If you are looking for a varied, attractive and crisis-proof profession, the police are just the thing for you. Our Bachelor's degree course is a modern vocational training course with a high practical component, which also strengthens social and communication skills. If you would like to join Team 110 and study to become a police commissioner, you can apply online all year round via the job portal.
Further information on all requirements can be found at genau-mein-fall.de.
2,660 new recruits are planned for the 2022 calendar year.
12.000
young people apply to become police officers every year.
2.770
Police candidates were sworn in 2022.
The dual study program
The dual study program is divided into modules rather than semesters. Three educational institutions work closely together to prepare future police officers for their demanding professional activities. This includes carrying out duties in security and crime investigation as well as road safety work and special operations.
The NRW University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration (HSPV NRW) teaches the theoretical content. The NRW State Office for Police Training, Further Training and Personnel Matters (LAFP NRW) prepares trainees in training modules for the subsequent internships in the police authorities of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The associated sequence of theory-training-practice can be found throughout the dual study program and gives students a holistic view of their future professional activities.
A total of 80 weeks are available for theoretical studies, 50 weeks for the training modules (25 weeks per semester) and 32 weeks for the practical modules. During the Bachelor's course, regular surveys are conducted among students and members of the three educational institutions. As part of a reform process starting with the 2016 intake, the insights gained from this were implemented in order to ensure realistic and practice-oriented training.
After the dual study program
After a total of three years of Bachelor's studies at the NRW University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration (HSPV NRW), practical training at the State Office for Training, Further Education and Personnel Affairs (LAFP NRW) and practical assignments in the state's district police authorities, all new police officers initially spend a year on patrol duty. In authorities with riot police, this may be followed by two years in a task force. After this, the junior police officers return to patrol duty or specialize. For example, as an investigator in a criminal investigation department, as a pilot in the aviation squadron, as a member of a special operations unit, as a motorcycle police officer or as a service dog handler and much more.