:
general physical checkup
audio acuity
[医]VI
These need to find GP and Specialist to do, the resulting costs need to solve their own.
Some common physical problems:
myopia
You can apply, but it depends on the degree of myopia. The corrected visual acuity after laser surgery is fine.
[医] parachromatoblepsia
Yes. The state police department will arrange a test to see what color blindness it is.
No height requirement
Need hepatitis B immunity
Level 7 in-depth background checks this level is primarily to contact the applicant's referrer and requires contact of at least three persons, including:
Applicant's former employer, manager or Superviso
Applicant's current employer, manager or Superviso
Applicant's social relations, can be friends, neighbors, landlords, etc.
In some cases, the Department of Police will also ask the applicant's social reference to provide a mutual friend's contact and contact.
The eighth interview
The interview was conducted by two to three active police officers and lasted 45 to 60 minutes. There were three main parts of the interview:
General questions (3 / 5)
For example, personal strengths or weaknesses, why apply for this job, understanding the duties of police officers, etc.
Behavioral problem Behavioral Question (3 / 5)
For example, take an example of your leadership, an example of your integrity, and so on.
Scenario problem Scenario Question (2 / 3)
For example:
You
are a newly appointed constable and have just completed an
investigation into a burglary that resulted in the recovery of valuable
property that has been returned to the victim. The next day the victim
comes to the police station with a carton of beer as a gift. What would
you do? Can you explain the reasons for the decision?
You are a new police officer who has just completed an investigation into a burglary that recovered the victim's valuable property. The next day the victim came to the police station with a box of beer as a gift. What do you do? Why?
You
attend a burglary at a house occupied by a family of recently settled
refugees. Inside the house you see that there have been racist slogans
painted across the walls. The family, particularly two young children,
are extremely distressed and frightened to stay in the house. What
issues would you have to consider in this situation?
You went to a house where a recently settled refugee family lived, a burglary. In the house, you can see racist slogans painted on the wall. The family, especially the two young children, were very bitter, nervous and afraid to stay at home. In this case, what questions do you need to consider?
As
a newly appointed constable at a metropolitan police station you notice
that a lot of the jobs you attend involve offences committed by local
youths who hang around the streets at all hours. Can you identify any
strategies that you could implement to try to change the situation?
As a new police officer, you'll notice that many of the jobs you do involve local young people who are always wandering the streets. What strategy do you think you can take to change this situation?
You
and a colleague are working at a suburban police station. While on
patrol you intercept a motorist in relation to a drink driving offence.
The motorist is very drunk and tells you that they are a good friend of
the officer in charge of your police station. They ask you to let them
off. What would you do in this situation? Provide reasons for your
decision.
You and a colleague work at the suburban police station. On patrol, you intercept a drunk driver. Motorists get drunk and tell you they are good friends of your police chief. They told you to let them go. What would you do in such a situation?
You
were patrolling with your partner in your local area, you saw a woman
and a man yelling at each other from distance and the woman was quite
upset and crying. You approached and you found out that they were
speaking another language that your partner happened to speak. Your
partner told you to step aside as he was talking to the man. What would
you do?
You and your partner patrol your precinct and you see a woman and a man shouting at each other in the distance. The woman is very depressed and weeping. You come near and discover that they speak another language your partner happens to speak. Your partner told you to step aside while he was talking to that man. What do you do?
Level 9 Police Interphone Communication Test
This test is designed specifically for English non-first language applicants. Use a police walkie-talkie to talk to an active police officer on the other side to determine whether your English accent and pronunciation can be understood by the other person on the intercom to make sure there is no obstacle to using the walkie-talkie under pressure. The test time is about 15 to 20 minutes, mainly including:
General questions
Role play conversation (will give a scene)
Designation map
There will be a map in the test room, where the intercom will tell you where you are now, and then you will tell them how to get to another place through the walkie-talkie, describe the landmarks along the way, and so on.
In the above nine passes, Fail will have to wait 12 months to drop any level, and then apply from scratch. After passing the above nine levels, the Department of the Victoria State Police will integrate the applicant's "written test score" and "interview score" on all applicants.
According to the number of people admitted each month from high to low scores in order to admit.
Police Academy stage
Police Academy
After successful admission, there will be 31 weeks of paid training (tax payable):
For the first 12 weeks, based on an annual salary of $47686 (December 2018 data)
The last 19 weeks, based on a salary of $65510 a year (December 2018 data)
During the Police Academy period, law, physical training and assessment of the use of, shoot, police equipment will be conducted:
Law will have a written test, six exams, 100 points and 80 points.
