Police Academy to launch bachelor’s in policing

Attendees at the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Police Academy's July 22 special stakeholder session. - Photo courtesy TTPS

THE Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Police Academy plans to launch a bachelor’s in policing.

In a news release on August 6, the Police Service said it is “an academic programme designed to strengthen professional development and advance law enforcement education.”

The initiative is being spearheaded by dean of the academy Nicole Robinson and provost Dr Simon Alexis.

Robinson said, “The bachelor’s in policing will open new academic and professional pathways and strengthen TTPS’s commitment to lifelong learning.”

The Police Academy, the release said, is the first of its kind to become registered with the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago.

The bachelor’s, the release said, would benefit the service and officers.

“The bachelor’s would directly support the strategic plan 2025–2027, strategic priority No. 2: organisational development, with a focus on outcome No. 5: enhanced professional development, which seeks to increase employee satisfaction with training opportunities.”

It said, on July 22, a special stakeholder session was held to present the vision, needs assessment results, curriculum framework, and proposed implementation strategy for the programme.

The session also included the viewing of the History of the Police Academy video, produced by the Library and Information Services Unit.

Attendees included Deputy Commissioner of Police Natasha George; Assistant Commissioner of Police Dr Andre Norton; Snr Supt Police Academy Ian Carty; Jocelyn Hughes – border security affairs specialist and training co-ordinator, Caricom IMPAC, Dr Ayinka NurseCarrington, criminologist educator; Avenash Ramsoobhag, manager, occupational standards and sector support, National Training Agency; and Keel County, National Drug Council.

George said she was elated that one of the Police Service’s strategic items would be realised.

Alexis described the initiative as “a milestone in policing education in Trinidad and Tobago, equipping officers with advanced skills for the evolving law enforcement landscape.”

The new degree programme will serve as a model for the region, advancing policing professionalism and building stronger, well-informed communities, the release said.