{"id":270667,"date":"2025-07-19T13:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T11:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T14:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T12:03:31","slug":"candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BLOEMFONTEIN<\/strong>: Candidates in possession of tertiary qualifications to get first preference for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme (BPDLP) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/5-500-police-jobs-up-for-grabs-as-saps-recruitment-goes-digital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South African Police Service (SAPS)<\/a>. The police department has received more than a million applications for intake for its 2025\/2026 programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications were received by close of date at midnight on 18 July for the only 5 500 spaces available nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brig Athlenda Mathe, national spokesperson for the police, says a total of 1 049 998 applications were received. Of these applicants, she says 334 765 were graduates from various tertiary institutions. Mathe says amongst the graduates 1 049 998 were young people who applied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c334 765 applicants are in possession of a NQF 6 (Diploma) and higher qualifications. It is important to note that the first preference will be given to graduates in the law and policing field, Information technology (IT), Criminology and Bsc graduates followed by graduates from other disciples and in possession of driver\u2019s licence. We will also consider matriculants who have bachelors\u2019 entries to university,\u201d says Mathe. She the number of females who applied stood at 595 049 while males stood at 454\u00a0949. \u201cDue to the high volume of application\u2019s received, those who did not meet the requirements will unfortunately not be notified. Those whose profiles meet the set requirements will be contacted within three months,\u201d says Mathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gauteng topped the list of the provinces with the most applications with 267 031 followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 205 802. The Limpopo province had 115 877 followed by Eastern Cape with 108 709 and Mpumalanga with 100 516.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Western Cape is the fifth highest with 86 496 followed by Free State with 73&nbsp;214 while North West applicants stood at 66 167 and Northern Cape submitted the least applications, 26 186.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candidates in possession of tertiary qualifications to get first preference for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme (BPDLP) of the South African Police Service (SAPS). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":270669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"64","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"2","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[91],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-270667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-top"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme | TygerBurger<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Candidates with tertiary qualifications will get first preference for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme in South Africa.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Candidates with tertiary qualifications will get first preference for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme in South Africa.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TygerBurger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-19T11:12:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-19T12:03:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2089\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1196\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Teboho Setena\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@tygerburger\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@tygerburger\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Teboho Setena\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Teboho Setena\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a3ab8effea910255031f08a753a4546c\"},\"headline\":\"Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-19T11:12:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-19T12:03:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":273,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Top\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/\",\"name\":\"Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme | TygerBurger\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-19T11:12:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-19T12:03:31+00:00\",\"description\":\"Candidates with tertiary qualifications will get first preference for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme in South Africa.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg\",\"width\":2089,\"height\":1196,\"caption\":\"Members of the police on parade. Photo: Teboho Setena\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"TygerBurger\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/TygerBurger\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/tygerburger\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@TygerBurger-SA\"],\"description\":\"Tygerburger has been a staple in the northern suburbs of Cape Town for many years, providing readers with timely and relevant local news. TygerBurger is a free weekly community newspaper distributed in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, serving areas including Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Kuils River, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Goodwood, Milnerton, Table View, Tyger Valley, De Grendel, Mitchells Plain, Eerste River, Elsies River, and Ravensmead.\",\"email\":\"tygerburger@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"+27219106500\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a3ab8effea910255031f08a753a4546c\",\"name\":\"Teboho Setena\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Teboho Setena\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/author\\\/teboho-setena\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme | TygerBurger","description":"Candidates with tertiary qualifications will get first preference for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme in South Africa.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme","og_description":"Candidates with tertiary qualifications will get first preference for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme in South Africa.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/","og_site_name":"TygerBurger","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/","article_published_time":"2025-07-19T11:12:53+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-19T12:03:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2089,"height":1196,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Teboho Setena","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@tygerburger","twitter_site":"@tygerburger","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Teboho Setena","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/"},"author":{"name":"Teboho Setena","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/person\/a3ab8effea910255031f08a753a4546c"},"headline":"Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme","datePublished":"2025-07-19T11:12:53+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-19T12:03:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/"},"wordCount":273,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg","keywords":["Top"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/","name":"Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme | TygerBurger","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-19T11:12:53+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-19T12:03:31+00:00","description":"Candidates with tertiary qualifications will get first preference for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme in South Africa.