Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
POLICE have intensified training and capacitation of officers aimed at improving service delivery to members of the public.
This comes after more than 38 police instructors graduated at Shamva Battle Camp last week, while more police inspectors are also undergoing a junior officers command at Buchwa Training Centre.
The police instructors graduated during a pass-out parade, which was presided over by Deputy Commissioner-General (Human Resources) Mind Elliot Ngirandi.
In March, at least 39 other police officers also graduated at Mkushi Camp (formerly Morris Depot) in Harare after undergoing a three-month rigorous training.
They are responsible for transforming or training civilians into police officers.
Speaking at the event, Principal Police Staff College Commissioner Edward Tshuma said the ZRP’s mandate as prescribed by the Constitution was to detect, investigate and prevent crime, preserving internal security, protecting and securing the lives and property of the people, maintaining law and order, and upholding the Constitution and enforcing the law without fear or favour.
“This mandate places a burden and responsibility on the ZRP, of ensuring that it trains police officers who are fit for purpose as per the dictates of our Heritage Based Education 5.0 Philosophy. In this regard, the organisation declared the year 2025 and yonder a period of training for all police officers,” he said.
“The first port of call for any individual who wishes to embark on the journey of training to become a police officer is the Police Academy.
“This is where the civilian minds are reshaped so that at the end of the day, an astute police officer is produced.
“The people who are responsible for transforming these civilians into police officers are instructors.”
He said this task involves de-learning bad habits and socialising the attested recruit into the culture of police discipline.
“Human capital development, in any organisation, forms the basis of its effectiveness and continued relevance. In line with the Zimbabwe Republic Police Strategic Plan Moonshot 2030 and the national aspirations of Vision 2030, the ZRP has made deliberate efforts to embrace training so that it is in tandem with the trajectory of national development. Central to this effort is innovation by all rank and file.”
The officers covered subjects such as Foot and Arms Drill, Training Methods, Management of Training, Basic Concepts of Micro-Teaching theory and practice, as well as counter-insurgency training.
Meanwhile, over 46 police inspectors drawn from various sections within the Police Service are also undergoing a course at Buchwa National Training Centre.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said, “As the ZRP intensifies the training and capacitation of police officers to improve service delivery to Zimbabweans, the Commissioner-General of Police Stephen Mutamba has addressed Inspectors undergoing a junior officers command course at Buchwa National Training Centre.”