Practical application tests in different scenarios, such as on-the-spot handling of domestic violence, arrest criminals, etc.
The sum of all the written and test tests above has only one chance to make up the examination, does not pass a repetition to the next class, and does not pass the need to take part in the hearings to decide "whether it is appropriate to continue training," if the hearings decides later that it can continue the training. But if you fail again in any subsequent tests, you will be fired.
So, after entering the police academy is the beginning of the real test.
Post-graduation internship police station stage
Police Station
After 31 weeks of successful graduation, they are assigned to the Community Police Department for an 18-month internship.
Since most police stations operate 24 hours a day in seven days, there will be morning, afternoon, evening shifts, and usually eight hours of working hours:
Morning shift: 06:00-14:00
Noon shift: 14:00-22:00
Evening shift: 22:00-06:00
There will also be different types of classes, mainly in the following two categories:
: Wactch House Shift, who is not out of the field, needs to answer police calls at the police station to handle reports that can be received by phone, such as: burglary (where the suspect is already present), stolen things in the car, noise reports, and so on. Usually busier police stations need to answer a phone every 10 minutes.
Out-of-the-field: in the police car, on the scene to deal with the 000-point dispatch of the precinct police situation
On the treatment of the Victorian Police
base pay
The base salary will grow annually with the rank of the police and the length of time worked, 2018 data:
-A basic starting salary of approximately A $66000 for graduated police officers;
-up to about A $72000 after two years of work;
-up to about A $82000 after four years of work;
Allowances and subsidies
Because working hours are irregular from 9 to 5, and public holidays are likely to be at work on weekends, the allowance and higher salary allowance per hour are also high. If night shift, weekend shift, public holiday class, overtime more, this amount will also be a lot of each year.
vacation
-9th anniversary leave
-15 days of sick leave (up to the following year)
-20 days' leave from service (in the case of an Australian Defence Force reserve)
-study leave (as appropriate)
-maternity leave
-six months of long service leave (after 7.5 years of service in the Police Force), etc.
othe
-all public transport in Victoria is free of charge;
-the police union will also enter into agreements with many businesses to grant discounts to active police officers
Some common questions for Chinese applicants
What is the IELTS score for applying for police in Australia?
I think IELTS has nothing to do with applying for police. IELTS is first and foremost an academic test, and the test scores do not reflect the practical ability to use English in life.
IELTS's listening test, for example, was done in a very quiet environment, listening to a standard recording without any accent. But in our daily life, we meet all kinds of accents, and we hear English in various noisy environments.
And spoken English, it's not simply that you sit there calmly expressing your "thoughts" that you've practiced many times in advance. Instead, you have to take different phone calls at the police station and communicate effectively with the person who calls the police. When going out of the field, we need to communicate effectively with our peers and control center with a walkie-talkie, deal with all kinds of arguments at the crime scene, and respond to defendant lawer's cross-examination on court.
With regard to the writing of English, after the suspect has been arrested to decide on prosecute, you need to prepare all the prosecute materials in court, describe the circumstances of the crime, your findings, the evidence you have in your possession, and so on, and this prosecute material is in triplicate. They were handed over to the police prosecutor, the court, and the other party or the other party's defence, lawer. (it would be too easy if, like some people say, the Australian police are just issuing tickets.)
So, as far as English is concerned, I find it difficult to quantify with a score. But if you have to use the IELTS score to quantify it, you feel that you need at least 8 oral and listening scores and at least 7 reading points.
2. Must be a lot of physical fitness, right?
This question can refer to the fourth "physical fitness test" above, and I feel that the requirements are still relatively low.
3. Is it dangerous to be a cop in Australia?
Although Australia controls guns, individuals can still apply for a gun license and have guns, but there are very strict requirements and procedures. At the same time, Australia's alcohol consumption and drug problems are serious. So danger is certain, but in general it will be much better than the United States.
4. Can I choose to be a SWAT or something?
Sure。 But the Australian police promotion system is different from the domestic system. Even Hong Kong, which follows the same British system, is different. Anyone, regardless of academic background, past work experience, etc., needs to start with junior police officers.
Most positions in the Force, such as SWAT, Detective, High Speed Patrol, etc., require at least four years of grass-roots experience to apply.
Conclusion:
Victoria now has about 15000 police officers, but few can speak mandarin. At the same time, Victoria has a large Chinese population, so there is a great demand for officers who speak Mandarin and English fluently.
If you are in Victoria, you are very interested in applying for the police, and you have done a lot of preparation and research, or you have already started the application, I would like to give you some help on the way to your application, if you are sincere.