Queensland Police are pulling out all stops in the battle for talent, with student debt relief among a range of new incentives designed to enhance recruitment numbers.
On relevant tertiary courses, including criminology, social work and counselling, the Queensland Police Service will pay $20,000 of a new recruit’s HECS debt.
It sweetens the pot for would-be Queensland officers, with $20,000 also on offer for police from other jurisdictions to help with relocation.
Other recent additions to the incentives list include the axing of application fees and an extra $183 fortnightly cost of living allowance, boosting a cadet training salary to $53,700 a year.
The new incentives have seen the recruitment pipeline double over the past 12 months, with more than 2000 applicants currently under consideration, compared to 960 this time last year.
