List of Police Training Schools in Ghana

We will look at the list of Police training schools in Ghana.

Every year, the main law enforcement agency in Ghana, the Ghana Police Service, opens its doors to all eligible Ghanaians to get enlisted into the police service, which is termed recruitment.

After going through the various stages of recruitment, the final destination for all successful applicants is the police training school, where they undergo mandatory six-month basic police training.

There are a number of these police training schools in specific regions in Ghana, and the schools are not only meant for recruits but also for existing officers in the service who are undertaking refresher courses and other training.

How many police training schools are in Ghana?

There are currently five (5) police training schools in five of the sixteen regions in Ghana.

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List of Police Training Schools in Ghana.

Here is the list of Police Training Schools in Ghana;

1. National Police Training School (NPTS)

Location: Tesano, Accra.

2. Police Public Safety Training School (PPSTS)

Location: Pawlugu, Upper East Region.

3. Regional Police Training School (RPTS) – Ho.

Location: Ho, Volta Region.

4. Regional Police Training School (RPTS) – Koforidua.

Location: Koforidua, Eastern Region.

5. Regional Police Training School (RPTS) – Kumasi.

Location: Kumasi, Ashanti Region.

What is the oldest Police Training School in Ghana?

The National Police Training School (NPTS) in Tesano, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region, is the oldest police training school in Ghana. The training school was set up in 1930. It is the most popular among the police training schools in the country.