The Queensland Police Service (QPS) offers positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in its First Nations Recruit Preparation Pathway (FNRPP).

For successful participants, the FNRPP provides direct entry into the recruit training program. Participants for the FNRPP are selected by QPS Recruiting during the recruiting process in consultation with the applicant. Potential applicants also may be referred to the program via our First Nations Recruitment Team. Individuals who wish to be considered for entry to the FNRPP can do so by completing the standard requirements.

Potential applicants can be unsuccessful with the following assessments and still continue via the FNRPP Recruitment Stream:

• QPS entrance assessment (QPSea via ACER)
• Panel Interview
• Fitness

A First Nations applicant may also wish to attend the course for cultural reasons.

The FNRPP is a 6-week, full-time course at the Queensland Police Service Academy and forms part of the Service’s commitment to equal opportunity and diversity in employment.
 

Stages of the First Nations Recruit Preparation Pathway selection process

To be eligible for appointment to the QPS as an FNRPP participant, applicants must successfully satisfy the requirements of all three stages of the FNRPP selection process:

• Stage 1 - minimum application requirements (see below)
• Stage 2 - applicant assessments
• Stage 3 - selection

Stage 1 - Minimum application requirements

To apply for the FNRPP, applicants must:

• Be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and must complete a Confirmation of Aboriginality form (PDF)
• Be over the age of 17 years old, and 18 years old at the time of commencement of the FNRPP and no older than 59 years old
• Have successfully completed year 12, or 3 years full time employment
• Be the holder of a Queensland provisional licence
• Suitable integrity vetting aligned to the Recruiting Integrity Standards
• Medical Assessment aligned to the QPS Recruiting Medical Standards
• Psychological Assessment through the Psychological Assessment Unit to Recruiting Standard.

To drive patrol vehicles, police officers must meet particular medical and health standards as outlined in the guidelines of the National Road Transport Commission. These medical standards have been incorporated into the medical and fitness testing associated with Stage 2 of the selection process.

For information on obtaining a driver licence, please contact the Department of Transport and Main Roads.

Stage 2 – Applicant assessments

Applicants will be required to complete an online application and provide supporting documentation, and successfully complete the following assessments:

• Pre-Employment Medical Screening (PEMS)
• Integrity assessments
• Psychological assessment
• Swimming proficiency

Stage 3 - Selection

Applicants who meet the requirements outlined in stage 2, will be considered by the Manager of Recruiting for offer.

FNRPP training overview

The 6-week course includes theory and practical components designed to give and reinforce the skills needed to complete police recruiting process and training, as well as familiarise participants with the QPS and Queensland Government structure and systems.

As part of this course, applicants must pass all assessments and to the same standard as standard recruits. Applicants who achieve this will be invited to attend the mainstream recruit intake, which is conducted immediately after FNRPP.

Overview of the FNRPP Training Course

Within the FNRPP 6-week course, applicants will go over a variety of aspects to prepare you for what’s to come in the 8 & ½ months of Recruit Training and to help you build capacity to successfully transition into Recruit Training.

It includes:

1. Introduction to policing – This phase provides the participant with a general overview of policing and introduces them to basic policing concepts.
2. Understanding Law and procedure – The focus of this aspect is to provide applicants with a basic understanding of the law and to begin the development of the skills required to interpret and apply legislation. This phase also introduces participants to police powers.
3. First Response Policing – The applicant will be introduced to core first response policing duties and build knowledge of police powers and understanding the law.

Other components of the program include:

• Operational policing skills – an introduction to policing skills such as physical fitness.
• External visits – Court house, watch house and police establishments.
• Scenario based training.
• Interviewing and communication – introduction to the concepts of interviewing witnesses and taking statements.
• Mentoring through the First Nations network
• Domestic Family violence awareness
• ACER Preparation – assisting with digital literacy, abstract reasoning, verbal reasoning, writing and numeracy.
• Testing – Completion of the assessable ACER testing, physical assessment and panel interview prior to the conclusion of FNRPP

The program will deliver confidence and improve communication skills, which is carried through each phase and enhanced through participants involvement in community engagement activities and a peer coaching program.

These approaches to personal and professional development are unique to the program and allow participants to become familiar with and begin their development of the core attributes required of a police recruit.

FNRPP participants must demonstrate the core attributes of a Police Recruit and successfully complete each of the phases to gain entry into the Recruit Training Program.

Salary

During the FNRPP, participants will receive the salary of a police recruit. Accommodation and meals at the Academy are provided free of charge.

You are encouraged to contact the Indigenous Employment Officer by email.