Victorian Police
Recruits for the Victorian Police Force are required to undergo a fitness assessment as part of the recruitment process. Below is some information about the fitness requirements and standards. This information is presented for discussion and may be out of date - for the latest information see official sources.
Assessment Tests
(The following information was retrieved from various sources online, beep score updated in 2012.)
New recruits will need to pass twice-yearly, including the following fitness tests .
- Grip strength — upper arm/forearm strength
- Illinois agility run — gross coordination (agility and speed) test, in 20 seconds
- 20 meter shuttle run (beep test) — testing Aerobic/cardiorespiratory fitness (need to achieve level 5-1)
- 15 meter 75 kilogram dummy drag - tests strength (legs, trunk, upper body).
- Do five push-ups.
- Hold a prone bridge for 60 seconds.
- Clearing an obstacle - the 1.6-meter obstacle wall that recruits had to scale has been replaced by a 1.3-meter vaulting horse.
- A 100-meter swim of any stroke, in under four minutes.
Related Pages
- Fitness testing for other law enforcement agencies
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