Thirty-five Costa Calida police officers start advanced training for senior ranks.
Photo Credit: Murcia City Hall
A TOTAL of 35 police officers from eight local Costa Calida towns began their training during the week of Monday, January 12 in order to become inspectors, sub-inspectors, or commissioners. The course they are undertaking is the first within a programme of training initiatives for 2026-2027, known as the Public Employee Training Plan, launched by the Ministry of Economy, Finance, European Funds, and Digital Transformation through the School of Training and Innovation for Public Administration.
Courses to prepare Murcia’s officers to protect the public
The plan will span two years, including a total of 71 courses with 129 sessions and more than 3,200 hours of training for this year alone. The programme has also increased its offering by more than 400 slots compared to last year, reaching a total of 8,467 available openings. To be specific, there are four candidates for the rank of commissioner, eight candidates for inspector, and 23 candidates for sub-inspector, from the local police forces of Cartagena, Mazarron, Molina de Segura, Abaran, Aguilas, Alcantarilla, Lorca, and Moratalla.
The courses are specially designed with the delicate nature of police work in mind, aiming to strengthen the officers’ knowledge, reaction skills, and techniques in the face of the difficult daily work of being a public protector. The courses, which will conclude at the end of February, combine face-to-face, in-person training with online training, and also includes an internship period in which candidates will be accompanied by a tutor in order to complete their training.
Some of the skills the police officers will develop during the courses include:
- Digital skills
- Command skills
- The organization and planning of police services
- Economic and budgetary management for inspectors and commissioners
- Procedural law for commissioners
The initiative is just one of the ways the Region of Murcia is modernising and improving its public service, protecting the citizens of the region and of local towns at the same time.
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