Saskatchewan RCMP looking for applicants for APTP program
The Saskatchewan RCMP is looking for prospective candidates for a country-wide program.
The Aboriginal Pre-Cadet Training Program will be offering Canadian Aboriginal people between the ages of 19-29 a chance to take a look at the life of a police officer during the three-week course. The successful applicants will be put to test from May 13 to 31, learning integral skills such as collaborative problem-solving skills, law enforcement, public speaking, cultural diversity and facilitating Safe Community Workshops in communities.
The program originated in Ontario, but is overseen and run by the E Division in British Columbia. It was farmed out to each individual province, where each area is divvied out a specific number of applicants to participate in the program. In Saskatchewan, just four spots are open for the entire province.
Sgt. Barry Ledoux, provincial coordinator for the program, said this is a recruiting tool for the RCMP in trying to get more interested Indigenous people as police officers. It’s also a recruiting tool for policing, but it doesn’t just stop on the front lines for the successful applicants.