The first batch of police reservists undergoing police training at Hope Institute in Tari, Hela Province will pass out on the 12th of this month after undergoing two months of intense training.
Hela Provincial Police Commander Chief Inspector Teddy Agwi said the 90 personnel includes 86 male and four female personnel who will assist regular police going forward into the National General Elections period.
The Hela Provincial Police Reservist Program follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Hela Provincial Government and Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) to train grade 12 school leavers in the province with the aim to increase police personnel in each of the three district.
Chief Inspector Agwi said the 90 are from Tari Pori Dsitrict alone and they are currently waiting on the other two District CEOs to submit names of their applicants for training.
He further said the training conducted is the same training that is carried out at Bomana Police Training College but these 90 will go back to training once funding is made available.