Berlin Police Force Faces Recruitment Crisis as 40% Fail German-Speaking Test
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Berlin police force faces recruitment crisis as 40% fail German-speaking test
Berlin's police force is facing a deepening recruitment crisis, with four in ten candidates failing German language proficiency tests, the city's top police officer has disclosed.Police president Barbara Slowik Meisel attributed the growing shortfall to an increase in applications from migrants who lack sufficient command of the language.The situation has left the force caught between maintaining its entry standards and an acute need for new off…
Many applicants for training at the Berlin police department fail in the German test. The police president is opposed to lowering the requirements.
Almost 300 training places remained vacant last year: Berlin police have young people's concerns. The police president does not want to reduce requirements for the candidates – for example in the dictation.
Many applicants for training with the Berlin police fail in the German test. Should the requirements be lowered? No, the police president says.
Out of 1224 places in the training of the Berlin police, only 936 places were occupied last year. Many prospective junior staff already fail in the course of the application process. Dictation is considered the biggest challenge.
The Berlin police find too few suitable applicants. One point in particular calls the police president Meisel a challenge.
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