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Young recruits attend the MPD Police Academy where they're trained on the basis of police work. Once applicants areaccepted by the MPD, university graduates take a six-month training course in which they are drilled in physical strength, vitality, and character building necessary for the MPD officers.

The trainees at the MPD Police Academy, which takes a boardingschool policy, lead an orderly life at this institute by preciselyfollowing daily routines. The curriculum includes general education subjects, such as ethics, and also courses peculiar to police work, such as laws, martial arts, and shooting firearms. Various club activities are also provided for the trainees, adding warmth and amusement to the life at the academy. The new academy building with modern dormitories and an indoor swimming pool was completed in August 2002, and the function of the academy was transferred from the old academy in Nakano to the new one in Fuchu.

‚she police officers, who graduated from the academy's recruit course, keep undergoing education and training courses for various types of duties, including criminal investigation, community safety, traffic, and security. Specialized Courses in MPD General education courses given outside MPD Investigator courses Computer technology course Patrol car/Police motorcycle officer course Automobile mechanic course International criminal investigation course Diving training course SP (Security Police) course Motorboat course Identification course Aircraft pilot course Foreign language course Aircraft maintenance course Community safety and criminal investigation course Foreign language course (Total of 10 languages including English, Mandarin, Spanish, Thai, and Tagalog) Traffic investigation course Sign language course Computer crime investigation course Bookkeeping course Judo and Keened training Tax system course and others Police dog trainer course and others

Aircraft maintenance course

Police dog trainer course

Also the MPD has special training courses to send officers overseas for the better language and law enforcement skills. The officers who completed these courses work actively as the law enforcement specialists to deal with any international situation. Overseas training
Super Police Officer (SPO) system This system is designed to improve the expertise level of all the MPD staff in appropriately coping with crimes and accidents that are getting more diversified and complicated. Officers who did well to improve or acquire the useful skills are officially recognized as Super Police Officer (SPO) and Semi-Super Police Officer (Semi-SPO). And these honorable officers are awarded insignias and certificates. The SPO title is given to officers with licenses and qualifications for all kinds of skill such as foreign languages, accounting, and computer usage, as well as the police specialty skills such as interrogation skills and identification.