Summary

Victoria Police have taken steps to help streamline the application for those wishing to join Victoria Police.

An applicant pack is now sent to applicants prior to passing the entrance exam. In the past, you did not receive the applicant pack until successfully passed the exam. Receiving this early gives you time to complete it and then return it in a timely manner after passing the exam.

After passing the entrance exam you’ll now be sent a medical booklet which you can start filling out prior to reaching the medical assessment stage of the application process. Completing the medical booklet can take significant time, particularly if you have a medical history which includes taking medication or experiencing serious injuries or surgery.

The psychological screening is no longer done in person on the same day as the fitness test, instead, an online test is done from home before being eligible to advance to the fitness testing stage.

The rest of the Victoria Police application remains unchanged.

About the Author

Russell Kempster

Russ spent 12 years as a police officer with Victoria Police. The last four years of that time was spent at the Victoria Police Academy as an instructor, where he taught everything from fitness to firearms. He has trained police applicants, as well as recruits undergoing their initial training, experienced serving police officers and was even called on by Victoria Police to help train other would-be police academy instructors.