The Police Academy
The Police Academy is responsible for the basic training programme for police officers and for the central further training for both police officers and civilian employees.
Police training is carried on in three places in Sweden – at the Police Academy in the Stockholm area and at the universities of Umeå and Växjö.
The basic programme includes four full-time terms. The programme equals university studies and can be financed by student grants. Examination is followed by a six-month trainee period at a police authority. After that it is possible to apply for a work as a constable.
The Police Academy’s other fields of activities
- Further training for the whole police service in co-operation with i.a. the National Police Board and other authorities.
- Learning Centre that supplies new proficiency and carries on development projects.
- International assignments as a support to police services in other countries.
- External commissioned training for authorities within the police organisation as well as for external authorities.
- Library that constitutes a national resource within the police research field.