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg","width":2089,"height":1196,"caption":"Members of the police on parade. Photo: Teboho Setena"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/candidates-in-possession-of-tertiary-qualifications-to-get-first-preference-for-saps-learning-programme\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Candidates with tertiary qualifications to get preference for Saps learning programme"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/","name":"TygerBurger","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization","name":"TygerBurger","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"TygerBurger"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/","https:\/\/x.com\/tygerburger","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tygerburger\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TygerBurger-SA"],"description":"Tygerburger has been a staple in the northern suburbs of Cape Town for many years, providing readers with timely and relevant local news. TygerBurger is a free weekly community newspaper distributed in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, serving areas including Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Kuils River, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Goodwood, Milnerton, Table View, Tyger Valley, De Grendel, Mitchells Plain, Eerste River, Elsies River, and Ravensmead.","email":"tygerburger@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"+27219106500","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/person\/a3ab8effea910255031f08a753a4546c","name":"Teboho Setena","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Teboho Setena"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/author\/teboho-setena\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAPS-INTAKE.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":278621,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/city-opens-bursary-applications\/","url_meta":{"origin":270667,"position":0},"title":"City opens bursary applications","author":"TygerBurger","date":"18 September 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The City of Cape Town has opened applications for its 2026 bursary programme, offering financial assistance to eligible students living in the metro and studying at accredited South African tertiary institutions, including TVET colleges. The bursaries cover registration, tuition and examination fees, as well as capped allowances for study materials,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"file image of books","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8825fae8e7fb44cc8c35b2f2bb4d390c.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8825fae8e7fb44cc8c35b2f2bb4d390c.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8825fae8e7fb44cc8c35b2f2bb4d390c.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8825fae8e7fb44cc8c35b2f2bb4d390c.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":307029,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/considering-a-career-in-the-military-nows-your-chance\/","url_meta":{"origin":270667,"position":1},"title":"Considering a career in the military? Now&#8217;s your chance\u2026","author":"TygerBurger","date":"18 February 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"SANDF 2027 Military Skills Development applications now open until March 27. Two-year program for SA citizens aged 18-26.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"An image of the application form for the SANDF training intake which can be obtained online.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsAppImage2026-02_24777.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsAppImage2026-02_24777.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsAppImage2026-02_24777.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsAppImage2026-02_24777.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsAppImage2026-02_24777.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58228,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/police-make-another-abalone-bust-20170717\/","url_meta":{"origin":270667,"position":2},"title":"Police make another abalone bust","author":"TygerBurger","date":"17 July 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Police on Friday arrested three suspects in Brackenfell for possession of abalone. Lieutenant Colonel Andr\u00e8 Traut from the Western Cape SAPS says the vigilance of police members on patrol in Kiewiet Street Okavango Business Park, Brackenfell on Friday paid off. Three suspects aged 27, 27, and 37 were arrested for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8d0e66a3e0524a6d9ac69efa3cef67ee.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8d0e66a3e0524a6d9ac69efa3cef67ee.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8d0e66a3e0524a6d9ac69efa3cef67ee.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8d0e66a3e0524a6d9ac69efa3cef67ee.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":315765,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/man-in-court-for-the-illegal-possession-of-a-firearm-ammunition\/","url_meta":{"origin":270667,"position":3},"title":"Man in court for the illegal possession of a firearm, ammunition","author":"TygerBurger","date":"8 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A 23-year-old man was arrested in Goodwood for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, appearing in court days later.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Goodwood firearm","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Goodwood-Firearm.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Goodwood-Firearm.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Goodwood-Firearm.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Goodwood-Firearm.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Goodwood-Firearm.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Goodwood-Firearm.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":296143,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/3-558-new-constables-boost-police-ranks-for-festive-season\/","url_meta":{"origin":270667,"position":4},"title":"3 558 new constables boost police ranks for festive season","author":"Novus Media","date":"22 November 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"South African Police Service holds simultaneous passing out parades at five academies to boost crime-fighting capacity during busy holiday period.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Over 3500 newly trained constables will be deployed to police stations nationwide.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/police-new-boots-4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/police-new-boots-4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/police-new-boots-4.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/police-new-boots-4.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/police-new-boots-4.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57807,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/delft-police-arrest-one-of-their-own-and-his-accomplices-20170929\/","url_meta":{"origin":270667,"position":5},"title":"Delft police arrest one of their own and his accomplices","author":"TygerBurger","date":"29 September 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The arrest follows as Delft police received a complaint of a business robbery which occurred at a Somalian Shop in N2 Gateway on Wednesday 27 September.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/da210603fad14448af9130c6b22084a4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/da210603fad14448af9130c6b22084a4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/da210603fad14448af9130c6b22084a4.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/da210603fad14448af9130c6b22084a4.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"NovaNews","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270667"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=270667"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=270667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}