Traffic school is the general common term for remedial courses in Road-traffic safety and safe driving practices.
How Much Does Traffic School Cost In South Africa
The Traffic Officer Course Fee is R14, 000 excluding uniform, accommodation, and traveling.
How much does a traffic cop earn in South Africa per month?
A traffic cop is a police officer who directs traffic or gives fines to people who break traffic laws.
A person working as a Traffic Cop in South Africa typically earns around 24,800 ZAR per month.
Requirements and skills to become a traffic cop in South Africa
What qualifications do you need to be a Traffic Cop? You need to have a combination of the right skills and meet the specified requirements to enroll in any Traffic College to become a Traffic Officer in South Africa. The requirements are:
Be a South African
Be a Grade 12 or its equivalent NQF level 4
Have no criminal record
Have a Medical Certificate that allows you to do strenuous activities
Should not be older than 35 years
Have a Code B driving Licence (manual transmission)
Be employed or appointed, permanently or on contract, as a trainee by a Provincial Government, a Municipality, or a Government Agency.
Traffic Cop colleges in SA
If you meet the above requirements and posses the skills mentioned, you qualify to be employed as a Traffic Trainee or Officer and can receive relevant training. You must receive training at a fully registered, accredited, and approved institution in terms of the National Road Traffic Act. Here is the complete list with location and contact details, organized alphabetically:
Boekenhoutkloof Traffic Training College in Pretoria, Gauteng- (012) 372 8000
Cape Town Metro Police Academy in Cape Town, Western Cape-(021) 447 2366
Durban Metro Police Department Academy in Durban, KZN- (031) 701 0462
Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department Academy in Springs, Gauteng – (011) 812 8700
Gene Louw Traffic Training College in Cape Town, Western Cape- (021) 983 1501
Johannesburg Metro Police in Johannesburg, Gauteng- (011) 429 5010
KZN Traffic Training College in Pietermaritzburg, KZN- (033) 394 0202
Lengau Traffic Training College in Bloemfontein, Free State- (051) 409 0444
Limpopo Traffic Training College in Polokwane, Limpopo- (015) 967 0467
Mangaung Traffic Training College in Bloemfontein, Free State- (051) 412 8100
Matjhabeng Traffic Training College in Welkom, Free State-(051) 876 2224
Mpumalanga Traffic Training College in Hazyview, Mpumalanga- 013 766 7292
Port Elizabeth Traffic Training College in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape- (041) 390 4501
Tshwane Metro Police Department Academy in Pretoria, Gauteng- (012) 358 0005.
How do I request traffic school?
If you decide to go to traffic school without going to court, you have to request permission from the court by the due date on your traffic ticket. If the clerk or judge says you can go to traffic school, he or she will also give you a deadline for you to finish traffic school.