Eastern Police Officers Learn More On Sports Admin, Coaching
A review of these programs conducted in urban communities saw the need to upgrade Police Officers’ sports coaching and administration skills so the commission can work with Community Police better in reaching out to young people n the community through sports.
The partnership between the Fiji National Sports Commission and the Community Police through a Memorandum of Understanding signed last year has been the motivation towards facilitating these trainings. (CC&O) Courses for 25 Police Officers from the Eastern Division.
The following Police Posts and Police Stations were represented at the course; Nayavu Police Post, Wainibuka Police Post, , Dawasamu Police Post, Tailevu, Korovou Police Station, Tailevu, Levuka Police Station, Waidalice Police Post, Raralevu Police Post, Wainibokasi Police Post, Naqali Police Post, Naqali Police Post, Sawani Police Post, Nakasi Police Station, Nausori Police Station, Headquarters, Nabua.
A total of 25 officers from the Eastern Region attended the three day course.
Officers from the following Police Posts attended the training; Nayavu, Wainibuka, Dawasamu, Tailevu, Korovou, Tailevu, Levuka Police Station, Waidalice Police Post, Raralevu Police Post, Wainibokasi Police Post, Naqali Police Post, Naqali Police Post, Sawani Police Post, Nakasi Police Station, Nausori Police Station, Headquarters, Nabua.
The courses saw participants accredited with the OSEP regionally recognised Sports In Community (SIC) and Community Coaching and Officiating Accreditations upon successfully completing workplace assessments.
These accreditations will help police appreciate the value of good sports coaches and administrators in the community. In the process of establishing sports associations and clubs, Fiji Community Police will have a good understanding of the demands of setting these up in the community. In opening the course, Deputy Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu emphasised the need for his officers to be knowledgeable about the mechanics of starting and sustaining a sports club in the community.
Having this knowledge is beneficial for the force as work on establishing sports clubs and associations to drive sports development in communities.
He plans to run similar training for West and Northern Divisions officers to get his officers acquainted with the program. The program runs in line with the Fiji Community Police’s operations of reaching out to the community.
All 25 police officers who attended the three day training were awarded with their SIC and CC&O certificates after successfully completing the course.
The commission looks forward to utilising knowledge and skills learnt from the course to set up more sports and youth club structures in the community. Utilising the community police network is the best way the sports commission can reach out to the communities.
This has been proven successful in other areas of Fiji where community police has played a big role in the establishment ofports associations and clubs. These included, Lakeba, Kadavu, Buca Bay, Namosi and Waidina.