RSIPF complete leadership and investigations training in Honiara

37 Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara completed two weeks training at the RSIPF Police Academy in Rove, which commenced last week.

The courses form part of the RSIPF Investigations and Leadership training which started late 2022 and continue on this year 2023.

Two separate courses are were conducted as part of a plan to provide capability development to the RSIPF in preparation for the Pacific Games scheduled to be held in Honiara in November 2023.

21 officers completed basic investigation course while 16 officers completed middle Management course.

This training has resulted from coordinated efforts between the RSIPF Learning and Development Staff and the RSIPF and AFP Police Partnership Program (RAPPP) with further support provided by the Pacific Community for Law Enforcement Cooperation (PCLEC).

During the official opening of the course Commander RAPPP Clinton Smith emphasised the importance of leadership, command and control and the vital role investigators play in frontline policing and the investigation of serious crimes in the Solomon Islands.

RSIPF Director National Criminal Investigations Department (NCID) Superintendent Michael BOLE thanked the AFP, and PCLEC for their ongoing support to the RSIPF.