Police Force entrance exams now above CXC level

Acting Commissioner of

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required for becoming a Force is rising We are Police Clifton Hicken on policeman. looking for at least three Thursdayannouncedthatthe

Previously, only a CSEC subjects with passes entrance examination for the primary education was fromgradesonetothree.” analysis”, Hicken said Guyana Police Force (GPF) needed for one to enter the King had noted however, during his speech. He added has been adjusted “to just Force but last year in May, that if someone has a that the Force now has an aboveCXClevel”. the Force’s training officer particular skill that is needed academy with accredited

Not only have the exams Senior Superintendent for certain departments of courses and upgrading the being redesigned to suit a Keithon King disclosed that the Force that individual still entrance exams is necessary higher level of education but passes in three CSEC haveachancetobeaccepted. f o r a ‘ c o n d u c i v e the pass mark to enter will subjectsisnowneeded. “If you have a special skill, atmosphere.’ “…we are increase. King during a podcast minus the CXC (CSEC), we trying to set the foundation

Speaking at the Force’s hosted by GPF’s Deputy are still going to accept you, so that they (aspiring 184th Anniversary awards Communication Director, a special skill that fits some policemen and women) can ceremony on Thursday, Stan Gouveia had said, “The department”, King had told copewhenevertheyenterthe Hicken said: “ We have Bar for acceptance into the Gouveia.

Guyana Police Force with (Caribbean Secondary “Redesigning of the police adjusted the entrance the overall objective of Education Certificate- entrance exams - we have exams, the pass mark of creating a conducive CSEC)” been bombarded with course is 50 so the pass atmosphere,” the police

AccordingtoHicken,the reportswhenmembersofthe mark will increase, the type chiefsaid. Force decided to redesign publichaveinteractionswith of exam you are doing now Inrecenttimes,theForce the exams after conducting the police at a lower level to come into the Force is hasbeenraisingthebarwhen some “internal analysis” and so we did some internal just above the CXC it comes to education level

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