– I have put aside the idea of getting a permanent position straight after finishing my studies, says police student Aurora Rønning. She has just completed her second year at the Police Academy. In the last year, she has had the chance to learn about the police profession in practice. – I have the impression that all departments in the police feel a constant feeling of understaffing and that they are not doing enough. One in five gets a permanent job In the last six years, only one in five newly graduated students got a permanent police position by the end of the year in which they graduated. At the same time, the police’s staffing statistics show that most people get temporary positions shortly after finishing their studies. Rønning fears she now faces an uncertain future as a temporary employee. – By going from temporary job to temporary job, you will also not get to know the workplace, the people and the problems in the local community, she believes. – May lead to fewer applicants Last year, 85 out of 435 school leavers had secured a permanent job in the police before the New Year. A lack of permanent positions can create challenges for education, believes Alexander Stokkedal. He is a leader in the Police Union’s local team for students. According to the leader of the Police Union’s local student association, Alexander Stokkedal, there are many students who worry about not getting a job. Photo: Private – There is no doubt that people notice that there is no guarantee of a job after completing their education. That could lead to a lower number of applicants and fewer people wanting to become police, and we don’t want that to happen, he says. The police education is among the country’s most popular. This year there were 3,735 applicants for the education. Get more money State Secretary Hans-Petter Aasen (Sp) writes in an e-mail to news that the government is aware of the police districts’ desire for more employees. When the revised national budget was presented in May, the government allocated NOK 555 million extra to the police. – The police will probably still have to reduce the number of positions and activity, said department director in the Directorate of Police, Roger Bjerke to NTB when the extra grant was announced. The government, on the other hand, is of a different opinion. – The increase has not yet been distributed to the police districts, but this will happen very soon and will probably lead to a more spacious budget situation, which can provide a basis for more appointments, writes State Secretary Aasen. The police union’s local team for students believes that it is obvious that the budget increase does not leave room for more employees. – This means that the 400 students who are graduating from the police college this June have not been given a permanent job, says union leader Stokkeland. A demanding situation The Police College says they are concerned that as many new graduates as possible get into work as quickly as possible, but that there is a demanding budgetary situation in the police. Rector at the Norwegian Police Academy Nina Skarpenes says it will take some time before the newly graduated students get their first job. Photo: Police College – Both we and the students want as many people as possible in jobs as soon as possible. At the same time, it depends on the police districts’ finances and needs, says Rector of the Norwegian Police Academy Nina Skarpenes. Skarpenes is unsure how the situation will be for those who left this summer. – At the same time, I would like to emphasize that the job situation in recent years has been such that most new graduates have found work relatively quickly. The uncertainty lies in how long it will take before the individual gets a permanent position.
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Four out of five police students do not get a permanent job soon after their studies – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
