Students to graduate from Gene Louw Traffic College

A total of 20 students will graduate from the Gene Louw Traffic College in Brackenfell on Friday, 23 June 2017. They have successfully completed the 12-month Further Education and Training Certificate: Road Traffic Law Enforcement.

Fifteen of the graduates will join Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services, two will work for Knysna Municipality, one for Breede Valley Municipality, one for Hessequa Municipality, and one for the Mbhashe Municipality in the Eastern Cape. The officers will start full-time work on Monday, 26 June 2017.

Over the last year, course participants received training accredited by the Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA) and Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC). The course including instruction on the National Road Traffic Act, the Criminal Procedure Act, and guidelines for road traffic law enforcement.

They have also successfully completed firearm competency training, first aid training, and training in basic firefighting. Trainees from Provincial Traffic Services received driver training, including articulated motor vehicle and motorcycle training. All the trainees were deployed at various traffic centres to gain practical experience of traffic law enforcement during the Easter and December holiday periods.

The winners of the following awards will be announced at the ceremony:

• Physical Training Top Achiever
• Top Achiever in Musketry
• National Road Traffic Act (NRTA) Unit Standards Top Achiever
• Legal Unit Standards Top Achiever
• Road Transportation Unit Standards Top Achiever
• Best Overall Academic Achiever

Representatives of the media are invited to attend. (Please indicate your intention to attend for security purposes).

Date: Friday, 23 June 2017
Time: 11:00
Venue: Gene Louw Traffic College, Brackenfell Boulevard, Brackenfell