Police training for indigenous students

Want to join a select group of future Indigenous leaders and contribute to the well-being of your community? If so, it’s time to register for the Attestation of Collegial Studies (ACS) in Indigenous Police Technology.

The Attestation of College Studies (AEC) in Aboriginal police technology (Techniques policières autochtones) is an intensive training program that allows for quickly acquiring the skills and knowledge necessary to exercise the duties of a police officer.

The program consists of 1,125 to 1,245 course hours (a year and 4 months) and is offered during the day, on a full-time basis, in both French and English.

Focused on a community approach, the training is tailored to the needs and realities of Québec’s Aboriginal communities, as well as being designed to prepare participants for the mandatory training at the École nationale de police du Québec (ENPQ).

The training consists of 2 phases:

1. Successfully complete the Attestation of College Studies (AEC) in Aboriginal police technology (Techniques policières autochtones) offered at the following educational institutions

   Collège d’Alma (training available in French)

   Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue (training available in English)
   
   Check out each institution’s Web site to learn more about admission application deadlines, admission tests and start dates for the various semesters (cohorts).
    

2. Successfully complete the basic training program in police patrolling.
   The ENPQ’s basic training program in police patrolling for Aboriginal police forces is a mandatory training program lasting about 15 weeks and available in both French and English. Once this mandatory training has been completed, you can learn about the police profession by taking various courses or enrolling in advanced training courses. As a police recruit, you’ll be learning in training environments that mimic the reality of police work in Aboriginal environments.

Once you’ve successfully completed the required ENPQ training, you’ll be entitled to work for an Aboriginal police force.

The mission of Québec’s Aboriginal police forces consists of:

• maintaining peace, order and public safety in the territory over which they have jurisdiction;
• preventing and repressing crime and offences under the laws and regulations applicable in their territory;
• seeing to the safety of persons and property;
• safeguarding the population’s rights and freedoms;
• respecting victims and giving due consideration to their needs;
• supporting their community.

44 of Québec’s 55 Aboriginal communities are served by an Aboriginal police force, while the other 11 are served by the Sûreté du Québec.