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The Home Team Academy (HTA) is the training institute for various organisations of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore, including the Singapore Police Force, the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Central Narcotics Bureau, the Singapore Prison Service, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, and the Internal Security Department, amongst other agencies.
The Volunteer Special Constabulary (VSC) in Singapore comprises volunteers from the general public. VSC officers are imbued with equal powers of a regular police officer to enforce law and order in Singapore. They wear the same police uniform as police officers as they patrol the streets and participate in public outreach events.
National servicemen serving in the Singapore Police Force (SPF) undergo training at the Home Team Academy, where they study the Penal Code and standard police protocol. After training at the Academy, they will be posted to various departments such as Special Operations Command (SOC), Logistics, Land Divisions and Airport Police Division (APD).
The accommodation barracks and training facilities of the Old Police academy currently houses the training departments for all auxiliary police forces in Singapore. Geylang Police Division ( 01°19′35″N 103°53′26″E / 1.32639°N 103.89056°E / 1.32639; 103.89056 ) defunct 'C' Division HQ – closed and vacated in 2000, areas ...
The Police Academy at its Thomson Road location first functioned as the permanent home of what was then known as the Police Depot in 1929. [1] It continued to serve as a police training ground when the Police Depot was renamed the Police Training School in 1945, and during the period from 16 September 1963 to 9 August 1965 when Singapore was part of Malaysia and the school was named Sekolah ...
The ministry was housed at the Empress Place Building until 16 September 1963, when Singapore joined Malaysia and internal affairs became a federal responsibility. After gaining independence on 9 August 1965 from Malaysia, the ministry returned to the Empress Place Building under the purview of the Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID).
Following Singapore's successful elections of 1959, the new government, among other policies, began to pressure the Singapore Police Force (SPF) to form a youth unit on the lines of the long serving military cadet organisations of the island.
Potential Inspectors undergo nine months of basic training to learn various skills such as applying knowledge of criminal laws, investigation techniques, self-defence tactics and weapons handling. The nine-month training phase also includes an overseas component. There is a two-year bond which must be fulfilled lest a financial penalty be imposed.