Police recruitment screening begins next Monday; other security services to follow after January 15

The Ghana Police Service will begin screening shortlisted applicants from Monday, January, 12, 2026, while applicants seeking to join the Prisons, Fire and Immigration services will receive their screening schedules after January, 15, 2026.

The Ministry of the Interior has said the documentation and body inspection exercise for Phase II of the Centralised Services E-Recruitment Portal for the 2025 and 2026 intake will run from January 12 to February 4, 2026.

At this stage, only applicants to the Ghana Police Service have been scheduled.

The Ministry said schedules for the Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana National Fire Service and Ghana Immigration Service “will be updated after 15th January 2026.”

The recruitment portal opened on November 17, 2025, and closed on December 19, 2025.

Applicants are required to report to their assigned centres with original documents and photocopies.

These include application summary reports, biometric birth certificates, Ghana Cards, high school certificates, two passport-sized photographs, and other educational certificates.

The Ministry cautioned that applicants who fail to report at the stated times may be disqualified.

Candidates scheduled for the morning session are expected to report by 7 a.m., while those for the noon session are to report by 12pm.

Applicants will receive text messages indicating their screening date, time, and centre. They may also log onto the CSERP portal to confirm their details.