Police schools are booming: Record number of 3,800 trainees in Austria!

Police schools are booming: Record number of 3,800 trainees in Austria!

Wien, Österreich - The police schools in Austria are currently experiencing a record company, with around 3,800 trainees who are trained in comprehensive two -year basic training. This training combines theoretical and practical content in order to optimally prepare the prospective police officers for their service. About a third of these trainees focus on the Vienna State Police Directorate, as reported [5min].

Intensive recruitment in recent years has not only led to a significant increase in the training numbers, but also strengthened the personnel basis within the police. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) emphasizes the importance of these developments and emphasizes the need for a powerful police for the safety of people in Austria.

personnel development and gender relationship

The number of police officers in Austria has increased from 29,609 to around 32,700 since 2018. This is an all -time high. A remarkable aspect is the growing proportion of women within the police service, which is currently over 30 percent in the state police directorate. In basic training, around 40 percent of trainees are even women, which underlines the increasing attractiveness of the police profession for women, as [ots] added.

The "Female Recruiting" program promotes targeted measures to create a balanced gender relationship in the police service. It is also noteworthy that more women are now employed in the administration of the police.

innovations in training

Another positive trend shows itself in the newly recorded police students. In March 2024, the number of newcomers rose by around 230 percent compared to the previous year. A total of around 750 police students have started their training, which has made this cycle one of the strongest in years. The proportion of women among the new ones is over 41 percent, which shows an increasing tendency, as [BMI] reports.

The training itself has also modernized itself. This includes new modules in cybercrime and sport, whereby interactive scenaria training with VR technology is offered. In addition, an application to the police is now easier: the one-click process and the online chat service are used intensively to provide information and recruit information.

The ongoing personnel offensive and the introduction of modern recruitment measures have an effect and are an important step for the future development of the Austrian police.

For more information about the training programs and progress in the police, visit [5min], [ots] and [BMI].