Question no: 1098
Mrs DA Schäfer (Democratic Alliance) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1) Whether the South African Police Service (SAPS) training centre at Faure has been accredited by the Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA); if not, (a) why not, (b) what are the implications for SAPS members and reservists (i) who have been trained there to date and (ii) who still have to be trained there, especially in order to comply with the Firearms Control Act, Act 60 of 2000, (c) what measures are being taken to ensure that it is accredited and (d) when will it be accredited;
(2) (a) how many other training centres exist (i) countrywide and (b) per province, (b) which of these centres (i) have been accredited and (ii) have not been accredited per province?
Reply:
1. Yes. It received full accreditation by SASSETA on 6 August 2009.
(a) Not applicable.
(b)(i) SAPS members and reservists who received training prior to the accreditation above, must engage in the recognition of prior learning process for the Use of Firearms Learning programme.
(ii) SAPS members and reservists must successfully complete the Use of Firearms Learning programme.
(c) Not applicable. It is accredited.
(d) Not applicable.
2. (a) (i) there are a total of 53 SAPS training institutions or centres countrywide.
(ii) Gauteng: 19
Western Cape: 8
Free State: 2
KwaZulu-Natal: 8
North West: 2
Limpopo: 2
Eastern Cape: 6
Mpumalanga: 2
Northern Cape: 4
(b) (i) and (ii) the status of the accreditation of the SAPS training institutions or centres per province is as follows:
Gauteng: 5 accredited, 14 not accredited
Western Cape: 8 accredited, 0 not accredited
Free State: 2 accredited, 0 not accredited
KwaZulu-Natal: 8 accredited, 0 not accredited
North West: 1 accredited, 1 not accredited
Limpopo: 2 accredited, 0 not accredited
Eastern Cape: 6 accredited, 0 not accredited
Mpumalanga: 0 accredited, 2 not accredited
Northern Cape: 4 accredited, 0 not accredited