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The Detective Training Centre of Hong Kong Police College (HKPC) held the graduation ceremony of Standard Criminal Investigation Course (SCIC) and Advanced Diploma conferment ceremony on June 23. A total of 101 trainees received their Professional Certificate and 46 Force members completed the Workplace Learning (WPL) phase and were issued an Advanced Diploma. Director of National Security Kong Hok-lai attended the ceremony as the guest of honour.
Since accreditation by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications in 2016, all graduates are awarded a Professional Certificate. Officers who have further completed the WPL phase in their respective crime unit will be awarded an Advanced Diploma in Policing (Criminal Investigation). Holders of Advanced Diploma are entitled to credit exemptions when enrolling in designated advanced academic courses. Up till May 2023, a total of 3 997 officers have completed SCIC with Professional Certificate awarded. Approximately 90 per cent of them have commenced WPL in the crime units. Amongst them, 241 inspectors, 278 sergeants and 866 police constables have been awarded Advanced Diploma.
To promote the programme and assist fellow officers in completing the WPL phase, the HKPC Detective Training Centre and Examinations and Assessment Centre have taken various measures, such as organising regular workshops, meeting with crime officers in WPL phrase and their supervisors to provide assistance, as well as uploading the softcopy of portfolio onto POINT to facilitate access by officers.
COMP mentee wins Director’s Cup
This year’s Best Overall Police Constable Trainee (Director’s Cup) is won by Crime Officer Mentorship Programme (COMP) mentee Cheung lok-yee. She thanked her COMP mentors Detective Sergeants Lam Tsui-yim and Li Man-kit, who encouraged her and selflessly shared with her their experience in crime investigation.
COMP has been launched since 2011. Through interaction, sharing and personal participation in the operation or internship of Crime Wing, COMP aims to encourage mentees to join the crime stream.
