Following the recent RCIPS recruitment campaign 195 (one hundred and ninety-five) people, who believe that they have what it takes to become police officers with the RCIPS, have been shortlisted to go through to the second stage of the process – the written exam.

During the month-long campaign 495 (four hundred and ninety-five) applications were received by the RCIPS;  300 (three hundred) of those who applied did not meet the selection criteria either through nationality or age. Of the 195 progressing to the exam stage, 185 are based on Grand Cayman and 10 on Cayman Brac.

Two dates have been scheduled for the exams – Saturday 7 and Tuesday 10 December. All shortlisted candidates have been contacted by email or by telephone and have been asked to confirm their attendance by Monday, 2 December. Exams will take place both on Grand Cayman and on Cayman Brac. RCIPS Training staff and Human Resources officers will invigilate the process.

It is anticipated that the exams will be graded by the end of December and those who pass will be invited to take part in stage three of the selection process – the physical test (bleep test) – in January.

Miss Felicia Deslandes, RCIPS Human Resources Manager, said, “ The campaign was a huge success, it caused a real buzz in the community and we received hundreds of enquiries about employment from people on Cayman and from overseas. We are delighted that almost 200 Caymanians  have now been shortlisted to go forward to the exam stage. Our goal is to start a recruit class in late March 2014, and so far it looks like we are right on target for that.  To help us manage the process we need those who have been invited to take part in the exam to confirm their attendance by Monday, 2 December. We wish all of the candidates the best of luck in this stage of the recruitment process.”

Attendance for the exams can be confirmed by replying to the email invitation, or by contacting the RCIPS HR Department on [email protected] or 244-2900.