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After basic training
Vocation training and selection for leadership courses after POBC.

After the Police Officers Basic Course (POBC), you will be assigned to a suitable vocation before being posted to a division or unit in the Singapore Police Force or other departments within the Ministry of Home Affairs. If you perform well and demonstrate leadership potential during POBC, you will be selected to attend the Police National Service Officer Cadet Course (PNS OCC). Regardless of the vocation that you are assigned to, you will play an important role in the defence of our nation.
Some examples of vocations include:
Airport Patrol Officer
Assistant Operations and Field Instructor
CCTV Operator
Community Engagement Officer
Dog Handler
Medic
Neighbourhood Police Centre Officer
Operations Support Officer
Persons-In-Custody Officer
Police Coast Guard Officer
Police Tactical Trooper
Protective Security Command (ProCom) Trooper
Public Transport Security Command (TransCom) Officer
Staff Assistant
Station Security Officer
Support and Technical Assistant
PNS OCC
If you have been selected for the PNS OCC, you will undergo a 32-week residential course. On graduation, you will be appointed as a National Service Probationary Inspector and be posted to various departments or specialist units. Some of the appointments include:
Assistant Compliance Manager
Assistant Manpower Officer
Assistant Navigation Officer
Assistant Operations Officer
Assistant Training Officer
Company Commander
Deputy Officer-in-Charge, ProCom
Deputy Team Leader, TransCom
Division Security Officer
Operations Officer
Police Tactical Trooper
Red Teaming Officer
Specialist, Homefront Crises Co-ordination Centre
Staff Officer, Operations
Training Development Officer