Lyceum’s Faculty of Safety and Criminal Justice is at the forefront of training and education in the traffic and metropolitan police fraternity. Students who have completed their studies will be able to make a valuable and professional contribution towards Metropolitan and Traffic policing. Policing today is considered a science and police practitioners are required to equip themselves with the specialist knowledge and skills to render professional services.
With Lyceum’s accredited programmes, we offer a wide variety of options for the learner. The subject experts who compile our learning programmes are all actively involved in policing, are professional practitioners and contribute towards research in the field of road policing. The learning programmes are uniquely structured to meet the growing demands placed on traffic and police agencies. This highly successful programme is directed towards metropolitan and traffic officers who want to advance their career with knowledge and skills that are directly focussed towards this highly specialised field of road policing. Efficient management within a law enforcement environment is essential in creating a system that will benefit the people of South Africa.
A Diploma in Metropolitan and Traffic Policing offers law enforcement practitioners the opportunity to positively influence people’s lives. This accredited Lyceum learning programme offers you the opportunity to play a crucial role in creating a safe and secure environment in South Africa. It is also the leading programme in Africa insofar as traffic policing practice is concerned.
Duration
The programme duration is 3 years minimum.
Career fields
Learners could pursue a career as a:
- Metropolitan Police Officer
- Provincial Traffic Inspector
- Traffic/Police Officer
- Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Certification
Upon successful completion of your programme, you will receive a certificate depicting: – Diploma in Metropolitan and Traffic Policing and an academic transcript. These documents will be issued at the annual graduation ceremony, couriered to the nearest branch or posted to you, provided that your account is in order.
It is the learner’s responsibility to ensure they meet all the programme requirements before a qualification can be issued.
Admission Requirements
The minimum entry requirements for the Diploma in Metropolitan and Traffic Policing are:
- A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with Diploma endorsement, or
- A National Certificate Vocational (NCV) at NQF Level 4 with Diploma endorsement, or
- Amended Senior Certificate (ASC), with Diploma endorsement, or
- A Senior Certificate (SC), with University Exemption or Diploma endorsement, or
- Foreign School leaving Certificate that complies with minimum admission requirements for Diploma study as gazetted by the Matriculation Board (The Matriculation Board will do equivalency evaluation)
Alternative admission requirements:
- A Diploma or Advanced Diploma in a cognate discipline
- Senate discretionary admission
- Mature Age (23 - 45 years of age)
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
- Candidates over the age of 23 at registration or during their first year of attendance who have attained a Senior Certificate with at least 40% in at least four Higher Grade or Standard Grade subjects, at least three of which were passed simultaneously, one of which is a Higher-Grade subject, and one is English. Conditions apply.
Additional Requirements:
- Foreign applicants whose first language is not English, may be required to provide proof of proficiency in English prior to admission to the programme
Age exemption certificates must be attained from the Matriculation Board before admission can be granted.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) processes and Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) are articulation mechanisms. The institution reserves the right to conduct a formal assessment for purposes of CAT. An evaluation will be conducted to recognise prior learning. This evaluation may or may not be based on a form of formal assessment and can include a portfolio of evidence submission. These mechanisms are in line with the HEQSF as envisaged in the NQF Act 67 of 2008 and the CHE “Policies on the Recognition of Prior Learning, Credit Accumulation and Transfer, and Assessment in Higher Education” published by the CHE in August 2016. The final approval for applications in respect of CAT and RPL is subject to academic vetting in terms of applicable legislation and institutional policies.
Enquire at your nearest Lyceum Branch Office for more information regarding the awarding of subject credits (Credit Accumulation and Transfer - CAT) towards Lyceum Qualifications.
Study materials are supplied in digital format only.