Traffic Cop Qualifications are as follows: The minimum requirements to become a Traffic Officer are:
- Grade 12 or equivalent (No specific subjects needed)
- No criminal record · Code B driving Licence (manual transmission)
- Medical Certificate – that a person may do strenuous exercises
- Applicants shall not be older than 35 years of age
- Must be employed by a Local or Provincial Authority.
How to become a Traffic Officer
To become a Traffic Officer, you need to be employed or appointed as a trainee (permanent or on contract) by a Provincial Department of Transport, a Municipality or a Government Agency such as the Road Traffic Management Corporation.
The minimum requirements to become a Traffic Officer are as follows:
- Minimum educational qualification of matric or grade 12 or equivalent.
- Code B driving licence (manual transmission).
- No Criminal record.
- Medical Certificate as proof that a person can do strenuous exercise.
- Applicants shall not be older than 35 years of age
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IN SUMMARY:
Basic Training for Traffic Officers in SA can ONLY BE DONE at a Traffic College through a Traffic Department as a TRAINEE. You should, therefore, start by contacting your local Traffic Department to find out if and when traineeships will be available.