Students who attend the Police Foundations program at Centennial College are able to obtain positions as police officers, customs officers, security officers and more.

1. Police Foundations Opens the Doors to Protecting
Your City
The jobs of professionals such as police officers, customs officers, security
officers, and more are different but at their essence is the requirement to
protect local communities, cities, provinces and, essentially, the country. While
tasks vary, students only have to attend one program to get their foot in the
door. That program is Centennial College's Police Foundations undertaking,
which prepares its students to apply for positions with the Provincial Police
Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Armed Forces and more.
Taking two years to complete and resulting in an Ontario College diploma, the
program is facilitated through paramilitary training that helps students to
develop discipline and deportment for the stringent field that they will enter. A
large part of the program sees students attending courses that simulate real life
and incorporate case studies for hands-on learning. These courses include:
Canadian Criminal Justice System (assists students with becoming familiar with
the three agencies of social control — the police, the courts and the correctional
system — and how they relate to each other); Criminal Code and Policing
Powers (allows students to understand and apply police responsibilities
legislated on both federal and provincial levels of government); Crime Scene
Management (enables students to analyze a crime scene and secure evidence
for court proceedings); and more.
As a result of attending the Police Foundations Program students are able
to: document, prepare and assist in the presentation of court cases in
compliance with criminal and provincial law, rules of evidence and the Charter
of Rights and Freedoms; assess the use of police powers; initiate, promote and
facilitate partnerships to meet community policing and security needs; apply
fundamental concepts of political science, law and legislative policy making and
public administration to the provision of police services; assess information-
gathering skills used in basic investigative techniques; assess crisis intervention
strategies; and develop strategies to assist crime victims.
The application process for Police Foundations involves the following.
Applicants must possess at minimum an Ontario Secondary Diploma or
equivalent or be 19 years of age or older. In addition, they must have
compulsory English 12C or U credits or skills assessment or equivalent. English
proficiency will also be considered and a program information session may be
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2. required. Applicants should also know that some program experiences might
require a criminal reference check.
In addition to these standard Centennial College requirements there is a host of
essential necessities that are typical in policing. Students should have no
criminal record, must possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record
and must have valid first aid and/or CPR certification. In addition, there are
physical requirements such as: vision checks, standard normal hearing, physical
fitness and readiness for the Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police (PREP)
test. Lastly, applicants for police services careers in Ontario must be able to
pass a security clearance, background investigation and credit and reference
checks. For full details, please check out Police Foundations admissions page.
Author: Jason White
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