The MRPP is a six-week course offered at the QPS Academy and completed before mainstream police recruit training. The objective of the MRPP is to prepare recruits from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds for the Recruit Training Program.

This program forms part of the Service’s commitment to equal opportunity and diversity in employment.

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• Stage 1 - Minimum application requirements (see below)
• Stage 2 - Applicant assessments
• Stage 3 - Selection

To apply for the MRPP, applicants must:

• Be born in a non-English speaking country or be a child of someone born in a non-English speaking country,
• Be a person who has English as a second language,
• Have successfully completed a number of components of the recruitment and selection process and be competitive on merit to gain entry into the Recruit Training Program.
  • Potential applicants can be unsuccessful with the following assessments and still continue via the MRPP Recruitment Stream 
    (Please note it is mandatory that these assessments are passed by the conclusion of the MRPP course)
    • ACER
    • Interview
    • Fitness
  • A Multicultural applicant may also wish to attend the course for cultural reasons.
• Be over the age of 17 years old, and 18 years old at the time of commencement of the MRPP 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. If a non-Queensland driver, licence must be able to transfer to a Queensland driver 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.

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

• Pre-employment Medical Screening
• Integrity assessments
• Psychological assessment
• Swimming proficiency

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

The MRPP is designed to support the needs of bilingual and culturally diverse participants to prepare them for success within the Recruit Training Program and in their policing career.

The program includes theory and practical components and is complimented by a mentoring program to assist in developing the knowledge, skills and confidence of participants in their transition from community member to recruit and eventually a Queensland police officer.

Offered as an additional training pathway completed prior to commencing the Recruit Training Program, the MRPP provides opportunity to build strong networks, enhance confidence, generate teamwork and gain foundation understanding of policing and government in Queensland and Australia prior to commencing in the Recruit Training Program.

Within the 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 and the Domestic Family Violence Legislation.
3. Core First Response Policing Duties – 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:

• Physical Fitness Gates
• External visits – Court house, watch house and police establishments.
• Observing scenario-based training.
• Interviewing and communication – introduction to the concepts of interviewing witnesses and taking statements.
• Mentoring through the Multi-cultural 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 Self Evaluation/SSGT Evaluation against the Core Attributes prior to the conclusion of MRPP.

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

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.

MRPP 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.
 

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

If you are interested in finding out more about the MRPP or discussing your eligibility for the program, contact Police Recruiting on 1300 BE A COP (1300 23 2 267).

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Phone:

1300 BE A COP (23 2 267)
+61 7 3015 3388 (for overseas enquiries)

Email: recruiting@police.qld.gov.au

Contact hours: 8am - 3:30pm, Monday - Friday

Visit us:
Recruiting Centre
Ground Floor
Makerston House
30 Makerston Street
Brisbane QLD 4001