VSC will provide 9 months of basic non-residential training at the Police Academy twice a week in the evenings. New VSC trainees will be taught useful policing skills and equipped with legal knowledge. VSC trainees will also be trained in street craft, firearms, drills, unarmed combat as well as Police Defence Tactics.
Once posted to various Divisions or Units, VSC officers will still be equipped with training packages from the Division or Unit, according to the duty needs and requirements.
VSC officers will be given great opportunities to contribute to society by maintaining law and order, and to fight crimes and help make Singapore a safer place.