Antwerp (The Brussels Morning Newspaper): The Antwerp police launched the “Start ANDERS snel” recruitment program allowing candidates to begin working immediately while completing assessments. The program attracted overwhelming interest closing registrations in just six hours.
The Antwerp police have started a new recruitment program called “Start ANDERS snel” to help new police inspectors join the force faster. In this program chosen candidates begin working in police roles right away even before finishing all the usual tests and evaluations. This way they get real hands-on experience from the start learning about police duties early on. The usual order of tests is changed so that some assessments happen after the candidates have already begun their active work.
What is the purpose of the “Start ANDERS snel” program?
The “Start ANDERS snel” program is part of a bigger plan by the Antwerp police to improve how they hire and deal with a lack of staff. By emphasizing hands-on experience and having a flexible testing schedule the program aims to quickly find and keep talented people who are a good fit for real police work. This shows a change in how they think about hiring focusing more on getting immediate field experience and being adaptable in training new officers.
The Antwerp police’s new recruitment program “Start ANDERS snel,” got a great response when they opened registrations. They planned to keep the application period open for five days but there was so much interest that they had to close it after just six hours. They initially wanted to register 28 candidates but they quickly got more than that which is why they ended the registration early.
Police spokesperson Kim Bastiaens pointed out that the interest in the program was much higher than expected. They had to close registrations quickly to manage the large number of applicants and make sure the recruitment process could handle the demand effectively. This strong response shows how attractive the new selection process is and how excited potential candidates are about it.
Bastiaens mentioned that the Antwerp police offer a lot of support to candidates before, during and after the selection process. The 28 chosen candidates will be paid as civilian workers. The Antwerp police have been picking their own staff for a few years while in other police areas, the federal police handle the selection.
