RECRUITMENT OF CANDIDATES

For the needs of enrolling prospective candidates in the Basic Police Training Centre in Sremska Kamenica, we have designed new model of recruitment which is based on results of:

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, and
QAULIFICATION EXAM
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

General medical examination determines:

Personal and family health history
Chronic diseases that are conflicting with employment in the Ministry;
Anthropometric measurements (minimum height 163 for female candidates and 170 for male candidates, weight, body-mass-index)  
General health state of the candidates  
General health examination is eliminatory in terms of advancing to other specialized examinations.

 Specialized examination:

Eye sight   
Ear, throat, nose    
Physiatrist   
Internal
Dentist
Neuropsychiatry
Laboratory
Drug test   
QUALIFICATION EXAMINATION

Language and spelling/ orthography

Essay in Serbian language on given topic
Spelling/ orthography test
 This part of examination defines if candidate knows basis of spelling rules (capital letter, comma, full stop, abbreviations, writing rules) and ability to express in written form (the content, spelling, sentences, grammar, composition in logical and sequencing are assessed).

Psycho test

Based on new original tests for psychological selection in the police service we are assessing intellect, moral integrity, level of general culture and information level, and personality characteristics of the candidates important for policing.

Physical ability check

Number of push ups in 10 seconds
Number of pull ups in 30 seconds
Standing long jump
Run – how much can candidate run in 12 minutes
Running maze or go between (rolling three balls in between cones)
Interview

Interview will be conducted by Commission with four members for 20 minutes of duration covering various topics. This part of qualification exam, among others, determines the candidate ability for oral expression and their communication skills (verbal and none verbal).

Short listing

Candidates that have met specific conditions and passed qualification exam for enrolment in the Centre are short listed based on the sum of results in all four parts of the qualification exam.

Board and lodging during the qualification examinations and testing

Candidates that receive call for medical testing are to cover costs of boarding and food.

The Ministry will cover costs of medical examination.