An advertisement will be published in the Daily new or on the TTPS website. Follow the application guidelines stated. A candidate for appointment as a trainee Police Officer must: i. be a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago; ii. be required to pass a medical examination conducted by a Government Medical Officer nominated for the purpose; iii. be required to undergo a polygraph test, psychological test and be tested for dangerous drugs at thecost of the Service; iv. be of good character as evidenced by a police certificate of character; v. be not less than eighteen years and not more than thirty-five years of age on the 1st January of the year in which the appointment is made; vi. in the case of a male, be of good physique and at least one hundred and sixty-seven centimetres in height; or vii. a female, be of good physique and at least one hundred and fifty centimetres in height; viii. possess passes in five subjects in the CXC Examinations, including English Language, at General Proficiency at Grade I, II, or III or at Basic Proficiency at Grade I in all five subjects, or five G.C.E. 0’ Level passes, including English, at Grade A, B or C in all five subjects, or produce proof of having reached an equivalent or higher standard of education; ix. possess a Trinidad and Tobago driver’s permit with a class 3 endorsement to drive light motor vehicles; x. be required to pass a physical examination and an agility test; xi. be required to pass a written examination.